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White Water Summer

  • 19871987
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.6K
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Kevin Bacon and Sean Astin in White Water Summer (1987)
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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 li... Read allThe 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5.6K
YOUR RATING
    • Jeff Bleckner
    • Manya Starr
    • Ernest Kinoy
  • Stars
    • Kevin Bacon
    • Sean Astin
    • Jonathan Ward
    • Jeff Bleckner
    • Manya Starr
    • Ernest Kinoy
  • Stars
    • Kevin Bacon
    • Sean Astin
    • Jonathan Ward
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    • 46User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Kevin Bacon in White Water Summer (1987)
    Kevin Bacon in White Water Summer (1987)
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    Kevin Bacon in White Water Summer (1987)
    Kevin Bacon, Sean Astin, and K.C. Martel in White Water Summer (1987)
    Kevin Bacon, Sean Astin, Matt Adler, and Jonathan Ward in White Water Summer (1987)
    White Water Summer (1987)
    Kevin Bacon in White Water Summer (1987)
    Kevin Bacon, Sean Astin, Matt Adler, and K.C. Martel in White Water Summer (1987)
    Kevin Bacon, Matt Adler, and K.C. Martel in White Water Summer (1987)
    Sean Astin in White Water Summer (1987)
    Kevin Bacon in White Water Summer (1987)

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    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
    • Vic
    Sean Astin
    Sean Astin
    • Alan
    Jonathan Ward
    Jonathan Ward
    • Mitch
    K.C. Martel
    K.C. Martel
    • George
    Matt Adler
    Matt Adler
    • Chris
    Caroline McWilliams
    Caroline McWilliams
    • Virginia Block
    Charles Siebert
    Charles Siebert
    • Jerry Block
    Joseph Passerrelli
    • Storekeeper
    • (as Joseph Passerelli)
      • Jeff Bleckner
      • Manya Starr
      • Ernest Kinoy
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A majority of the film was shot in 1985, but to capitalize on a narration of the story, the scenes involving Sean Astin narrating the film were shot in 1987.
    • Goofs
      When Alan stays with Vic after Vic's leg is broken, Vic also has a nasty cut on his left cheek, with blood appearing to coagulate. Shortly afterwards, before Alan takes Vic down the river, there is no sign the cut ever existed.
    • Quotes

      Alan: My friends call me Dickface.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Best of the Worst: Russian Terminator, Ninja Vengeance, and Never Too Young to Die (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Wild Frontier
      Written by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby

      Performed by Bruce Hornsby & The Range (as Bruce Hornsby and The Range)

      Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Music

    User reviews46

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    6/10
    This is no holiday retreat.
    Before Kevin Bacon tackled the wilderness' harsh rivers in "The River Wild (1994)', he played Vic a spiritually in touch hiking guide who takes some city boys in to the mountainous wilds to learn more about themselves and to push the best out them. But his methods come under the eyes of the boys, with his constant testing of the young, inexperienced lad Alan. But soon enough we find the tables are eventually turned around on just who relies on each other.

    'White Water Summer' is a respectably bold and hearty, if unspectacular presentation that Ernest Kinoy and Manya Starr's actively mediative and theme-grown material feels unsure to what it truly wants to be, as it treads between feel-good adventure, psycho-territory and being morally hounded in finding the mental toughness to go beyond your limitations and fears. Jeff Bleckner's direction is well-measured and slickly handled, as the standouts range from the excellent white water rafting scenes and rock climbing views. The harrowing tension within these passages seem to bubble, but Bleckner also gets a great bunch of performances, especially from his young confident cast (Sean Astin, Jonathan Ward, K.C. Martel and Matt Adler) who show binding chemistry. That when a change in Bacon's character begins to show, the suspense and dangerous air kicks in the adrenaline as the boys begin to feel the circumstances change. Astin is impressive as Alan, as he goes head on with stupendously hard-pressed Kevin Bacon. His way is the right ways… don't question it. As he goes on to test them out individually and as a team to become dependant on one and each other. But does it become beyond breaking point to get these results.

    What I could have done without was the flash-forward smart-mouth laced narration pockets of an older Sean Astin talking to the screen, while cutting between the central story. They somewhat lessen the impact and became off-putting. Even the soundtrack with its squealing rock tunes became a little overbearing, as it regularly pumped it out. Michael Boddicker's soothing original score does a better job in camouflaging with its surroundings and activities. John Alcott's striking cinematography naturally hovers over the beautiful backdrop getting amongst organic growth and swirling waters to isolate the viewers along with the small party.
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    • Feb 8, 2009

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1987 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Cromberg, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Polar Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Dolby

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