California Dreaming

California Dreaming (1979)

A state somewhere between fantasy and reality.

Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes "California-ized," while learning about love and life in the Golden State.

Date of release
1979-04-01
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (20)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
John D. Hancock

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

California Dreaming is a 1979 American comedy-drama film starring Glynnis O'Connor, Dennis Christopher, Seymour Cassel and Tanya Roberts and directed by John D. Hancock. The film explores the themes of growing up, finding love and self-knowledge, and reflects the contrast between life in industrial Chicago and the free Californian lifestyle.

Production

California Dreaming is a production of American International Pictures (AIP), which pioneered the beach-party film in the 1960s. However, the film's producer Lou Arkoff, the son of AIP founder Samuel Z. Arkoff, stated a desire to "move [AIP] toward more serious, insightful and creative projects" rather than the exploitation films favored by his father, saying specifically of California Dreaming: "My concern is that this doesn't become Beach Blank…

Filming began on October 17, 1977 at Santa Monica State Beach, the film's purported setting. However, most footage was shot at Pismo Beach, with Avila Beach also serving as a locale.

The script written by Ned Wynn was entitled State Beach, which was the film's working title (with Golden State mentioned as a possible alternative). Director John D. Hancock wanted to change the title to California Dreaming, and the new title was confirmed in December 1977.

Filming was completed in December 1978. The film's budget was $2 million.

John D. Hancock said that during filming, male cast members' attraction to Tanya Roberts caused tension on the set.

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