Dreams Of The River
Series | |
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Work In Progress | |
Original Broadcast Date | |
1986 | |
Cast | |
Joe Frank | |
Format | |
1 hour | |
Preceded by: | Dreamland |
Followed by: | A Landing Strip In The Jungle |
"The river is a winding tunnel through the jungle."
"Dreams Of The River" is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1986."
Synopsis
A washed-up musician tries to fill time. As a college student, he steals brownies from Howard Johnson's restaurants. In New York he gets a job as a janitor at a church and dates a German waitress. Stealing sunglasses, cafe meals. Telemarketing for an opera company. Subway stations as an underground world. Playing music in a bar. Hiring prostitutes. Imagining oneself as a character in a novel.
Interesting Facts
Shares most of its text with Fat Man Down, but includes scenes from a boat going down river in place of hospital scenes, more sound effects, and little music. Not a remix, but a recording of the same text with small changes.
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