Summer Lovers (1982)

A young American couple and a French woman engage in a threesome in the Greek Islands.

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writer:

Randal Kleiser

Stars:

Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valérie Quennessen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Gallagher	...	Michael Pappas
Daryl Hannah	...	Cathy Featherstone
Valérie Quennessen	...	Lina (as Valerie Quennessen)
Barbara Rush	...	Jean Featherstone
Carole Cook	...	Barbara Foster
Hans van Tongeren	...	Jan Tolin
Lydia Lenosi	...	Aspa
Vladimiros Kiriakidis	...	Yorghos (as Vladimiros Kiriakos)
Carlos Rodríguez Ramos	...	Cosmo
Rika Dialyna	...	Monica (as Rika Dialina)
Andreas Filippides	...	Andreas (as Andreas Filippidis)
Peter Pye	...	Joe Saunders
Janis Benjamin	...	Trish Saunders
Victor T. Salant	...	John
Brigitte Perbandt	...	Anna

Storyline

A young American couple go to the Greek islands for the summer and are dazzled by the beauty and the uninhibited people surrounding them. The young man meets and begins an affair with a French woman, an archeologist working on a dig. The young American woman discovers this and goes to confront the other woman. The French woman is quite taken with the American woman's photographic work, and the three become very close.

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Plot Keywords:

pubic hair | female pubic hair | male nudity | female nudity | male objectification | 

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Taglines:

Groove to the sound of Chicago's chart busting hit 'Hard To Say I'm Sorry' and 'Just Can't Get Enough' by Depeche Mode Plus Hit Numbers by - Elton John Tina Turner and many more!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 July 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Threesome

Filming Locations:

Santorini, Greece

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$504,000, 18 July 1982, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,968,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmways Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby 4-Track Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The dvd version of the movie has deleted an original scene of Lina laying naked in the sun on her villa wall, with a very slow dolly across her from head to toe, with the view out to sea.

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Goofs

When Cathy and Michael arrive at the villa, Cathy has a band-aid on her left arm between the elbow and the outer edge of her arm. This is seen when Michael knees her in the butt. When Cathy picks up the shower head and pretends it is a telephone the band-aid is missing. But when she walks outside with Michael, the band-aid reappears.

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Quotes

Lina: Jealousy doesn't show how much you love someone, it shows how insecure you are.

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Connections

Referenced in The O.C.: The Accomplice (2005)

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Soundtracks

Play To Win
Written by Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory
Performed by Heaven 17
Courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd.

User Reviews

Makes you want to go to the Greek isles

I liked the theme of personal growth and minor sexual liberation against the backdrop of Greece, specifically, Thira (Santorini). There is some decent, although very minor, treatment of the archaeology of the Minoan civilization on Thira. The performances were good and the scenery is stunningly beautiful. A good amount of toplessness and some minor full nudity is refreshingly well treated. Point in fact, I had similar experiences when I went to the islands in 1984. Entertaining and poignant.