icehole4 Review of Design for Dreaming

Design for Dreaming (1956)

"Future may not be available as seen..." *SPOILERS*

[1/10 · 8 March 2002]

Why in the world does this film have a positive rating on it? As of this writing, the rating here is 7.9. ICK! This film, presented by GM in 1956 to showcase their new line of cars, has an EXTREME lack of reality in it. The plot goes like this: A woman wakes up with an invitation to a ball. She doesn't have anything to wear, so suddenly she's in a formal ballgown. Next she flies after the invitation to a hotel. There she's shown a bunch of cars, along with her in designer dresses. There's also a guy in a mask (who gave me Secret Agent Super Dragon flashbacks) who leads her through this dream. In the end, they enter a car together and take off on the highway of tomorrow. There's also a song going on in the background that's pretty annoying and the woman singing it can't really sing to well. Rightfully skewered on Mystery Science Theater 3000 for its bad special effects and lack of reality, this short should be avoided unless you're watching the MST3K version.