AMERICAN DREAMER

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• Release Year: 1984
• Genre: Adventure; Comedy; Romance; Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: International talents JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti and Giancarlo Giannini - plus brisk pacing and clever slapstick - fule this tongue-in0cheek cloak-and-dagger adventure about dreams coming true.; Cathy Palmer (Williams) is a neglected housewife whose only excitement on life comes from reading sizzling romantic thrillers by the renowned Rebecca Ryan. Entering a Rebecca Ryan writing contest, Cathy wins a trip to Paris, where she gets knocked on the head in an accident. When she awakes, she believes she is Rebecca Ryan, and begins living all the glamour, suspense and romance of her favorite authoress.; Tom Conti is engaging as the man who tries to convince her she's living in a dream world and Giancarlo Giannini adds enough mystery to make it all very real indeed. This bright, whimsical, light-hearted story is for the romantic and dreamer in all of us.
• Cast: JoBeth Williams; Tom Conti; Giancarlo Giannini; Coral Browne; James Staley; Christopher Daniel Barnes; Huckleberry Fox; Jean Rougerie; Pierre Santini; Léon Zitrone; Alain Flick; Yassan Khan; Christian de Tillière; André Valardy; Robin Coleman; Alan Haufrect; Jeffrey Kramer; Jean-Claude Montalban; Fernand Guiot; Pierre Gérard; Yanou Collart; Anna Gaylor; Brian Eatwell; Ginette Garcin; Annick Alane; Serge Berry; Michel Melki; Jacques Maury; Guy Montagni; Hélène Hily; Michel Bardinet; Wodek Press; Eugeniusz Priwieziencew; Mariusz Pujszo; Jerzy Rogulski; Béatrice Camurat; Gilberte Géniat; Alain Janey; Alexandra Lorska; Katia Tchenko; Geneviève Omini; François Viaur; Nancy Stephens; Murray Gronwall; Franck-Olivier Bonnet; Pierre Olaf; Hubert Noël; Vic Heutschy; Eleanor C. Heutschy; Janine Darcey; Micheline Bourday; Albert Augier; Lucas Belvaux; John F. Kearney; Helen Kelly; Rick Rosenthal; Ann Biderman; David Greenwalt
• Director: Rick Rosenthal
• Runtime: 1:45
• Company: Paramount, CBS Theatrical Films
• Media Format: Movie