Daydream Believer

Suburbia 1967. Eleven-year-old Susan Bradley has only one thing on her mind, and it's not schoolwork. It's Mike Nesmith of The Monkees, the popular pop group made famous in the television sitcom of the same name. Susan, with "boyfriend" Nesmith, lives in a daydream, a sixties riot of psychedelic colors and goofy, soft-focus, teenage-girl love scenes. Her well-meaning parents try to snap her back to reality, but it takes an informative copy of Teen Life to finally open Susan's eyes.

Cast

Molly Shannon

as Susan Bradley

Erik Kever Ryle

as Fake Mike Nesmith

Dawn Walters

as Teen Susan

Jennifer C. Johnson

as Mrs. Bradley

Tom Jermaine

as Mr. Bradley

Katja Rivera-Hodel

as Miss Greensbaugh

Reviews

lesbianpetertork

Brilliantly crafted. Twists you could never see coming...

nickact

What a flick! Must watch for any Monkees enthusiasts, and even for those who aren't fans (not to spoil anything, but the film could be read through an anti-Monkee lens). I was blown away by the production value; I often forgot it was created in 1998 because the set dressing was so period accurate to...

Ash

Mike Nesmith approved insanity...

columbosunday

This movie is really critical to the understanding many people have of Mike Nesmith and The Monkees. Who's to say where film might be if we had not been given this masterpiece....

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