Have Dreams, Will Travel is a bittersweet
drama film set in the 1960s directed by Brad Isaacs, starring
Cayden Boyd,
AnnaSophia Robb,
Lara Flynn Boyle,
Dylan McDermott,
Heather Graham,
Val Kilmer and
Matthew Modine.
Plot
Ben Reynolds (
Cayden Boyd) (who narrates the story) lives with neglecting parents: a bisexual mom who is, as Ben states, "obsessed with movies in a way that defies all explanation." (
Lara Flynn Boyle) and a dad (
Matthew Modine) who completely ignores him. He is too obsessed with his boat.
One rainy night, Ben's parents take in a girl about Ben's age named Cassie Kennington (
AnnaSophia Robb) who is the only survivor of a car wreck that killed her parents. Ben's parents agree to let Cassie stay with them until she can move into her grandmother's house. Cassie instead encourages Ben to run away with her and live with her aunt (
Heather Graham) and uncle (
Dylan McDermott), who live in
Baltimore. Their first stop is at a pig farm run by Henderson (
Val Kilmer) and a small
wedding ceremony for Ben and Cassie takes place.