Camp Nowhere (1994)

Director:

Jonathan Prince

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Kurtzman (written by) &
Eliot Wald (written by)

Release Date:

26 August 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

No parents, no counselors, no rules.

Plot:

Morris "Mud" Himmel has a problem. His parents desperately want to send him away to summer camp. He hates going to summer camp...

Plot Keywords:

Summer Camp | Friend | Mud | Sexual Awakening | Teenage Girl

Cast

John Putch	...	Neil Garbus
Peter Scolari	...	Donald Himmel
Romy Windsor	...	Nancy Himmel (as Romy Walthall)
Jonathan Jackson	...	Morris 'Mud' Himmel
Joshua Gibran Mayweather	...	Walter Welton (as Joshua G. Mayweather)
Andrew Keegan	...	Zack Dell
Devin Oatway	...	Tim
Kellen McLaughlin	...	J.D.
Brian Wagner	...	Lenny
Marnette Patterson	...	Trish Prescott
Melody Kay	...	Gaby Nowicki
Christopher Lloyd	...	Dennis Van Welker
M. Emmet Walsh	...	T.R. Polk
Ray Baker	...	Norris Prescott
Kate Mulgrew	...	Rachel Prescott
Maryedith Burrell	...	Gwen Nowicki
Peter Onorati	...	Karl Dell
Burgess Meredith	...	Fein
Hillary Tuck	...	Betty Stoller
Paige Andree	...	Jill (as Paigé Andreé)
Leah Theresa Hanner	...	Debbie
Mooky Arizona	...	Arnold
Kazz Wingate IV	...	Pete
Nathan Cavaleri	...	Steve
Heather DeLoach	...	Eileen
Nicolas Friedman	...	Ricky
Alyssa Poblador	...	Nicole
Allison Mack	...	Heather
Jessica Alba	...	Gail (as Jessica Marie Alba)
Tiffany Mataras	...	Ashley, Twin
Krystle Mataras	...	Amber, Twin
Ian Christopher Scott	...	Warren
Joe Scott	...	Delivery Guy
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Lt. Eliot Hendricks (as Tom Wilson)
Wendy Makkena	...	Dr. Celeste Dunbar
Patrick LaBrecque	...	Grocery Checker
Kevin Scannell	...	Country Store Manager
Michael Zorek	...	Chez Cheez Guy
Kyra Stempel	...	Chez Cheez Clerk
Jonathan Prince	...	Michael Burkey
Ron Fassler	...	Drama Dad
Bobette Buster	...	Drama Mom
Donzaleigh Abernathy	...	Dorothy Welton, Walter's Mom (as Donzaleigh Avis Abernathy)
William John Murphy	...	Trooper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Winston Churchill	...	Himself (uncredited) (archive footage)
Jonathan Frakes	...	Bob Spiegel (uncredited)
Genie Francis	...	Mrs. Spiegel (uncredited)
David E. Harshbarger	...	Counselor Dave (uncredited)
Bob Pepper	...	Parent (uncredited)
Michael Satterfield	...	Cheese Kid (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonathan Prince

Writing credits (WGA)
Andrew Kurtzman		(written by) &
Eliot Wald		(written by)

Produced by
Janet Graham	....	co-producer
Andrew Kurtzman	....	executive producer
Gloria Lopez	....	associate producer
Michael Peyser	....	producer
David Streit	....	co-producer
Eliot Wald	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Lawrence		(as David Lawrence)

Cinematography by
Sandi Sissel

Film Editing by
Jon Poll

Casting by
Amy Lippens

Production Design by
Rusty Smith

Art Direction by
Keith Neely

Set Decoration by
Jim Samson		(as James I. Samson)

Costume Design by
Sherry Thompson

Makeup Department
Tracey Levy	....	makeup artist
Kenny Myers	....	key makeup artist
Geri B. Oppenheim	....	key makeup artist
Nina Paskowitz	....	key hair stylist
Katherine Rees	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Jeremiah Samuels	....	production supervisor
David Streit	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Otie Brown	....	second assistant director
David Hallinan	....	second second assistant director
Richard Hawley	....	first assistant director
Timothy J. Lonsdale	....	first assistant director (as Timothy Lonsdale)
Timothy J. Lonsdale	....	second assistant director (as Timothy Lonsdale)

