A state somewhere between fantasy and reality.
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.
California Dreaming (1979) is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by John D. Hancock, released on April 1, 1979 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Dennis Christopher, Glynnis O'Connor, Seymour Cassel and Dorothy Tristan. Viewers rate it 4.7 out of 10 across 19 ratings.
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Dennis Christopher
as T.T.
Glynnis O'Connor
as Corky
Seymour Cassel
as Duke Slusarski
Dorothy Tristan
as Fay
John Calvin
as Rick
Todd Susman
as Jordy Banks
Tanya Roberts
as Stephanie
Alice Playten
as Corrine
Ned Wynn
as Earl Fescue
James Van Patten
as Mike
Stacey Nelkin
as Marsha
Johnny Fain
as Tenner
Directed by John D. Hancock, written by Ned Wynn, produced by Chris Whittaker.
Average viewer score of 4.7/10 from 19 ratings.
**_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…
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California Dreaming (1979) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of California Dreaming (1979) includes Dennis Christopher, Glynnis O'Connor, Seymour Cassel, Dorothy Tristan and John Calvin. The film was directed by John D. Hancock. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
California Dreaming was released on April 1, 1979 and runs for 1h 32m.
California Dreaming (1979) holds an average rating of 4.7 out of 10 from 19 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official California Dreaming trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
