{{Short description|2017 film by Tony Perri}}
{{Infobox film | name = Daydream Hotel | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name = {{Infobox name module|Nadoland}} | director = [[Tony Perri]] | writer = {{Plainlist| * Tony Perri * Marg Stark }} | producer = {{Plainlist| *[[Caroline Amiguet]] *Christian Esquevin *Susan Espinoza Hunt *Lori Morkunas Jones *Susan Kidd *Tony Perri *Bill Reitmeyer *Shane Schmeichel *Morgan Willis }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Mark Allyn * Caroline Amiguet * Felicity Bryant * Mark Anthony Cox * Josh Concepcion * Halle Cox * Hannah Alicia Cox * John D. Culver * Kelsey Fordham }} | cinematography = {{Plainlist| *Tony Perri *Austin Varco }} | editing = {{Plainlist| * Carlos Pelayo * Tony Perri }} | music = | studio = [[Coronado School of the Arts]] | released = {{film date|2016|01|17|[[Coronado Island Film Festival]]}} | runtime = 72 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $30,000 }}
'''''Daydream Hotel''''', also known as '''''Nadoland''''', is a 2016 [[fantasy]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Tony Perri]] and written by Perri and Marg Stark. The film stars Mark Allyn, [[Caroline Amiguet]], Felicity Bryant, and Mark Anthony Cox.
It was produced by the [[Coronado School of the Arts]] and filmed at the [[Hotel del Coronado|Hotel Del Coronado]]. The film won awards at [[WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival]] and [[Coronado Island Film Festival]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":0" />
== Plot == In 2022, guests at a scenic hotel discover the ability to become fantasized versions of themselves.
== Cast == {{cast listing| * Mark Allyn as Chuck * [[Caroline Amiguet]] as Grace Taylor * Felicity Bryant as Sandy * Mark Anthony Cox as Harry Canon * Josh Concepcion as Josh * Halle Cox as Bella * Hannah Alicia Cox as Brooklyn * John D. Culver as Dr. Herschell Flint * Kelsey Fordham as Kelly Bale }}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daydream Hotel {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/daydream_hotel |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |language=en}}</ref>
== Production == Originally called ''Nadoland'',<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Axelson |first=David |date=2015-06-18 |title=Locally Themed Nadoland Movie Set To Begin Production Aug. 1 |url=https://www.coronadonewsca.com/news/coronado_island_news/locally-themed-nadoland-movie-set-to-begin-production-aug-1/article_886735ae-160c-11e5-95d9-972f577b838c.html |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Coronado Eagle & Journal |language=en}}</ref> it is the first feature film shot at the [[Hotel del Coronado]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Burns |first=Alyssa K. |date=2016-01-11 |title=Coronado Film Festival Sneak Peak: Daydream Hotel |url=https://coronadotimes.com/news/2016/01/10/coronado-film-festival-sneak-peak-daydream-hotel/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Coronado Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=2020-01-27 |title=Hotel Del Coronado - San Diego Ghosts |url=https://sdghosts.com/hotel-del-coronado/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Beautiful Filming Locations in California |url=https://www.california.com/beautiful-filming-locations-california/ |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=California.com |language=en}}</ref> since ''[[The Stunt Man]]'' starring [[Peter O'Toole]] in 1979.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |date=2015-07-30 |title=Production Begins In August On "Daydream Hotel" |url=http://www.coronadonewsca.com/news/coronado_island_news/production-begins-in-august-on-daydream-hotel/article_6f7ae862-371b-11e5-b369-5f78a23e3d1f.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Coronado Eagle & Journal |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Loiselle |first=Ramona |date=2016-10-03 |title=Daydream Hotel will be first movie filmed at Hotel del Coronado in 40 years {{!}} Coronado Unified School District |url=http://coronadousd.net/news/daydream-hotel-will-be-first-movie-filmed-at-hotel-del-coronado-in-40-years/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003164726/http://coronadousd.net/news/daydream-hotel-will-be-first-movie-filmed-at-hotel-del-coronado-in-40-years/ |archive-date=2016-10-03 |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=[[Coronado Unified School District]]}}</ref> Another location used for filming was the Glorietta Bay Inn<ref name=":9" /> with local actors and [[Coronado High School (California)|CHS students]] from [[San Diego]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Axelson |first=David |date=2018-11-01 |title=Tony Perri Continues His Media Career In Coronado |url=http://www.coronadonewsca.com/news/coronado_island_news/tony-perri-continues-his-media-career-in-coronado/article_4ed83f8a-de28-11e8-a654-1b1a4d0213e8.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Coronado Eagle & Journal |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-19 |title=Special Screening Of "Daydream Hotel" This Saturday |url=http://www.coronadonewsca.com/news/coronado_island_news/special-screening-of-daydream-hotel-this-saturday/article_72b7c0d0-3cd8-11e7-809d-ef5c64eb64ec.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Coronado Eagle & Journal |language=en}}</ref> The setting takes place in the year 2022.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Beausoleil |first=Michael |date=2021-12-13 |title=A trip into Hotel del Coronado's Hollywood history |url=https://sdtoday.6amcity.com/hotel-del-coronado-hollywood-history/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=SDtoday |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was produced by [[Coronado School of the Arts]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Karnas |first=Lamarshell |date=2016-01-20 |title=A Strong & Successful Premiere - Coronado Island Film Festival Highlights |url=https://coronadotimes.com/news/2016/01/20/great-beginning-coronado-island-film-festival-highlights/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Coronado Times |language=en}}</ref>
== Release == The film premiered at [[Coronado Island Film Festival]] on January 17, 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chisholm |first=Dana S. |date=2016-01-19 |title=Comics + College: A Mellow Yet Exciting Day at the Coronado Island Film Festival |url=https://coronadotimes.com/news/2016/01/18/comics-college-mellow-yet-exciting-day-coronado-island-film-festival/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Coronado Times |language=en}}</ref>
== Reception == ===Critical response=== Lamarshell Karnas at Coronado Times called the film "original and playful."<ref name=":1" /> Dana Chisholm complimented the acting and aerial photography.<ref name=":0" />
===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable" !Festival !Year !Award !Recipient(s) !Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="2" |[[WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival]] | rowspan="2" |2017 |Dramatic Feature |Tony Perri |{{won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=WorldFest Houston 50 Remi Winners |url=https://worldfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WFH50REMIWINNERS5.9-1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730071927/https://worldfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WFH50REMIWINNERS5.9-1.pdf |archive-date=2017-07-30 |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=[[WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival]] |page=17}}</ref> |- |Best Actress - Critics Choice |Emma Kidd |{{nom}} | |- |[[Coronado Island Film Festival]] |2017 |Student Feature Film Grand Winner |''Daydream Hotel'' |{{won}} |<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Dani |date=2017-04-29 |title="Daydream Hotel "at Coronado Village Theatre (May 20) |url=https://coronadotimes.com/news/2017/04/29/daydream-hotel-coronado-village-theatre-may-20/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Coronado Times |language=en}}</ref> |- |Accolade Global Film Competition |2016 |Award of Merit - Feature Film |''Daydream Hotel'' |{{won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards of Merit November 2016 |url=https://accoladecompetition.org/november-2016/awards-of-merit-november-2016/ |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Accolade Global Film Competition |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|4642702|title=Daydream Hotel}} * {{Rotten tomatoes|daydream_hotel|title=Daydream Hotel}} * {{Letterboxd title|daydream-hotel|title=Daydream Hotel}}
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