Sweet Dreams (2024 film)

For the 2023 drama film directed by Ena Sendijarević, see Sweet Dreams (2023 film).

For other works with the same title, see Sweet Dreams (disambiguation).

Sweet Dreams is a 2024 American sports comedy drama film directed by Lije Sarki. The film stars Johnny Knoxville as a recovering alcoholic who forms a softball team with other patients at his rehab center to save the clinic from being sold.^[1]

Sweet Dreams
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lije Sarki[1]
Written by	Lije Sarki
Produced by	Robert Odgen Barnum Lucas Jarach Lije Jarki Ari Basile
Starring	Johnny Knoxville Mo Amer GaTa Bobby Lee Theo Von Brian Van Holt Jon Park Shakewell Adam Faison Erik Anthony Gonzales Beth Grant Jay Mohr Kate Upton
Cinematography	Sing Howe Yam[2]
Edited by	Ken O’Keefe
Music by	Daniel Davies
Production companies	1993 The Barnum Picture Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	12 April 2024 (2024-04-12)[1]
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

After waking up bloodied on a park bench due to a long night of drinking, Morris decides to check into the Sweet Dreams rehab center for a 90-day recovery program. At first he struggles to acclimate, but eventually Morris bonds with his fellow patients over softball.

When Pete, the owner of Sweet Dreams, learns that he is in danger of losing the clinic, the patients enter a local softball tournament in hopes that the prize money will prevent the center from being sold at auction.^[2]

Cast

• Johnny Knoxville as Morris, a recovering alcoholic
• Mo Amer as Pete, the owner of the Sweet Dreams rehab center
• Jay Mohr as Frank, a former film industry executive undergoing treatment at Sweet Dreams
• GaTa as Jake
• Bobby Lee as Cruise
• Brian Van Holt as Mike D
• Jonnie Park as Dip
• Shakewell as Cedric
• Adam Faison as Stew
• Erik Anthony Gonzalez as Diego
• Kate Upton as Kate
• Theo Von as Garvey
• Anderson .Paak as D Squiz^[3]
• Beth Grant as Sandra

Production

Sweet Dreams was inspired by director and screenwriter Lije Sarki's own experiences with sobriety. The film was shot in Los Angeles, including many real-life locations in the Westside.^[4]

Release

A "Friends & Family" screening of Sweet Dreams for the cast, crew, and guests was hosted in Los Angeles by Paramount Pictures on April 1, 2024.^[4] The film was released in theaters on April 12 and became available on digital streaming platforms on April 16.^[3]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 69% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10.^[5]