The sequel to Summer of '42 (1971) reunites Hermie, Oscy and Benjie as they graduate from high school. Benjie departs shortly to war while Hermie and Oscy go on to college and experience ...
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Title: Class of '44 (1973)
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Cast
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| Gary Grimes | ... | Hermie | |
| Jerry Houser | ... | Oscy | |
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Oliver Conant | ... | Benjie |
| Deborah Winters | ... | Julie | |
| William Atherton | ... | Fraternity President | |
| Sam Bottoms | ... | Marty | |
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Joe Ponazecki | ... | Professor |
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Murray Westgate | ... | Principal |
| Marian Waldman | ... | Grade Advisor | |
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Mary Long | ... | Valedictorian |
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Marcia Diamond | ... | Mrs. Gilhuly |
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Jeffrey Cohen | ... | Editor |
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Susan Marcus | ... | Assistant Editor |
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Lamar Criss | ... | 1st Proctor |
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Michael A. Hoey | ... | 2nd Proctor |
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The sequel to Summer of '42 (1971) reunites Hermie, Oscy and Benjie as they graduate from high school. Benjie departs shortly to war while Hermie and Oscy go on to college and experience fraternity hazings, cheating on exams, sex scandals and other unsavory college activities. Hermie grows apart from his childhood friend Oscy and begins a relationship with Julie that allows him to settle down into maturity. Written by alfiehitchie
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sequel | year in title | second part | punctuation in title | apostrophe in title |Taglines:
The Rousing Successor to "Summer of '42" See more »Genres:
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Hermie: Never.
Paule: Well, what's the matter? Aren't you 1-A?
Hermie: I'm going to college. Educational deferment, first class.
Paule: Oh... well, that's very nice. I mean, that's okay.
Oscy: Cut it, Paule. If you weren't so stupid, you'd be going to college too.
Paule: Well, there's a war on. Remember?
Oscy: Yeah, I heard the rumor.
Paule: Well, if you enlist you can pick your own branch. I'm going into the Navy.
Oscy: As what? A torpedo?
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Music and Lyrics by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston
Performed by The Merry Macs
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
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The film is also noted for being the feature film debut of John Candy in a very brief uncredited appearance at the beginning as a high school graduate who interacts with Hermie and Oscy. See more »Goofs
Brooklyn's PCC streetcars did not have standee windows and they featured a different paint scheme than the one seen in the film. See more »Quotes
Paule: Hey, Hermie. When you going in?Hermie: Never.
Paule: Well, what's the matter? Aren't you 1-A?
Hermie: I'm going to college. Educational deferment, first class.
Paule: Oh... well, that's very nice. I mean, that's okay.
Oscy: Cut it, Paule. If you weren't so stupid, you'd be going to college too.
Paule: Well, there's a war on. Remember?
Oscy: Yeah, I heard the rumor.
Paule: Well, if you enlist you can pick your own branch. I'm going into the Navy.
Oscy: As what? A torpedo?
[...]
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Mairzy DoatsMusic and Lyrics by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston
Performed by The Merry Macs
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
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10 April 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$13,843,000Company Credits
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The kids from that summer in Nantucket in 1942 have now graduated high school in 1944. Gary Grimes and Jerry Houser go off to college while Oliver Conant enlists in the Marines.
From a good dramatic coming of age story with Michel Legrand's great Oscar winning score for the Summer of 31, Class Of 44 is a raher pedestrian story that doesn't seem to have a point. The two college kids feel guilty about their third musketeer off to war as well as otherfamily members. Houser who's no kind of student quits and enlists in the army. Grimes is left alone and gets involved with rich and spoiled Deborah Winters.
The ending is minor and low keyed and one is left with wondering what is it I just saw?
Good actors just plain defeated by a pointless story.