Daydream Believer

PG-13

11/6/199817m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ He’s not the boy next door! ~

Overview:

Suburbia 1967. Eleven-year-old Susan Bradley has only one thing on her mind, and it's not schoolwork. It's Mike Nesmith of The Monkees, the popular pop group made famous in the television sitcom of the same name. Susan, with "boyfriend" Nesmith, lives in a daydream, a sixties riot of psychedelic colors and goofy, soft-focus, teenage-girl love scenes. Her well-meaning parents try to snap her back to reality, but it takes an informative copy of Teen Life to finally open Susan's eyes.

Director:

Kelly Peeples

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$8,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

coming of age
rock music

Cast

Molly Shannon

~ as ~

Susan Bradley

Erik Kever Ryle

~ as ~

Fake Mike Nesmith

Dawn Walters

~ as ~

Teen Susan

Jennifer C. Johnson

~ as ~

Mrs. Bradley

Tom Jermaine

~ as ~

Mr. Bradley

Katja Rivera-Hodel

~ as ~

Miss Greensbaugh

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Reviews (4)

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lesbianpetertork
Written 4 year(s) ago
10
Brilliantly crafted. Twists you could never see coming
n
nickact
Written 4 year(s) ago
10
What a flick! Must watch for any Monkees enthusiasts, and even for those who aren't fans (not to spoil anything, but the film could be read through an anti-Monkee lens). I was blown away by the production value; I often forgot it was created in 1998 because the set dressing was so period accurate to the 60's! Loved all the costumes. The actor who plays Mike was fantastic, they really should've gotten him back for the Monkees' similarly titled biopic "Daydream Believers" (2001). His accent was so perfect and I even forgot that it wasn't Mike Nesmith himself! A great story, cute and fun for the whole family. I'm sure watching with this with my mother would really take her back to the good old days and she'd have lots of fun Monkee stories to share with me afterward. 5/5 stars, I could not enjoy this movie more.
Ash
Written 4 year(s) ago
10
Mike Nesmith approved insanity
columbosunday
Written 4 year(s) ago
10
This movie is really critical to the understanding many people have of Mike Nesmith and The Monkees. Who's to say where film might be if we had not been given this masterpiece.