Follow That Dream
1962 · Movie · NR · 109 min · ★ 6.1 · 69% critics
After breaking down on a new Florida highway, a wandering family decides to claim a strip of roadside land and build a small community there. Their simple plan soon brings clashes with officials, troublemakers, and a string of comic misunderstandings as they try to make a life on their own terms.
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-04-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (48 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like light, old-fashioned comedies about quirky families, underdog spirit, and easygoing charm, especially in the vein of The Egg and I or The Long, Long Trailer; Not for you if you want fast pacing or sharp realism.
Pros: warm feel-good tone; charming comedy; likable lead performance | Cons: slow start; uneven songs; silly dialogue
Themes
- highway
- homestead
Cast & crew
Elvis Presley
as Toby Kwimper
Arthur O'Connell
as Pop Kwimper
Anne Helm
as Holly Jones
Joanna Moore
as Alisha Claypoole
Jack Kruschen
as Carmine
Simon Oakland
as Nick
Roland Winters
as Judge
Alan Hewitt
as H. Arthur King
Howard McNear
as George
Frank De Kova
as Jack (as Frank de Kova)
Directed by Gordon Douglas