American Dreams (2002)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Gail O'Grady
Helen Pryor
Tom Verica
Jack Pryor
Will Estes
JJ Pryor
Brittany Snow
Meg Pryor
Jonathan Adams
Henry Walker
Jonathan Prince
Writer
Keith D. Robinson
Nathan Walker
Josh Goldstein
Writer
Vanessa Lengies
Roxanne Bojarski
Arlen Escarpeta
Sam Walker
Sarah Ramos
Patty Pryor
Virginia Madsen
Rebecca Sandstrom
Ethan Dampf
Will Pryor
David Semel
Producer / Director
Dick Clark
Producer
Tony R. Medina
Propmaker
Mark Piznarski
Director
Randall Zisk
Director
James Whitmore Jr.
Director
Michael W. Watkins
Director
Craig Zisk
Director
Eric Laneuville
Director
Paris Barclay
Director
Lev L. Spiro
Director
Oliver Goldstick
Director
Leslie Libman
Director
Patrick R. Norris
Director
Oz Scott
Director
Dan Lerner
Director
Tucker Gates
Director
Bill D'Elia
Director
Robert Singer
Director
Jessica Yu
Director
Ellen S. Pressman
Director
John Romano
Writer
Nancy Won
Writer
Jon Harmon Feldman
Writer
Liz Tigelaar
Writer
Lenn K. Rosenfeld
Writer
Hamish Linklater
Pvt. Stan Silver
Liz Phair
Jackie DeShannon
Art Garfunkel
Mr. Greenwood
Kristen Bell
Amy Fielding
Milo Ventimiglia
Chris Pierce
Johnny Pacar
Jimmy Francis
Paul Wesley
Tommy DeFelice
Hank Stratton
Donald Norville
Daphne Zuniga
Shelly Pierce
Theo Rossi
Bobby Santos
Allison Williams
Deborah
Johnny Lewis
Lenny Beaver
Brian Kolodziej
Andy Brewer
Mark Mueller
Photographer
Jake Muxworthy
Eric
Sean Squire
Pvt. Walter Harrison
J. D. Pardo
Pvt. Carlos Perez
Ben Murray
Pvt. Mark Kulick
Brandy Norwood
Michelle Johnston
Marques Houston
India.Arie
James Read
Nick Carter
Peter Onorati
Adina Porter
Rachel Boston
Blair Wingo
Johnny Sneed
Jonathan Sadowski
Larry Sullivan
Adam Storke
Glenn Morshower
Alicia Coppola
Ryan Slattery
Kai Lennox
Brooke Theiss
Barry Livingston
Jonathan Del Arco
Damian Pelliccione
John Lacy
Shawn Michael Patrick
Stanley Anderson
Hayley Westenra
Brad Paisley
Alison Sweeney
Marc Damon Johnson
Steve Sandvoss
Vanessa Carlton
Daniella Monet
Vince Corazza
Josh Kelley
Patrick Scott Lewis
Kwesi Ameyaw
Marisa Lauren
Brad Hawkins
Tom McCleister
Tyra Banks
Alanis Morissette
Chris Pine
Duncan Sheik
Paris Hilton
Trent Cameron
Bellamy Young
Aaron Douglas
Kyle Searles
Boris Cabrera
Brian McKnight
Chris Diamantopoulos
Robert Hoffman
Ashley Crow
Jeff Fahey
Kevin McCorkle
Michael E. Rodgers
Oanh Nguyen
John Aniston
Eden Riegel
Toby Lightman
Cynthia Martells
Erin Cahill
Atoosa Rubenstein
Robyn Lively
Nick Kokich
Lauren C. Mayhew
Tiffany Thornton
John Legend
Haylie Duff
Elizabeth Bogush
Erin Sanders
Charlotte Martin
Jason Adelman
Chris Heuisler
Joss Stone
Bonnie McKee
Stacie Orrico
Edith Fields
Jessica Collins
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 29, 2002
StatusEnded
Seasons3
Episodes61
Running Time1h
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
Wiki.
American Dreams is an American drama television series that ran on NBC for three seasons and 61 episodes, from September 29, 2002, to March 30, 2005. The show tells the story of the Pryor family of Philadelphia during the mid-1960s, with many plotlines around teenager Meg Pryor (Brittany Snow), who dances on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. The show often featured contemporary musicians performing as popular musicians of the 1960s. Season one takes place in 1963–64, season two in 1964–65 and season three in 1965–66.
The series was created by Jonathan Prince and developed by Josh Goldstein and Prince; the latter was also one of the executive producers with Dick Clark. It debuted on September 29, 2002, and initially aired on Sundays at 8:00 pm Eastern Time but moved to the same time on Wednesdays from March 9, 2005, to the third-season finale (March 30, 2005). The show was known as Our Generation when it debuted in Australia but was changed back to American Dreams when it returned for the second season.
The theme song "Generation" was written and performed by Emerson Hart, lead singer of the band Tonic. The song earned Hart an ASCAP award for Best Theme Song of Television in 2003. The show was the 2003 TV Land Awards "Future Classic" winner.