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5.7/10   501 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Trey Ellis (written by) and
Paris Qualles (written by)
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Release Date:
22 April 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Summer's Never Been So Much Fun!
Plot:
In 1976, Drew Tate is a young teenager who has trouble dealing with life after he accidentally sets his house on fire... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Larenz Tate ... Drew Tate
Joe Morton ... Kenny Tate

Suzzanne Douglas ... Brenda Tate

Glynn Turman ... Spencer Phillips
Vanessa Bell Calloway ... Francis Phillips
A.J. Johnson ... Heather Lee (as Adrienne-Joi Johnson)

Morris Chestnut ... Harold Lee

Jada Pinkett Smith ... Lauren Kelly (as Jada Pinkett)
Duane Martin ... Jr. Phillips
Mary Alice ... Evelyn

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney ... Dr. Wade
Markus Redmond ... Darryl
Perry Moore ... Moe
Akia Victor ... Charlene
Aaron Griffin ... Boy w / Lauren
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Drew's Inkwell (USA) (working title)
No Ordinary Summer
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Runtime:
110 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Jonathan Demme often visited the set and befriended young director Matty Rich. The two spoke of doing a film together but that never materialized. more
Soundtrack:
Semper Fidelis more

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Good Movie Sidelined by Stupidity, 24 February 2007
4/10
Author: GearMaven from San Francisco, CA

So many parts of this movie were truly moving and then you were blasted with utterly stupid scenes...the insane giggling of the adolescent boys, the interactions between the brothers-in-law. What could have been a really tremendous movie was absolutely sidelined by the unsuccessful attempts at over-the-top humor that had none of us laughing.

In fact, when seeing the critics "hilarious" and such comments on the DVD box, it simply reinforced my belief that most, if not all, male critics in our society today are simply 14-year-old adolescent boys in adult bodies. This was simply not funny and should instead have gone with mild humor and the wonderful story basis. Such a shame!

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