The story of a shy boy who gets convinced by his parents to spend a few summer days in the mountains. So, he joins a group, and the vacation begins. Unfortunately, things turn out to be a little tough for our small friend.
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| Kevin Bacon | ... | Vic | |
| Sean Astin | ... | Alan | |
| Jonathan Ward | ... | Mitch | |
| K.C. Martel | ... | George | |
| Matt Adler | ... | Chris | |
| Caroline McWilliams | ... | Virginia Block | |
| Charles Siebert | ... | Jerry Block | |
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Joseph Passerrelli | ... | Storekeeper (as Joseph Passerelli) |
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An experienced guide (Vic) accompanies a city boy (Alan) and his three friends on their first wilderness experience. Hoping to teach the four boys lessons not only about the wilderness, but about themselves, Vic pushes them to the limit. Soon after alienating the boys, Vic finds himself in desperate need of help and must rely on his students in order to survive. Written by Wayne Coleman <waynecoleman@swbell.net>
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The strong don't give up. The tough don't give in. And the cool don't give a damn. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
10 July 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Rites of Summer See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$122,934, 12 July 1987, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Written by Kaylee Adams and Charlie Mitchell
Produced by Charlie Mitchell
Performed by Kaylee Adams
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
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When the guys are swinging around the rock, Vic makes a point to tell George and Mitch to put the sling on, but he neglects to tell Chris this. Chris is the only one who swings across without wearing the sling. See more »Goofs
When the boys are all urinating, no urine is seen at all, not even at the angle where urine should have been seen. See more »Crazy Credits
At the very end of the credits, instead of a Columbia Pictures logo, there's a text that reads: "THIS IS THE END," with the word "THIS" underlined. See more »Connections
Referenced in Best of the Worst: Supergirl, Captain America (1990), and Roger Corman's Fantastic Four (2014) See more »Soundtracks
ParadiseWritten by Kaylee Adams and Charlie Mitchell
Produced by Charlie Mitchell
Performed by Kaylee Adams
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White Water Summer is one of my favorite movies from childhood. There are some parts of the movie that would not make sense in our working world, legalities, etc, but its still a great adventure movie!
The whole movie revolves around a young city boy, Who unwillingly agrees to go with "VIC" on an intense adventure camp out in the wilderness with some other boys. Being a city boy, he's usually the last one to get something done right, especially when in very dangerous and perhaps life threatening situations. He learns what he really is capable of, and is able to grow up in one summer, perhaps through a little too much harshness...
The sound track is great, unfortunately, no one made a sound track for purchasing!