Summerhood (2008)

The coming of age summer-camp saga of four best friends who hate each other.

Directors:

Jacob Medjuck, Tony Dean Smith

Writer:

Jacob Medjuck

Stars:

Raquel Alessi, Scott Beaudin, Jesse Camacho

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Raquel Alessi	...	Cinnamon
Scott Beaudin	...	Reckless
Jesse Camacho	...	Grandpa
Leah Fassett	...	Rachel
Max Fineberg	...	Mud
Joe Flaherty	...	Camp Director
David Patrick Flemming	...	Charlie (as David Flemming)
Layne Greene	...	Flyball
Afshar Hamed	...	Boating Guy
Afshin Hamed	...	Boating Dude
Keegan Hiltz	...	New Kid
Stephanie Hood	...	Carmen
Amy Kerr	...	Candy
Mike LeGrice	...	Ginsu
Ian MacDonald	...	Steve

Storyline

The coming of age summer-camp saga of four best friends who hate each other.

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Plot Keywords:

summer camp | coming of age | best friend | love | counselor | 

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Taglines:

Childhood. Without Parole.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 January 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Nova Scotia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summerhood Productions, Portara Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color Color (35 mm version)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mitch - Casper: I feel like a rainbow.

User Reviews

An interesting, yet flawed, summer camp movie

While this is one of those feel good movies involving young children, this is a more earnest and, to a vast extent, less cliché, than other movies of its kind. The dialog is less refined, and just something that would be expected to be uttered by kids in real life.

The performances by the kids were adequate. I didn't feel that one stood out more than the other, as it seemed that the director was content to let the story take the main stage. Even though the movie's essentially about Fetus and his epiphanies at the summer camp it didn't really focus on Fetus all the time. Rather, it meandered away from him, and I feel that this is where a flaw occurred. There was no proper focus so I couldn't really connect with Fetus at times. Thankfully, his attraction towards Sundae was not one of those moments, though sadly it wasn't properly developed. Some of the dialog was muffled and didn't make sense in tying it to the story.

Having said that Summerhood is still a movie worth watching. There are some laugh aloud moments, some poignant moments, and some moments that will make you reflect about your best summer, or your first kiss, or when life really began for you. Don't let this movie pass you by.