One Crazy Summer (1986)

An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.

Director:

Savage Steve Holland

Writer:

Savage Steve Holland

Stars:

John Cusack, Demi Moore, Linda Warren

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Cusack	...	Hoops McCann
Linda Warren	...	Mrs. McCann
Joel Murray	...	George Calamari
Grenville Cuyler	...	Graduation Orator
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Egg Stork
Kristen Goelz	...	Squid Calamari
Tom Villard	...	Clay Stork
Curtis Armstrong	...	Ack Ack Raymond
Sky	...	Boscoe
Laura Waterbury	...	Crossing Guard
Jennifer Yahoodik	...	Andrea
Rachel C. Telegen	...	Brunhelda
Demi Moore	...	Cassandra Eldridge
John Matuszak	...	Stain
Paul M. Lane	...	Biker #1 (as Paul Lane)

Storyline

With a name like Hoops McCann, he's bound to get that basketball scholarship after high school, right? Wrong! What Hoops really wants to do is write and illustrate a love story. To help him find his way, his friend George invites Hoops to come with him and his sister to spend the summer on Nantucket. The friends Crazy Summer begins when they pickup Cassandra on the way--she's being chased by a motorcycle gang. From here on in, it only gets crazier. Once on the island, Hoops and George, along with George's island friends the Stork twins and Ack-Ack (son of a marine), must help Cassandra save her grandfather's house from the greedy Beckersted Family. Along the way, Hoops must find a way to write his cartoon love story - and maybe a real one of his own.

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Plot Keywords:

summer | basketball | motorcycle gang | bikini | vacation | 

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Taglines:

They're out of school, out on Nantucket, and out of their minds. With this crowd, anything can happen!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 August 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Greetings from Nantucket

Filming Locations:

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$13,431,806

Company Credits

Production Co:

A&M Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Ack-Ack" is a military nickname for anti-aircraft artillery, and the ACK is actually the airport code for Nantucket airport.

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Goofs

When Egg is in the Godzilla suit, he looks at the clock through two eye holes. The eyes of the costume are obviously higher than his head and aren't open to allow someone to see out of them.

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Quotes

Egg Stork: Oh, thank you, I think I will have some cookies-aehah!

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Crazy Credits

The film-makers wish to thank the Massachusetts Film Bureau and the people of Cape Cod and Nantucket who survived ONE CRAZY SUMMER.

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Connections

Referenced in Spring Breakdown (2009)

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Soundtracks

Wipe Out
Written by Robert Berryhill, Patrick Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ronald Wilson

User Reviews

"Saturday Night at the local..."

Thus starts "One Crazy Summer", the evil twin of "Better off dead..". How can any movie be bad when the opening lines are sung by David Lee Roth?

This movie is a total blast. Pairing again John Cusack with Curtis Armstrong, but this time adding Bobcat Goldwaith to the mix has great, funny results. Hyperactive Bobcat grates the nerve of everyone around, Curtis "Ak Ak" is the son of a deranged military with pacifist tendencies, and Demi Moore (with natural breasts... wow!) as the love interest of, once again, chronically depressed Cusack.

The story is, well, simple enough. The laughs are there, but both Savage Steve Holland films have a certain quality to them... they are funny, but they are also sweet. The scene where Curtis finds a blown up doll in the target practice beach, and begins musing about how a little girl won't be able to sleep was dumb, funny and touching. The animation used throughout is quite surreal. "The Boat" is hysterical (complete with Watsamatta U. sail and Odie plush doll). Overall, a fun film, though not as good as "Better off dead..."