The Dream Team (1989)

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This morning they were playing ping-pong in the hospital rec room. Now they're lost in New York and framed for murder. This was never covered in group therapy.

Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperone, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.

• Released: 1989-04-07
• Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 264 votes

Directed by Howard Zieff.

Top cast

• Michael Keaton as Billy Caufield
• Christopher Lloyd as Henry Sikorsky
• Peter Boyle as Jack McDermott
• Stephen Furst as Albert Ianuzzi
• Dennis Boutsikaris as Dr. Weitzman
• Lorraine Bracco as Riley
• Milo O'Shea as Dr. Newald
• Philip Bosco as O'Malley
• James Remar as Gianelli
• Jack Gilpin as Dr. Talmer

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Dream Team

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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