Art Department
Dena Allen	....	art department production assistant (as Dena J. Allen)
George Armenta	....	construction crew
Gilbert Badillo	....	labor foreman
William Beavers Jr.	....	construction crew (as William G. Beavers Jr.)
Peter Croyle	....	construction crew
Mike Cunningham	....	assistant property master
Kevin Shawn Curran	....	construction crew
Ken Deubel III	....	paint foreman
Terry Deubel	....	painter
Stacy Doran	....	on-set dresser
Tempest S. Farley	....	art department production assistant
Melinda Frank	....	construction crew
Scott Genofile	....	construction crew (as R. Scott Genofile)
Ildefonso Goris	....	greensman (as Ildefonso L. Goris)
David E. Harshbarger	....	property master (as David Harshbarger)
Thomas V. Johnson	....	stand-by painter (as Thomas Johnson)
Christopher S. Nushawg	....	set designer
Thomas A. O'Conor	....	construction crew
Kathleen Ann O'Loughlin	....	painter
Mona Personius	....	lead person
Lars Petersen	....	construction coordinator
Sally Romine	....	painter
Thomas Wayne Spinney	....	construction crew
Laurie Stevens	....	art department coordinator
John L. Sullivan	....	construction crew
Eric Troop	....	swing gang
Michael Vojvoda	....	swing gang (as Mike Vojvoda)
Steven C. Voll	....	construction foreman
Stephen Wallach	....	swing gang
Christy Powers	....	construction medic (uncredited)
Craig Zumbroegel	....	propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ezra Dweck	....	foley mixer (as Ezra 'Jr.' Dweck)
Ezra Dweck	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Ezra 'Jr.' Dweck)
Darrell Hanzalik	....	supervising adr editor
Ron S. Herbes	....	assistant sound editor (as Ron Herbes)
Randall L. Johnson	....	boom operator
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
David Kelson	....	production sound mixer
Ryan Robinson	....	digital sound technician
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Robert L. Sephton	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Sherline	....	cable person
Charles Ewing Smith	....	dialogue editor
F. Scott Taylor	....	assistant sound editor
Todd Toon	....	sound effects editor
Bryan O. Watkins	....	sound effects editor (as Bryan Watkins)
Scott Weber	....	foley editor
Jeffrey A. Humphreys	....	sound utility (uncredited)
Robert L. Sephton	....	sound designer (uncredited)
Robert L. Sephton	....	sound supervisor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects coordinator
Paul H. Haines Jr.	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Adrienne Briggs	....	stunts
Kelli Brock	....	stunts
Kerrie Cullen	....	stunts
Gary Guercio	....	stunts
Gene LeBell	....	stunts
Kent W. Luttrell	....	stunt double
Wendy E. Matousek	....	stunt double
Bernie Pock	....	stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunt coordinator (as Bobby M. Porter)
Carlton Lee Russell	....	stunts
Birgit K. Schier	....	stunts
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
Bobbie Sunday Starr	....	stunts
R.L. Tolbert	....	stunts (as RL Tolbert)

Camera and Electrical Department
George Billinger III	....	Steadicam operator
Lila Byall	....	second assistant camera
Kevin Chickanis	....	grip
Willie E. Dawkins	....	lamp operator
Jeffrey De La Rosa	....	lamp operator (as Jeffrey D. de la Rosa)
Kevin Fahey	....	grip (as Kevin John Fahey)
Michael James Fahey	....	grip
Brent L. Jones	....	grip
Anthony T. Marra II	....	rigging key grip
Bruce McCleery	....	gaffer (as Robert Bruce McCleery)
Michael A. McFadden	....	best boy grip
Stephen McGehee	....	lamp operator
John C. Moore	....	best boy electric
Tim Pershing	....	key grip (as Timothy Pershing)
Stefanie Rosen	....	first assistant camera
Walter Royle	....	grip
Jeffrey P. Soderberg	....	rigging gaffer
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
David Thompson	....	lamp operator
Henry Tirl	....	Steadicam assistant
Henry Tirl	....	additional camera operator: "b" camera
Henry Tirl	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Dennis K. Wilson	....	dolly grip
John Ziegler	....	second assistant camera
George Billinger III	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Greg Gardiner	....	additional director of photography (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara J. Block	....	casting assistant
Tony Hobbs	....	extras casting
Barbie Block	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shandra Beri	....	costumer: women
Steve Ellsworth	....	costumer: men
Luellyn Harper	....	costume supervisor
Joanna Hoyle-Davis	....	costumer: women (as JoAnna Hoyle-Davis)
Molly Mitchell	....	assistant to costume designer (as Molly Catherine Mitchell)

