Summer Lovers (1982)

A young American couple and a French woman engage in a threesome in the Greek Islands.

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writer:

Randal Kleiser

Stars:

Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valérie Quennessen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Gallagher	...	Michael Pappas
Daryl Hannah	...	Cathy Featherstone
Valérie Quennessen	...	Lina (as Valerie Quennessen)
Barbara Rush	...	Jean Featherstone
Carole Cook	...	Barbara Foster
Hans van Tongeren	...	Jan Tolin
Lydia Lenosi	...	Aspa
Vladimiros Kiriakidis	...	Yorghos (as Vladimiros Kiriakos)
Carlos Rodríguez Ramos	...	Cosmo
Rika Dialyna	...	Monica (as Rika Dialina)
Andreas Filippides	...	Andreas (as Andreas Filippidis)
Peter Pye	...	Joe Saunders
Janis Benjamin	...	Trish Saunders
Victor T. Salant	...	John
Brigitte Perbandt	...	Anna

Storyline

A young American couple go to the Greek islands for the summer and are dazzled by the beauty and the uninhibited people surrounding them. The young man meets and begins an affair with a French woman, an archeologist working on a dig. The young American woman discovers this and goes to confront the other woman. The French woman is quite taken with the American woman's photographic work, and the three become very close.

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Plot Keywords:

pubic hair | female pubic hair | nudity | male nudity | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Sun, surf, sand ... and the sexy adventure of a lifetime.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 July 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Threesome

Filming Locations:

Santorini, Greece

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmways Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby 4-Track Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The idea for the film occurred to writer-director Randal Kleiser while touring the Greek islands on vacation. Kleiser found fascinating the uninhibited, free-form lifestyle created by literally thousands of young adults from all over the world.

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Goofs

When "Kathy" heads to "Lina"'s to confront her, we see a man sitting with a donkey to the right of the path, in the shade. As "Kathy" comes into view again momentarily (seconds later) the man & donkey are gone.

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Quotes

Lina: People are like gas.
Cathy Featherstone: I beg your pardon?
Lina: Gas expands to fit the space and so do people.
Cathy Featherstone: I think I'll expand into the kitchen and fix dinner.
Lina: When there is not enough space, there is pressure.

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Connections

Featured in The Making of 'Summer Lovers' (1982)

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Soundtracks

Get Away
Written by Peter Cetera, Robert Lamm and David Foster
Performed by Chicago
From the album "Chicago 16" (1982) (uncredited)

User Reviews

Good Lighthearted Fun

Sometimes, one wants their movies to be an escape tool. That's what this movie was when it was made and what it has always been. Two young people vacation on a Greek Island and meet a French woman who has led a rather eclectic life. Educated, knowledgeable about life and just plain sexy she is. A love triangle ensues without all the recriminations that would result in the real world. The only "pain and suffering" is the normal feelings of sharing a lover with another.

The funniest part is the surprise visit from the American girl's mother and best friend. For all its risqué subject matter, the movie stays on the surface of all that and plays this for fun and laughter. It's just good old-fashioned escapism along the lines of "California Dreaming," "Hollywood Knights," and other movies of that genre. It serves to introduce us to Darryl Hannah and Valerie Quennessen, who was lost in an automobile accident in the eighties.

If you're looking for a movie that will give you a few laughs, a little titillation and some harmless sexuality, this is a good choice. Who knows, it may spark some interesting conversations between you and your significant other!