Golden Dreams

Feb 8, 2001

0h 23m

★ 6.7

Overview

Califia, the Queen and spirit of California, gives the audience a quick and somewhat romanticized look at history of California, as well as trials and tribulations, but also hopes and dreams of its various ethnicites and cultures.

Genres

Drama

History

Fantasy

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Cast

Califia, the Queen of California

Whoopi Goldberg

Kinuyo

Yasuko Takahara

Louis B. Mayer

Richard Balin

Eric Matheny

Steve Jobs

Mark Neveldine

Computer Nerd #5

Lawrence Calvin

Director at MGM

Dean Chambers

Little Flower Child

Halley Eveland

Chumash Indian

Julian Garcia

Steve Wozniak

Jason Hillhouse

Newsreel Cameraman

Steven Houska

Japanese Man

Rodney Kageyama

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