Editorial Department
Michael Belling	....	first assistant editor
Curtis Croeni	....	assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Paula Greatbatch	....	assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Paul Broucek	....	music supervisor
George Doering	....	musician: guitars
Dominic Fidelibus	....	supervising music copyist
Charles Martin Inouye	....	supervising music editor
Daryl B. Kell	....	music editor (as Daryl Kell)
Evyen Klean	....	music supervisor
David Lawrence	....	orchestrator
Rick Riccio	....	music scoring mixer
Joshua E. Schneider	....	consultant: musical score
Joe Soldo	....	orchestra contractor

Transportation Department
Steve Duncan	....	transportation captain (as Steven S. Duncan)
Steve Hellerstein	....	transportation captain (as Steven J. Hellerstein)
Eddie Lee Voelker	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Stephanie Axe	....	production assistant
Maria Bodman	....	puppeteer
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Ruth Ann Crudup-Brown	....	studio teacher (as Ruth Ann Crudup)
Jon Djanrelian	....	craft service
Sara Endsley	....	production assistant
Charles W. Francis	....	payroll accountant (as Charles Francis)
Elaine Frontain	....	assistant: Mr. Peyser
Dean Geller	....	production office assistant
Vincent G. Gonzales	....	key set production assistant
Kristin Hansen	....	production coordinator
Larry Heying	....	stand-in
Pat Jackson	....	studio teacher (as Patrick Jackson)
Valerie Y.O. Kim	....	assistant location manager
Mitch Kreindel	....	unit publicist
Shirley Kuzmunich	....	set medic
Shari LaFranchi Blakney	....	assistant production coordinator (as Shari LaFranchi)
Connie McAloney	....	first assistant accountant
April Messerschmitt	....	stand-in (as April Messerschmidt)
Murray Miller	....	location manager
Sandra Roach	....	production office assistant
Holly Schiffer	....	choreographer
Kathleen Setier	....	assistant accountant
Rik Smith	....	assistant: Mr. Prince (as Rik L. Smith)
Laura Sode-Matteson	....	location manager
Judy Thomason	....	assistant: Mr. Peyser
Jonathan Treisman	....	production office assistant
Donald H. Walker	....	production accountant
Annie Welles	....	script supervisor
Martine White	....	assistant location manager
Wendy E. Matousek	....	stand-in: Melody Kay and Allison Mack (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hollywood Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (1995) (Greece) (VHS)
• Buena Vista International (1994) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Imaging  titles and opticals
• Buena Vista Sound  sound services
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Extra Extra Large Films  main title logo design
• L.A. Mad Dogs  adr voice casting
• Segue Music  music editing
• Tech-FX  video effects
• Variety Cinema Catering  catering
• Video Image  video playback services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild adolescent language and sensuality

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:All | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Sierra Madre, California, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

Jonathan Jackson's character wears a red shirt with the word "Lucky" on it in the movie. His character on "General Hospital" (1963) is named Lucky.

Goofs:

Continuity: Towards the beginning, when the kids are throwing their stuff into the fire. One of the kids, suggest, that Steve, throw in his cello. For the first few minutes in the shot it's standing up against the burning logs. In the next shot when they are are yelling "nowhere", you get a glimpse of the fire, and the cello, appears to be gone. It's impossible for the cello and case to burn that quickly.

Quotes:

Lt. Eliot Hendricks:Fleur... what the hell are you doing?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Amazing Transparent Man (#7.23)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

PARTY AT GROUND ZERO

Great movie with good values

A wonderful funny movie. It is a good movie with good values. I have loved it since I saw it when it first came out. I have the DVD now and it still continues to make me smile and laugh as I watch it. I wanted to be at the camp with the kids. I watch it now and wish I could just get away and have a camp like that. The kids made there own camp and had, Christopher Lloyd, be there camp representative for multiple camps. Andrew Keagan is in it and when I was younger I thought he was the hottest guy alive so I loved to watch and re-watch the movie. The kids all get in trouble in the end for deceiving their parents and Lloyd gets his debt which has the cops looking for him paid off in a sweet way.