Indian Summer (1993)

Director:

Mike Binder

Writer (WGA):

Mike Binder (written by)

Release Date:

23 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A Comedy About Eight Friends Who Return To The Best Summer Of Their Lives!

Plot:

Seven friends reunite for a week-long reunion at a summer camp in Ontario they used to attend as children which is now threatened with being closed down.

Plot Keywords:

Reunion | Summer Camp | Ontario | Thirty Something | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Alan Arkin	...	Unca Lou Handler
Matt Craven	...	Jamie Ross
Diane Lane	...	Beth Warden / Clair Everett (flashback)
Bill Paxton	...	Jack Belston
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Jennifer Morton
Kevin Pollak	...	Brad Berman
Sam Raimi	...	Stick Coder
Vincent Spano	...	Matthew Berman
Julie Warner	...	Kelly Berman
Kimberly Williams-Paisley	...	Gwen Daugherty (as Kimberly Williams)
Richard Chevolleau	...	Sam Grover
Robert K. Feldmann	...	Man in Canoe
Anne Holloway	...	Tamakwa Cook
Cliff Woolner	...	Ranger Thaddeus Clay (flashback)
Emily Creed	...	Young Jennifer

Also Known As:

L'été indien (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-8 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Outlaw Productions (I)

Trivia:

Ashley Williams, who plays Ida Heinken in the flashback scenes, is the younger sister of Kimberly Williams-Paisley, who plays Gwen.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the flashback to the long-ago Tamakwa-thon, as the runners pass through a crowd, the shadows of the cameraman and sound man are visible on the backs of the assembled onlookers.

Quotes:

Matthew Berman: The ring? Unca Lou... You know I hate boxing!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Miss March/Race to Witch Mountain/Sunshine Cleaning (#1.3)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah

Nostaligia Fantasy

If I could go back, even as an adult and relive the days of my Summer's spent at camp...I would be there so fast. The Camps I went to weren't even this great. They were in Texas where the mosquitoes actually carry people off but we had horses and fishing. The movie cinematography was astounding, the characters funny and believable especially Perkins, Pollack and Arkin. Sam Raimi's character and sub-antics were priceless. So who ever thought this movie was lame...I have deep pity for because they can't suspend their disbelief long enough to imagine camp life again as an adult or they never went as kids. The whole point was that these people had an opportunity to regress and become juvenile again and so they did at every opportunity. I wish I could. It was funny, intelligent, beautifully scripted, brilliantly cast and the artistry takes me back so I want to watch it over and over just for the scenery even. Sorta like Dances with Wolves and LadyHawk...good movies but the wilderness becomes a character as much as the actors. Rent it, see it, buy it and watch it over and over and over...never gets old. ;0)