Design for Dreaming

1956
4| 0h9m| en| More Info
Released: 31 March 1956 Released
Producted By: MPO Productions
Country:
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/1956_Motorama:_Design_for_Dreaming
Synopsis

Over-the-top 1950s “Populuxe” advertisement for General Motors. A woman falls asleep and dreams of a glorious future of perfect products, including a variety of shiny futuristic dream cars and Frigidaire’s fully automated “Kitchen of the Future.” The film debuted at the 1956 General Motors "Motorama" event in New York City.

... View More
Stream Online

The movie is currently not available onine

Director

Producted By

MPO Productions

AD
AD

Watch Free for 30 Days

All Prime Video Movies and TV Shows. Cancel anytime. Watch Now

Trailers & Images

Reviews

EarDelightBase Waste of Money.
Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some
Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Seamus2829 I just saw this weird assed film short recently on the Arts Channel (a free station offering short snippets of Classical & Jazz,along with film shorts,and excerpts of (some) classic films. This film short was directed by the legendary bad film director, William "one shot" Beaudine (aptly named for his penchant of using any take,no matter how good or bad it was), who directed such film classics as "The Bowery Boys Meet A Brooklyn Gorilla" & "The Ape Man". This film short reminded me of an uber surreal film I saw a few years back entitled "Dreams That Money Can Buy", about a dream agent that sets up various people with the kind of dreams one would probably experience after a midnight snack of fried clams & a chocolate malted. It would probably make for a perfect short film opening for such films as "W.R.:Mysteries Of The Organism", or even "Reefer Madness". I'm just wondering if this film short is available on DVD, or even the old school VHS format (I know that companies such as Video Wizard or Weirdo Video,that gets all sorts of whacked out film fare would probably have something like this available for mail order). A strange little item that's worth seeking out.
marcus_stokes2000 *Design For SPOILERS* Woman dreams about a Masked Man bringing her a subpoena... no, worse, an invite to the General Motors Motorama, but she has practically nothing to wear for such an occasion (besides a pair of pink pajamas), so he gets her a gown.She goes to the Motorama, clutching the invitation to her booosoms, wants to buy every car she sees (and almost rolls one) and ends up in the Kitchen of Tomorrow, where all is automatized... and able to cook a cake *with candles and decoration*.Then she dances the ridiculous-yet-prophetic 'Dance of Tomorrow', presents some cars that apparently come with an assort of women (remember, though that the pregnant woman and the Schnauzer are optional), meets again with Man and they take off in his 'Extention Of My Manhood Car' on the Highway of Tomorrow, and apparently the short ends on a sour note, as the Bridge to the Future is out...Weird, wacky and goofy, this short is like a true acid trip in sparkling Technicolor, and the only one to have been aired both on the Art Channel and on MST3K, where it has been hilariously (and deservedly) sporked, even though it's already hilarious on his own.A movie to watch for fans of David Lynch especially, and probably the only MST3K that is watchable by itself.Design For Dreaming: 8/10.
rowsdower45 One of my favorite MST3K shorts of all time! The music is bouncy and the color is colory and the gizmos and gadgets are really neat and the cars look cool...still, it was really goofy and MST3K struck gold with this one!7 stars!
Mitora-san I remember seeing "Design for Dreaming" on an episode of MST3K, and it instantly reminded me of American Sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie", if the staff were using LSD.The plot has to do with a dancer in a fantasy world whom is invited to a ball by a masked man, and sees every dream car she wants. Plus, watch for the instant light stoves, magical costume changing and cakes that comes out of the oven, with candles and everything!Design for Dreaming? More like "Design for an Acid Trip".