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California Dreaming

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Dennis Christoper travels west to find himself after his brother dies just after cutting his first jazz/blues record.He ends up in a surf 60's world that might as well be the moon...as he is really out of place and feels lost and totally alone. Enter a over-the-hill bar owner who still carries a torch for his ex-wife,he takes the boy in over the protests of his daughter.This begins a relearning period of mistakes and absolute blunders until he finally gets the girl and looses the father figure to an unexpected heart attack without being able to say he was sorry for doubting his success in the Olympics. The film is twisted with good and bad surfers,poor little rich girls and pott heads along with beach vollyball at it's roots. I recommend seeing this film as it is funny and I left alot out because there is so many goings-on as "California Dreaming" spins a comedy into several different stories...if you love to remember you'll want to buy and watch this movie of a Funny Beach "Peton Place" over and over !

Good movie about some kid who arrives from Chicago,trying to fit into one California Beach town,who tries to learn how to surf and get girls. a good coming of age movie, but not one of the best, really cool beat up pontiac in the movie, and a Custom Corvette Solid Axle.

Good movie about some kid who arrives from Chicago,trying to fit into one California Beach town,who tries to learn how to surf and get girls. a good coming of age movie, but not one the best, really cool beat up pontiac in the movie, and a Custom Corvette Solid Axle.

Wish it would come on DVD. But VHS tape quality is what expected. Very good copy for price. Was a movie I saw as a youth. Being from the west coast it always reminds me of my beach days as a kid of 10 - 14.

if you don't mind a little fluff and not much of a story, this is a GREAT little easy to watch, fun movie with decent story line, good actors and lots of laughs. it really reflects good old surfing heydays and beach trivia.

FUN FUN FUN ... wish it were on DVD but probably never will be unless it is no longer copyrighted. then hopefully some independent will get a good print and publish it. it really deserves to be seen.

a little disappointed with the quality of the vhs tape- grainy with poor sound
the plot was pretty corny