The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins

TV Movie
1984
Unrated
1h 40m

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The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins (1984)

D. C. is a dreamer who can't keep in the real world longer than a few minutes. After a top secret disk finds its way in his backpack, he finds himself right in the middle of a big spy missio... Read allD. C. is a dreamer who can't keep in the real world longer than a few minutes. After a top secret disk finds its way in his backpack, he finds himself right in the middle of a big spy mission. Only no one will believe him....D. C. is a dreamer who can't keep in the real world longer than a few minutes. After a top secret disk finds its way in his backpack, he finds himself right in the middle of a big spy mission. Only no one will believe him....

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5.4/10

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The phone booth scene at the end serves to homage Superman, often receiving homages as using a phone booth to change between Superman and Clark Kent. However, specific examples of the phone booth as a changing room rarely occurred, particularly following the 1940's, when phone booths started to have transparent glass or plastic sides. Wooden phone booths seemed available in the 1940's, per The Mechanical Monsters and The Bulleteers.

Quotes
D. C. Collins: [his interpretation of how "Stilletto" works] ... Try to imagine "Missile Command" - only played with real missiles, real stealth-bombers, real satellites... and, worst of all, real cities.

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6/10

Clever

Gary Coleman in the title role once again showcases his talent more than the Arnold Jackson role he's famous for.

Comedy, drama and espionage themes are mixed well in this made-for-TV-movie. D. C. Collins is a kid whose imaginations are more than just run wild; he loses sense of reality during moments he should be focusing on tasks on hand.

Along with established actors and fellow child actors, they make this a hilarious and serious movie with Collins using his imaginations to his advantage to outwit spies.

It's a shame that not many people remember this movie and others that Coleman did. While he maintained his comedic elements in this and other movies, it showed he can do serious roles and situations.

Like many of his movies on the big and small screens, this one is rarely aired these days and hard to find on DVD or other home mediums.

Eighties cheese? Sure, but enjoy it if you come across it!