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The Southern California beach scene in the late 70s
A nerdy guy from Chicago (Dennis Christopher) moves to the coast of SoCal where he makes friends with the owner of a local hangout (Seymour Cassel) and gets to stay at his house, but this annoys his college-age daughter (Glynnis OConnor). In the meantime, the youth tries to fit in with the hip surfers (John Calvin, John Fain and Jimmy Van Patten).
Shot in October, 1977, but not released until early 1979, "California Dreaming" is a coming-of-age dramedy that takes Sam Elliotts Lifeguard from a few years earlier and adds comedic touches. I wouldnt relate this to those goofy 60s beach flicks because its more realistic. People forget that the originator of the beach party film genr...