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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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Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life Sep 22, 2026 After a second time watching this movie it still was as good then as it was just now. Great cast of actors and gorgeous women. Corky the blonde is awesome. TT is a geek just trying to be accepted by everyone. The daughter of duke is a virgin whose hounded by everyone but duke acts as a mentor to TT. This is a good coming of age story. Great but sad ending. Timothy Treakle See more Sep 1, 2020 I so remember watching this great coming of age story on HBO in the early 80s! See more Jul 22, 2018 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. See more Feb 3, 2014 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. See more Jul 2, 2013 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. See more Apr 13, 2012 Why is it not on DVD or VHS? See more 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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