This morning they were playing ping-pong in the hospital rec room. Now they're lost in New York and framed for murder. This was never covered in group therapy.
Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperone, 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.
The Dream Team (1989) is a comedy, crime and thriller film directed by Howard Zieff, released on April 7, 1989 with a runtime of 1h 53m. It stars Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle and Stephen Furst. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 263 ratings.
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Michael Keaton
as Billy Caufield
Christopher Lloyd
as Henry Sikorsky
Peter Boyle
as Jack McDermott
Stephen Furst
as Albert Ianuzzi
Dennis Boutsikaris
as Dr. Weitzman
Lorraine Bracco
as Riley
Milo O'Shea
as Dr. Newald
Philip Bosco
as O'Malley
James Remar
as Gianelli
Jack Gilpin
as Dr. Talmer
MacIntyre Dixon
as Dr. Verboven
Michael Lembeck
as Ed
Directed by Howard Zieff, written by Jon Connolly and David Loucka, produced by Christopher W. Knight.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 263 ratings.
"The Dream Team" is a very entertaining and well paced comedy throughout until the very end. It gets lots of mileage out of a simple central idea and the idea itself seems to have been inspired by the fishing trip episode in Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" and in this instance, as with the 1962 novel, it is an authorised outing fully sanctioned - albeit reluctantly - by the senior staff at the…
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The Dream Team (1989) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of The Dream Team (1989) includes Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst and Dennis Boutsikaris. The film was directed by Howard Zieff. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Dream Team was released on April 7, 1989 and runs for 1h 53m.
The Dream Team (1989) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 263 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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