Summertime Blues

Name: Summertime Blues: Lemon Popsicle VIII
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Yftach Katzur, Zachi Noy, Jonathan Sagall

Original title: Summertime Blues: Lemon Popsicle VIII

19881988
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1h 30min

4.8/10

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Summertime Blues: Lemon Popsicle VIII (1988)

Comedy

It's summertime and Johnny hits upon the idea of restoring a disused old bar with his old friends Benny and Bobby. Raising the capital however is a problem, but luckily the landlord's geeky ... Read allIt's summertime and Johnny hits upon the idea of restoring a disused old bar with his old friends Benny and Bobby. Raising the capital however is a problem, but luckily the landlord's geeky daughter Polly has long harboured a crush on Bobby. Bobby wants no part of this and neithe... Read allIt's summertime and Johnny hits upon the idea of restoring a disused old bar with his old friends Benny and Bobby. Raising the capital however is a problem, but luckily the landlord's geeky daughter Polly has long harboured a crush on Bobby. Bobby wants no part of this and neither does Polly who smells a rat. As the boys work on restoring the bar, preparing for it's g... Read all

4.8/10

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Director
- Reinhard Schwabenitzky
Writers
- Zachi Noy(idea)
- Reinhard Schwabenitzky
Stars

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Yftach Katzur, Zachi Noy, and Jonathan Sagall in Summertime Blues: Lemon Popsicle VIII (1988)

It's summertime and Johnny hits upon the idea of restoring a disused old bar with his old friends Benny and Bobby. Raising the capital however is a problem, but luckily the landlord's geeky daughter Polly has long harboured a crush on Bobby. Bobby wants no part of this and neither does Polly who smells a rat. As the boys work on restoring the bar, preparing for it's grand re-opening, Polly's guard softens as seemingly does Bobby's but at the expense of possible heartbreak in the unlikliest of places....

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Trivia
Although there are many 50s cars in this film, a photo of John F. Kennedy appears in the newspaper hinting that this is the early 60s, but it also mentions John Travolta and his role in Grease (at least in German version). Thus, the events of this film take place at least in the late 70s, that is, approximately twenty years after the events of the first movie.

Connections
Followed by Lemon Popsicle: The Party Goes On (2001)

Soundtracks
Lonely Boy
Written and Performed by Paul Anka

Top review

9/10

The best part!!!

Highly underrated last part of the Eis am Stiel series. For the first time, it feels like watching a professional film. Benny and his friends keep their pants unzipped for a change, and like to open a beach bar. This change of formula might be annoying for die-hard fans, but at least it creates space for something called a 'story line'. The focus is mostly on the Johnny character, which was a good decision as Zachi Noy is clearly the best actor of the three. A welcome surprise after the horrible parts before.

By the way, the actors in real life are completely disgusted / traumatized by the Eis am Stiel films and deeply regret playing in them, as they felt exploited by the producers. Oh well. You can read all juicy details at the Eis am Stiel fan site (in German): http://kasi69.ka.funpic.de/eis-am-stiel-domizil/index-hauptseite.htm

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