# Best Dream/Fantasy Sequence in a film? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741 "2015-04-15T15:36:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/21 "2015-04-15T22:00:40Z")
I’m a fan of the [toilet scene from Trainspotting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4LFM7b5Ckc). The fantasy part is less than a minute and very simple, but the complete disconnect between what he imagines vs. what he’s actually doing is brilliant. Warning - it’s a little gross. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/22 "2015-04-15T22:06:23Z")
Joe Gideon’s (Roy Scheider) dream sequence after his heart surgery in _All That Jazz._ Too long for a link, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/23 "2015-04-15T22:33:38Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I’ll go for the [lampshaded dream sequence in Living in Oblivion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXlRG73ciaA). It’s brilliant. I also immediately thought of that one. _Living in Oblivion_ is great. ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/24 "2015-04-16T00:09:33Z")
The fantasy sequence from [High Fidelity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68epYBCtFWI) (language and violence warning). ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/25 "2015-04-16T02:19:48Z")
The dream sequences from “A Christmas Story.” (sorry, no links) I think there are four; my favorite part–Ralphie shoots the desperados in his back yard and the corpses have big black **X** s on their eyelids. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/26 "2015-04-16T02:45:34Z")
Crap. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/27 "2015-04-16T02:50:08Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > I also immediately thought of that one. _Living in Oblivion_ is great. And some very early Dinklage. That guy has such a beautiful voice. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/28 "2015-04-16T03:03:16Z")
The heaven scenes from [What Dreams May Come](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdgGxgg91Tc) ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/29 "2015-04-16T03:20:25Z")
[The Fall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO0LYcCoeJY) is mostly fantasy sequences. ---
**Author:** ![Garula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Garula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garula)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/30 "2015-04-16T04:42:09Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Well, the OP scooped my suggestion already. My fall back is the season four finale of _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_. > > “I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.” It’s not in film, so I suppose it doesn’t meet the OP’s criteria, but “Restless” was definitely the most true to life representation of a dream I’ve seen. It rather masterfully captured dream logic, where everything is weird but familiar and there’s a sort of tenuous connection between events, where if you stay in the moment everything feels like it makes sense. But as soon as you stop to think about it, you realize how nonsensical it is. Watching it is like waking up from a vivid dream and trying to piece together what it was about. ---
**Author:** ![Stealth\_Bragg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@Stealth\_Bragg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Bragg)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/31 "2015-04-16T13:14:21Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > All of Jacob’s Ladder? Not allowed by the OP 😃 but along the same lines, all of “Eyes Wide Shut” 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/32 "2015-04-16T13:32:18Z")
> [@blue\_infinity](#): > > [The Fall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO0LYcCoeJY) is mostly fantasy sequences. This was the first thing I thought of. [QUOTE=Stealth\_Bragg] Not allowed by the OP but along the same lines, all of "Eyes Wide Shut [/QUOTE] It’s been years since I’ve seen this so I don’t remember it well. Are you making a joke or was it really all just a dream? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/33 "2015-04-16T16:12:11Z")
I know it’s a (deliberate ?) cheap shot, but the last scene in Brian DePalma’s “Carrie” is rather effective. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/34 "2015-04-16T16:34:43Z")
As I recall (it’s been a long time since I’ve seen it), Oliver Stone did a pretty good job of capturing the feel of an acid trip during the Death Valley sequence in _The Doors._ ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/35 "2015-04-16T16:40:39Z")
The story of the three brothers in **Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows**. I can’t remember if that was in 1 or 2, but I’m going to assume 1. I also think there was an animated sequence in **Hellboy 2** that I remember was quite good. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/36 "2015-04-16T17:04:43Z")
[The dancing dwarf](http://youtu.be/h0YI_eHg3Aw) in “Twin Peaks.” ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/37 "2015-04-16T17:12:23Z")
From **Gay Purr-ee** (1962) Jean Tom (Robert Goulet) and Robespierre (Red Buttons) are drugged with champagne by Money Cat (Paul Frees) and have their own Champagne Dream sequence before they realize they’ve been Shanghaied to the Klondike “Bubbles” is a sort of UPA version of “Pink Elephants on Parade”. But it was produced (though not directed) by Chuck Jones! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CQeOuZw_FTo/hqdefault.jpg "Bubbles") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQeOuZw_FTo) ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/38 "2015-04-16T17:26:44Z")
This may not quite fit the OP as it is more an “imagined scenario” than a “dream”, per se. But the one that comes to mind is from “Hannah and Her Sisters”. Woody is seeing his doctor about a possible brain tumor (which he is convinced is there, and has been fretting about), and is awaiting the results from this tests (X-rays, MRI, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/39 "2015-04-16T17:28:22Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > And for films, Rosemary’s impregnation scene in Rosemary’s Baby. But that was _really happening_! > [@Labdad](#): > > [The dancing dwarf](http://youtu.be/h0YI_eHg3Aw) in “Twin Peaks.” That’s my choice. Not a movie, but still. Cost me some sleep. Mrs. Palmer’s vision of killer Bob at the foot of Laura’s bed is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen on TV. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741/40 "2015-04-16T17:30:23Z")
Another film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. About 2/3 of the film takes place inside Joel’s mind as he is undergoing a procedure that erases selected memories. It’s really trippy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-dream-fantasy-sequence-in-a-film/717741.md?page=3)