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American Dreamer is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Rick Rosenthal released in USA on 26 october 1984 with JoBeth Williams
American Dreamer (1984)
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Add to a movie listAmerican Dreamer is a 1984 American film starring JoBeth Williams and Tom Conti. It was directed by Rick Rosenthal from a script by Ann Biderman, David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf.
An American housewife wins a trip to Paris in a mystery-writing contest. She loses her memory when she's hit by a car, and begins acting as if she were the female detective in her story.
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A voice over says, "No, that's not right." The scenario is repeated with adjustments until the voice is eventually satisfied. The screen fades to Cathy Palmer (JoBeth Williams) sitting at a typewriter, finishing up the story. She seals it in an envelope and sends it off. Later, her husband, Kevin (James Staley), comes home and she tells him about entering a contest to write a short story following the "Rebecca Ryan" series of novels. Kevin is patronizing, telling her, "The important thing, kid, is that you're doing something you like to do".Actors
JoBeth Williams
(Cathy Palmer)
Tom Conti
(Alan McMann)
Coral Browne
(Margaret McMann)
Giancarlo Giannini
(Victor Marchand)
Christopher Daniel Barnes
(Kevin Palmer, Jr.)
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