Pick-up Summer (1980)
"Pinball Summer" (original title)

It's a summer of fun for two teenaged boys who spend their time chasing two sisters, annoying a biker gang, and basically getting into typical sophomoric hijinks whenever they can.

Director:

George Mihalka

Writer:

Richard Zelniker

Stars:

Michael Zelniker, Carl Marotte, Karen Stephen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Zelniker	...	Greg
Carl Marotte	...	Steve
Karen Stephen	...	Donna
Helene Udy	...	Suzy
Thomas Kovacs	...	Bert (as Tom Kovacs)
Joey McNamara	...	Whimpy
Joy Boushel	...	Sally (as Joy Boushell)
J. Robert Maze	...	Pete
Matthew Stevens	...	Rod
Sue Ronne	...	Pam
Bob King	...	Biker #1
Rob Stein	...	Biker #2
Rob Ferguson	...	Biker #3
Roland Nincheri	...	Counsellor Frank Jelnick
Lyn Jackson	...	Mrs. Jelnick

Storyline

Do kids today think of anything but cruising around, playing games and "making out"? Not the kids from this suburban town who decide to live it up when school lets out. Chief cruisers are Greg and his buddy, Steve. Their targets? Two bouncy, fun-loving sisters, Donna and Suzy. Their hang-outs? "O.J.'s Drive-In," where the gang meets to eat, and "Pete's Arcade." A cast of colorful characters includes: Bert and his gang of punk bikers; Whimpy-"Pete's" inept fix-it man; Sally-an appetizing waitress...how far she goes nobody knows; the town flasher, who risks catching pneumonia every chance he gets, and two cops who spend all their time keeping up with the local "loonies." Anything and everything goes!

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Plot Keywords:

summer | game | beach | teen | sex | 

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Taglines:

A fun-filled comedy where anything and everything goes!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pick-up Summer

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 900,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Saturday Night Fever (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Can You Catch Me"
Written, Performed and Produced by Jay Boivin & Germain Gauthier

User Reviews

A Canadian summer

This is a fairly routine teen comedy, with precious few laughs and lots of guys with sex on the brain. I will, however, give this film high marks for actually "feeling" like summer. Perhaps it's just me, but I can't identify at all with a California or Florida summer...there are no palm trees around my city. So for all of the flaws in this movie, I think that I'll remember the lovely Canadian summer scenery for some time...the only part worth remembering in an otherwise forgettable film.