Dreamland: A Compilation
"Basically time is just a dimension of the universe."
| Series | |
|---|---|
| The Other Side | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| October 24, 2000 | |
| Cast | |
| David Franks, William Reinert, Grace Zabriskie, Stanley, Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Real People, 58 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | Karma Memories |
| Followed by: | Karma Crash |
Dreamland (A Compilation) is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series The Other Side. It was originally broadcast on October 24, 2000.
'Dreamland: a compilation' is available on the Joe Frank channel of YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1_Z0pquUJw
Synopsis
This show is all re-used material, none from Dreamland; Dreamland isn't even mentioned.
'Time is just a dimension of the universe…' a homeless fellow delivers a monologue on time, energy, the universe, sound, California, Los Angeles (which he calls a giant tick)…[1]
10: 'Alice don't know me that well' protests a woman to a crazy 'preacher', prankster David Franks, who wants to come over for a séance. [2]
16:30: A guy worries that he's psychotic, complains that people think he's gay. [3].
26:40: Crazy preacher (David Franks) calls a person (sounds like a woman to me; preacher addresses him/her as 'brother'), leads him/her in a crazy prayer ('Clytemnestra's daughter … African Eurasian tiger pussycat'…).[4].
35: Excerpts from 'Dial-a-prayers'[2]
42: A woman (Grace Zabriskie) talks about bliss, which comes upon her unawares, for no discernible reason, how much she likes it, how it makes her life worth living.[2]
45: A guy reads tarot cards over the phone.[5]
49:40: A guy remembers his father, how he could always rely on him. The father commandeered a street-sweeper in Georgia, drove it into a cemetery. [5]
54:20: A guy who can't find his hotel stays at another.[3]
A paranoid homeless man, a bizarre telephone preacher, and a lonely male nurse share the stage of this surreal program.
Also see Dreamland.
Music
- "Rock Hammer" - Thomas Newman (from Shawshank Redemption Soundtrack, 1994) | YouTube [Intro]
- "Gulliver" - Green Isac (from Strings And Pottery, 1990) | Apple Music [16:11]
- "Shut Up Pedro" - Thomas Newman (from The Linguini Incident, 1992) | YouTube [34:42]
- "Insomnie Nemurenai (Instrumental)" - United Future Organization (from Insomnie Nemurenai, 1992) | YouTube [48:56]
Miscellanea
The NPR Playhouse version identifies it as Dreamland, credits David Franks, William Reinert (the Loner? the guy who remembered his father?) , and Grace Zabriskie, with special thanks to Stanley (the homeless guy?). Reinert's other credit is Streetwise - could he have played the homeless guy?
- Joe uses the music "Rock Hammer" (a cut from the score of Shawshank Redemption) in Dreamland: A Compilation; his character uses a rock hammer in Escape From Paradise.
