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The Dream Team

  • 1989
  • PG-13
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
17K
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Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperon, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.
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Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperon, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the kill... Read allFour mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperon, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperon, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.

  • Director
    • Howard Zieff
  • Writers
    • Jon Connolly
    • David Loucka
  • Stars
    • Michael Keaton
    • Christopher Lloyd
    • Peter Boyle
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Howard Zieff
    • Writers
      • Jon Connolly
      • David Loucka
    • Stars
      • Michael Keaton
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Peter Boyle
    • 54User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton
    • Billy Caufield
    Christopher Lloyd
    Christopher Lloyd
    • Henry Sikorsky
    Peter Boyle
    Peter Boyle
    • Jack McDermott
    Stephen Furst
    Stephen Furst
    • Albert Ianuzzi
    Dennis Boutsikaris
    Dennis Boutsikaris
    • Dr. Weitzman
    Lorraine Bracco
    Lorraine Bracco
    • Riley
    Milo O'Shea
    Milo O'Shea
    • Dr. Newald
    Philip Bosco
    Philip Bosco
    • O'Malley
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Gianelli
    Jack Gilpin
    Jack Gilpin
    • Dr. Talmer
    MacIntyre Dixon
    MacIntyre Dixon
    • Dr. Verboven
    Michael Lembeck
    Michael Lembeck
    • Ed
    Bill Goffi
    • Singer…
    Jack Duffy
    Jack Duffy
    • Bernie
    Brad Sullivan
    Brad Sullivan
    • Sgt. Vincente
    Larry Pine
    Larry Pine
    • Canning
    Harold Surratt
    Harold Surratt
    • Pastor Lester
    Kenneth Raybourne
    • Gospel Musician
    • Director
      • Howard Zieff
    • Writers
      • Jon Connolly
      • David Loucka
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    • Trivia
      In the music video for the soundtrack song "Hit The Road Jack", not only are there various clips from the movie being shown in the background, Peter Boyle and Stephen Furst show up as their characters Jack and Albert, dragging Buster Poindexter (David Johansen) into a red van like the one from this movie.
    • Goofs
      After the boys rescue Dr Weitzman and Riley is pushing his wheelchair, he has a cast on his left leg. However, when he is helped out of the van at the sanitarium, it has jumped to his right leg.
    • Quotes

      [Some patrons are harassing a waitress]

      Billy: You guys need to pay up and get out of here.

      Drunk: Who the hell are you?

      [Billy grabs the drunk by the hair and slams his face on the table]

      Billy: I'm an escaped mental patient with a history of violence.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Dream Team/Sing/Troop Beverly Hills/Crusoe/Powwow Highway (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Hit the Road Jack
      Written by Percy Mayfield

      Performed by David Johansen (as Buster Poindexter)

      Produced by Hank Medress

      Courtesy of RCA Records

    User reviews54

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    Rise, my son, and walk!

    If you like Michael Keaton, Peter Boyle, or Christopher Lloyd, you will like this film. That's guaranteed. But even if you are not fans of the aforementioned talents, I think you will still enjoy this movie.

    Keaton is at his sarcastic best with his role as a guy with anger problems. It's easy to empathize with him, especially in the situations he finds himself in. I don't know of any other contemporary actor who could deliver these lines with the same effect.

    Similarly, Peter Boyle surpasses his performance in "Young Frankenstein" with his comedic portrayal of a man who believes he is Jesus Christ. His walk through a hospital is not to be missed!

    Lloyd plays the control-freak authority figure wannabe with finesse. It would be difficult indeed to watch this talented comedic actor play a straight role.

    Stephen Furst is excellent as a man who can only speak in baseball metaphors. Where the hell has he been since Animal House?

    The plot is weak and quite predictable, but the lines delivered along the way are worth the effort. One of the great sleepers.
    • billyfish
    • Jun 24, 2003
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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das Traum-Team
    • Filming locations
      • New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,890,240
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,704,860
      • Apr 9, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $28,907,090
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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