American Dreamer (film)

American Dreamer is a 1984 American film starring JoBeth Williams and Tom Conti. It was directed by Rick Rosenthal from a script by Ann Biderman, David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf.

The accident leaves Cathy with amnesia she thinks she is the detective, Rebecca Ryan. She escapes from the hospital and assumes Rebeccas dashing persona, lavish wardrobe, and residence at the Htel de Crillon. When she returns to her apartment, she is greeted by Alan McMann Tom Conti, who thinks she is a clerical assistant he has requested from an agency. Rebecca ignores all of the tasks he assigns her, instead believing that Alan is Rebeccas sidekick, Dimitri.Rebecca is convinced that she must save Victor Marchand Giancarlo Giannini, the leader of the opposition party, from an assassination plot. Rebecca and Alan chase Victor around Paris in an attempt to protect him from the fictitious murder plot, with Victor instead getting injured several times from Rebeccas rescues. They are also running from a shadowy figure. Rebecca and Alan flee to Alans mothers house. While there, Alan and Rebecca consummate their relationship. But theres a shadowy figure outside the window... ........

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