And here it is all this time I thought that the Dream Team was the 1992 USA Olympic basketball team. I seriously thought the very term was invented in 1992. Sadly, I was mistaken because the original Dream Team was formed in 1989 with Billy (Michael Keaton), Henry (Christopher Lloyd), Jack (Peter Boyle), and Albert (Stephen Furst).
The four of them were patients in a mental institution. Billy was a compulsive liar, Henry fancied himself a doctor, Jack believed he was Jesus Christ, and the only words Albert would speak were baseball phrases. The four of them were escorted by their therapist, Dr. Weitzman (Dennis Boutsikaris), to New York City to attend a Yankees game. They never made it because their therapist and chaperone was hospitalized before they got there. Here's the kicker: Albert knew what happened to Dr. Weitzman while the other three didn't and Albert couldn't (or wouldn't) say. This led to a crazy escapade of them trying to find their doctor.
The movie had its moments but it was frustrating as well. I really wanted Jack to drop the Son of God routine and I desperately wanted Albert to speak. Their mental hang ups didn't make the movie funnier, just more annoying.
The four of them were patients in a mental institution. Billy was a compulsive liar, Henry fancied himself a doctor, Jack believed he was Jesus Christ, and the only words Albert would speak were baseball phrases. The four of them were escorted by their therapist, Dr. Weitzman (Dennis Boutsikaris), to New York City to attend a Yankees game. They never made it because their therapist and chaperone was hospitalized before they got there. Here's the kicker: Albert knew what happened to Dr. Weitzman while the other three didn't and Albert couldn't (or wouldn't) say. This led to a crazy escapade of them trying to find their doctor.
The movie had its moments but it was frustrating as well. I really wanted Jack to drop the Son of God routine and I desperately wanted Albert to speak. Their mental hang ups didn't make the movie funnier, just more annoying.