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100 things we learned from Dream A Little Dream


100. Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

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99.In the dream world, your house has been teepee'd.

"The only kind of respect that matters is self-respect "
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98. Dinger is perfection.

97. Dinger's mom broke his leg, and he should deal with it.

96. Dinger shouldn't run; he has a broken leg.

95. Dinger is Rambo's little brother.

94. Bobby's dad has no milk, no cookies, nothing.

93. Bobby's mom didn't even know Bobby was dating!

92. Walking stick = perfect air guitar.

91. Don't look at Dinger, he's totally clean.

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"Again, you're welcome."



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90. When you pack, leaving usually tends to follow.

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89. "Dumbass" might be a foreign object, but it ain't french.

88. When 80's teens mature, they switch to acid wash.





"you watched it, you can't unwatch it."

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87. Ike can only get so happy, then he pees.

86. Don't call Coleman pops.

85. Lainie really likes Bobby, but she can't believe a story like this because it isn't fair.

84. Dinger has an Indian mating ritual.

83. The teaching at their school has declined faster than western civilization.

82. If Coleman wasn't so damn smart, he would have figured this whole thing out two dreams ago.

81. Dinger doesn't have a watch.

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80. It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.

79. If you've got any mousse, I want you to use it.

78. It is not possible to be truly cool wearing a purple jacket with fringe. (though I think that one was pretty obvious)

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77. High school kids wear little cereal bowls at the end of their sleeves but we dont know why?

76. Dinger didn't get his ass kicked he used kung fu *beep*


"I don't wanna go to the academy Daddy"
"I'm not your father and it's been decided."

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70.Bobby doesnt laugh like a man
69.Dinger wears PJs with rabbits on them
68.Dinger always tought SAT meant saturday afternoon test,whats up with that?
67.Corey Haim will be sadly missed!

"I mean i just wanted to leave,you know my apartment,meet a nice girl and now ive gotta die for it"

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^ awwww....he will.



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66. Words echo in dreams.
65. As we all know raw squash is excellent.
64. Bullies will be remembered as friends in 30 years.
63. If another person enters our subconscious, we tend to forget things like dance routines and locker combinations.
62. Always have a good supply of mousse ready.

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61. If it's a party, be sure to bring the chips.
60. Red Mustangs are butt-ugly.
59. Dinger's mom suffers from spaztic seizures every now and again.
58. Every girl wants Dinger.
57. Dancing like MJ makes the girl want you.
56. An old man will screw your life up worse than you can.
55. Making things up to make someone work harder makes for a good story. Heh!

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54. Dinger should be in Hawaii
53. Dinger dreams of Apachi women
52. Lainey should not have provoked Joel like that
51. drugging your kid with sleeping pills is the norm

"hello hunny"
RIP Corey

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50. Saying "Shut up, Dinger" is really mature.
49. "Heh" is how Corey Feldman laughs.
48. School is yonder.

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47. Bobby (feldman) can dance and looks like michael jackson.
46. Why introduce the characters one by one, just let them finish each others sentences.
45.Bobby and Lanie give each other a smile with the future in it.
44.Bobby or Corey Feldman loves to watch Tora Tora Tora, Jaws and King Kong. He also has a tape of MTV, why would you tape MTV?
43. Being an old man is a massive turn on for younger women.

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42.) Rock On by Michael Damien is a cool cover of the David Essix version.

41.) The two Coreys made a good team.


Alison Lohman for Supergirl

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40.)Pointing both index fingers toward the sky at head-level makes you the coolest kid in school.

39.)It is disrespectful to cut through a stranger's yard.

38.)To learn how to get ready for school, see opening scene.

37.)Harry Dean Stanton is a real class act.

36.)One can claim several "best friends"

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35. When teenage boys get bored, they pretend to be dogs and then proceed to "fight."

34. If an old lady's soul unwittingly enters your body, you won't share any real memories, other than what kind of music she liked. Music memory is stronger than other types of memory.

33. If you reference a horse while inside of your dream, a sheep will appear.

32. Dogs don't recognize people by scent, or sight, but by their spirit.

31. Doing Tai-Chi in your front lawn in the dark is just a really, really bad idea.

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30. Sometimes youd rather jack-off than have sex with a Lanie.

29. The movie has a different song playing every 30 seconds.

28. It's a party who's got the chips?

27. The pretty boys wear bright blue suade jackets with fringe on the sleeves.

26. Dinger...

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C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

Send in the clowns...

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Show me a man who has enjoyed his school days and I'll show you a bully and a bore; Robert Morely 1958

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25. The wrong Corey died.

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24. Lanie is smoking hot, and not so hot at the same time.

23. Jacking off is also sex.

22. The Corey's were a dynasty in the 80's

21. High schoolers in the 80's look like they are in their 20's or 30's.

20.the 80's had the most unique movies.

19. Corey is obsessed with MJ.

18. High school looked cool in the 80's.

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17. Cutting across someones yard is not only rude but can cause collisions with beautiful girls on bicycles knocking both you unconscious and possibly having your body taken over by any old couples in the area who may be meditating.

16. Meredith Salenger is extremely attractive (which I think is the reason Joel is so hostile all the time)and needed to be in more movies.

15. I really miss Jason Robards.

14. In the 80's straight people found it cool to wear red shorts with a tuxedo and didn't think it at all gay.

13. Guys who dress like Michael Jackson get beat up by other guys who dress like Michael Jackson.

12. 25 years later despite it's flaws this movie still holds a lot of charm.

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11. I've got dreams to....remember...

12. You can play a new song over every scene.

13. Young kids roll their sleeves up like little cereal bowls.

14. Corey Feld had a Michael Jackson fetish.

15. Dumas is really short.

16. This movie contains love, lust, body snatching, high school drama and crushes, alcoholism, violence, attempted murder, semi-rape, friendship turmoil, bad parenting, drugging of your kids, lying and more.

Wow, it has it all. A classic 80's gem.

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10 it is completely believable for the girl the head character lusts after to be mousy and average looking.

9: carrie white's mother looks better and thinner in this than when she was mrs white.

8: the wrong corey is the headliner in this.

7: I don't see laney's mother as being all THAT bad.

6: mother's wardrobe consists of pink curlers and that's it.

5: a son can come home numerous times with bruises and bandages and it is his own business.

4: his mom shops at Vermont country store.

3: his room is surprisingly clean for a teenage boy.

2: blue filters give the movie a dreamy look

1: apparently being too cautious is NOT a good trait for a kid to have???



Reading the paper can really be depressing. Mr. Dithers fired Dagwood again.

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00: Dumas would rather jack off than rape Lainie.

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