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California Dreaming

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Out to experience the summer magic of the West Coast, T.T. (Dennis Christopher) leaves his home in Chicago behind and heads to California. Attempting to ease into the culture of sun and surf, the awkward Midwesterner tries, somewhat unsuccessfully, to fit in with the local crowd. Luckily, T.T. finds a kind mentor in the form of aging bar owner Duke (Seymour Cassel), who helps him feel at home. As T.T. spends more time on the beach, he begins to realize it isn't as ideal as he'd expected.
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Audience Member I so remember watching this great coming of age story on HBO in the early 80s! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Bland crap about the usual bunch of California beach stock characters and assorted substance abuse, infidelity and the lot. The subplot about the wager on the corvette is pretty funny, and in fact, belongs in a film of its own. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/22/18 Full Review Audience Member Entertaining coming-of-age movie set amongst the California surf culture. It's low budget, with the music mostly new songs composed by Fred Karlin. But, given it's production limitations, it does a very good job as a character study. And, the movie gives you a good sense of place and time. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Whiny wimp goes to California to further his dead brothers jazz career and make a name for himself in beautiful California. He learns how to surf, pick up chicks and have fun.Not bad with some good heart warming spots and likeable characters. Good tunes and good cast make this worth while. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Why is it not on DVD or VHS? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Good movie for back in the day as well as a pretty good soundtrack Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Out to experience the summer magic of the West Coast, T.T. (Dennis Christopher) leaves his home in Chicago behind and heads to California. Attempting to ease into the culture of sun and surf, the awkward Midwesterner tries, somewhat unsuccessfully, to fit in with the local crowd. Luckily, T.T. finds a kind mentor in the form of aging bar owner Duke (Seymour Cassel), who helps him feel at home. As T.T. spends more time on the beach, he begins to realize it isn't as ideal as he'd expected.
Director
John D. Hancock
Production Co
Cinema 77, Taft Organization
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 16, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
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