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01/04/1979 Comedy, Drama, Romance 1h 32m
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A state somewhere between fantasy and reality.

Overview

Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes "California-ized," while learning about love and life in the Golden State.

  1. Ned Wynn

    Writer

  2. John D. Hancock

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Dennis Christopher

    T.T.

  2. Glynnis O'Connor

    Corky

  3. Seymour Cassel

    Duke Slusarski

  4. Dorothy Tristan

    Fay

  5. John Calvin

    Rick

  6. Todd Susman

    Jordy Banks

  7. Tanya Roberts

    Stephanie

  8. Alice Playten

    Corrine

  9. Ned Wynn

    Earl Fescue

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2024-07-22
**_The Southern California beach scene in the late 70s_**

A nerdy guy from Chicago (Dennis Christopher) moves to the coast of SoCal where he makes friends with the owner of a local hangout (Seymour Cassel) and gets to stay at his house, but this annoys his college-age daughter (Glynnis O’Connor). In the meantime, the youth tries to fit in with the ‘hip’ surfers (John Calvin, John Fain and Jimmy Van Patten).

Shot in October, 1977, but not released until early 1979, "California Dreaming" is a coming-of-age dramedy that takes Sam Elliott’s “Lifeguard” from a few years earlier an...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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