Dreamer

Dreamer (1979)

A man dreams of winning. A woman dreams of loving. A dreamer dreams of both.

The dream began 20 years ago, when a young pinsetter watched a star bowler win a championship. Now, Harold (Dreamer) Nuttingham has a chance to attain his dream — to win the Tournament of Champions and buy his own lanes. But what price will he pay? The woman he loves sees only that his dream re-locates her to second place in his life; Harry White, his friend and mentor pushes him to become the champion Harry wanted to be — and never was. Torn between ambition and love, Dreamer fights to have both.

Date of release
1979-04-27
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Noel Nosseck

Casting

Interesting facts

Dreamer is a 1979 American sports film directed by Noel Nosseck, written by Larry Bischof and James Proctor, and starring Tim Matheson, Susan Blakely and Jack Warden. It was released theatrically on April 27, 1979, and was released by 20th Century Fox through Magnetic Video on home video.

Production

Tim Matheson had not bowled since the age of 10 when he got the starring role. To prepare for his part he spent four to six hours a day for two weeks bowling with Dick Weber's son Rich and also studied videotapes of top bowlers such as Mark Roth, Earl Anthony and Marshall Holman.

Principal photography took place in Alton, Illinois and St. Louis from July 31 to September 12, 1978. Filming was at Bowl Haven in Alton and on Sandford Ave in Alton.

The picture's production budget was reported at $2.9 million plus $3.54 million for marketing.

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