The Dream Machine

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The Dream Machine

Directed by	Lyman Dayton
Produced by	Lyman Dayton Eric R. Epperson Michael Wuergler
Written by	Eric Hendershot
Starring	Corey Haim Brittney Lewis Randall England Tracy Fraim Evan Richards
Distributed by	20th Century Fox Home Video
Release date(s)	1990
Running time	82 min.
Language	English
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The Dream Machine is a 1990 independent thriller, starring Corey Haim, Brittney Lewis and Randall England. The screenplay was written by Eric Hendershot and based on the old urban legend of a wife selling off a Porsche for a suspiciously low price to get revenge on a cheating husband. The film was released onto home video in 1990 and distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Video and the International Creative Exchange.

Tagline: Perfect Car. Perfect Girl. Perfect Murder... Almost

1 Cast
2 Plot summary
3 Trivia
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Cast

Corey Haim as 'Barry Davis'.
Brittney Lewis as 'Robin'.
Randall England as 'Lance'.
Evan Richards as 'Brent Meese '.

[edit] Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A suspicious Mrs. Chamberlain (Susan Seaforth Hayes) hires a private detective to spy on her husband. When she receieves the confirmation later that night that her husband is with another woman, she proceeds to location.

Whilst she is on the way, Lance Harper (Randall England), murders the wealthy woman's husband, Jack Chamberlain (Jeremy Slate), who Harper was in various trouble with at the time. The body is stored in the trunk of his Porsche. Upon the arrival of Chamberlain's wife, who came to take back the Porsche, Harper disappears into the night, as Mrs. Chamberlain drives away, not knowing her cheating husband has been murdered and is in the trunk of the car she is driving.

Barry Davis, played by Corey Haim is doing his rounds as a piano tuner, for his parents' business whilst they are on holiday when his dreams of fast cars become a reality when he is given a silver Porsche turbo for free by Mrs. Chamberlain who wants to get even with her cheating husband, whom she had originally purchased it for.

Davis, who cannot believe his luck does not realise that a dead man is in the under the hood of his dream car. Davis, who is evading fraternity boys as well as pursuing his dream girl gets mixed up in a murder case as Lance Harper homes in on him to get rid of the body, which he never intended to stay in the car.