Camp Cucamonga (1990) (TV)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Roger Duchowny

Writers (WGA):

Bennett Tramer (story) &
Rich Melcombe (story) ...

Release Date:

23 September 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Action | Adventure | Family

Tagline:

The zaniest, most hilarious summer vacation ever!

Plot:

Standard camp shenanigans and romance amongst the counselors and the campers at a lake front summer camp. |

Plot Keywords:

Camp | Camp Vacation | Vacation | Summer Vacation | Teenage Girl

Cast

John Ratzenberger	...	Marvin Schector
Chad Allen	...	Frankie Calloway
Jennifer Aniston	...	Ava Schector
Candace Cameron Bure	...	Amber Lewis (as Candace Cameron)
Richard Herd	...	Thornton Bradley
Dorothy Lyman	...	Millie Schector
Danica McKellar	...	Lindsey Scott
Breckin Meyer	...	Cody
Brian Robbins	...	Roger Berg
Josh Saviano	...	Max Plotkin
Tasha Scott	...	Jennifer
Lauren Tewes	...	Mrs. Scott
Jaleel White	...	Dennis Brooks
G. Gordon Liddy	...	Howard Sloan
Sherman Hemsley	...	Herbert Himmel

Also Known As:

How I Spent My Summer
Lights Out (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA

Company:

NBC Productions

Trivia:

Tasha Scott was 17 during filming of this movie and Jaleel White was 13.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the female counselor hops on the motor-cross bike with Roger, her helmet is not fastened, and then the she takes off by accidentally hitting the throttle. Then when the bike finally stops, we see her helmet is fastened.

Only for nostalgia's sake.

If it wasn't for nostalgia reasons I wouldn't even mind writing a review for this. "Camp Cucamonga" is a strange example of how a movie displays the period of time when it was filmed. The movie came out in 1990 when still the 80's fashion, music, ideals, etc. were a huge influence. The movie is filled with cheesy jokes, bright colors in every scene, cheesy music, etc.

This is my perfect example of a movie that shouldn't be recycled. I mean, "Camp Cucamonga" should have been destroyed after it's 1990 release. It just doesn't fit in the new millennium. It's not even ultra cheesy by today.

Anyways, when I was a kid I watched it on it's original release date and I recall watching it when it re-runed on cable. I remember that the main "dramatic" situation was surrounded with dumb sub-plots involving a nerd in love with a cute girl, the typical bitchy spoiled blonde girl who couldn't stop her boyfriend from pretending the cute girl, the anti-cool black nerd kid, and the horny male counselor who always tried to hit on Jennifer Aniston (I'd like to know her opinion towards this movie!).

Anyways, this movie was fun and "cool" on it's time. I liked it and I'm not ashamed of admitting that I enjoyed it back in 1990. But objectively, it's a super cheese effort for kids.

"Camp Cucamonga" should only exist in the minds and hearts of people who watched in it the 90's. People who watched it after the 90's are on their right to bash it. The rap song was very catchy though! "Cucamonga, oh yeah, oh yeah, come to camp cucamonga".

By the way, the IMDb movie recommendation is totally absurd. "Sleepaway Camp"? Seriously, have they even watched it?!