Summer of Dreams (2016)

Washed up pop-star has to move back to her hometown and finds a new direction by teaching young music students at the local high-school. Romance is not far behind.

Director:

Mike Rohl

Writers:

Neal H. Dobrofsky (as Neal Dobrofsky), Tippi Dobrofsky

Stars:

Debbie Gibson, Robert Gant, Pascale Hutton

Cast

Credited cast:
Debbie Gibson	...	Debbie Taylor
Robert Gant	...	Noah Burns
Pascale Hutton	...	Denise
Lane Edwards	...	Tim
Ken Tremblett	...	Ray Royce
Lauren McNamara	...	Natalie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniel Bacon	...	Mattress Store Manager
Shon Burnett	...	Ryan
Simon Chin	...	Store Owner
Eric Gibson	...	Oliver
Zeeshan Goawala	...	Prom student #2
Mitchell Kummen	...	Johnny
Nicole Major	...	Pretty Girl
Zenia Marshall	...	Ashley
Marcus Rosner	...	Liam

Storyline

A pop star for approximately thirty years since she was fifteen, Debbie Taylor has led a superficial life without really knowing it. She begins to understand it when everything in her life falls apart. Her singing career already almost non-existent as a so-called has-been, the record label which was established on her name drops her, with no other ready to sign her. She is a jet setter who has gone into debt in the expectation that she could always release another record to make more money. On top of these professional problems, she and her actor boyfriend Liam break-up on the discovery that she didn't mean as much to him as he did to her. Not knowing what to do, Debbie heads to Youngstown, Ohio to live with her sister Denise, her husband Tim and their adolescent daughter Natalie, who eventually come to realize that her stay is not just a simple vacation as she had implied. Denise had already suspected something as Debbie and she never really understood each other's lives, Debbie who ...

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

The Hallmark Channel [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Song of Summer

Filming Locations:

11962 224th St, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Channel, Crown Media Productions, Two 4 The Money Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aired as the last of six original films in The Hallmark Channel's 2016 "Summer Nights" lineup.

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Goofs

In a classroom scene where Debbie Gibson is wearing a blue dress, there are several shots where she is wearing a necklace, and several shots where the necklace is missing.

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Crazy Credits

The end titles list Gibson's song as "Only In My Dream". The last word should be plural.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

Wonderland
Written and performed by Debbie Gibson

User Reviews

Disappointing

As a Debbie Gibson fan of my youth I actually looked forward to this movie. This movie was a let down especially because of the fact it had the potential to be a lot better. Hallmark in the last few years have mandated the rom-com format for all its movies instead of letting them go where they go.

In this moview the romance seemed very forced and the movie wasted its time focusing on that. It could have been a nice C plot to tie up at the very end. However, as they key plot of the moview it did not work. The most interesting relationship in this movie was between the sisters. One became a pop star and the other moved away to be a teacher and really was not proud of her. Also, it could have focused on her career plummet a litte more at the beginning. Finally, while her becoming a teacher is a nice plot device her becoming an effective educator and embracing that role probably would not have occurred between the 1st and 2nd day.

In summary while not awful it was very disappointing because it good have been really good.