And Then Came Summer (2000)

A reunion of family and friends becomes an unforgettable vacation when two teenage boys discover their feelings for each other, only to be found out by their families.

Director:

Jeff London

Writer:

Jeff London

Stars:

Patrick Webber, Tim Madonna, Holly Waddell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Webber	...	Young Brian-8mm
Tim Madonna	...	Young Tommy-8mm
Holly Waddell	...	Young Jennifer-8mm
Mathieu Smith	...	Seth
Gregory Guzman	...	Seth's friend
Alane Whitmore	...	Seth's Mom
Peter Welkin	...	Lead abductor
Alec Call	...	Abductor
Richard Viscariello	...	Abductor
Jesse Petrick	...	David
Jeff Davis	...	Brian (as JF Davis)
Anthony J. Domingues	...	Ricky
Phyllis Rodenberger	...	Lillian
Jeremy Douglas	...	Tommy (as Jeremy D. Johnson)
Rusty Burns	...	Kathy

Storyline

In this story of sexual discovery and the resulting fallout that might happen within a family, a reunion vacation becomes unforgettable when two teenage boys discover their feelings for each other, only to be found out by their friends and relatives. When the relationship is discovered, so is another startling piece of information, that one of the families had previously institutionalized their son for reparative therapy because of his homosexuality.

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Plot Keywords:

teenage boy | homosexuality | reparative therapy | gay teenager | conversion therapy | 

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Taglines:

Life was simple and then came summer

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene where Seth is crying in the church wasn't originally planned in the movie. The script initially called for Seth on/nearby a cliff, but due to harsh weather conditions at that time, forced the filmmakers to improvise.

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Quotes

Seth: Look, David, I'm... I'm really sorry.
David: Sorry? About what?
Seth: [sighs] I'm sorry that you ever got involved with me. I'm sorry your brother saw us. I'm sorry everything is such a mess right now.
David: It's not your fault. It's just the way life is, right? Look, I don't know what to think about all this, Seth. I don't. Everything I know, everything I've been told, says it's wrong. But what happened the other night it felt right. It did. I'm so screwed up right now.
[coughs]
David: I feel like my insides are being torn ...
[...]

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Crazy Credits

We believe in a world of love, compassion and mutual respect, a world free from fear, discrimination and prejudice. Each year we donate 10% of our profits to non-profit organizations who work to further this vision.

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Alternate Versions

The DVD features the original opening scene of the movie where Seth's mom tricks him, making him abducted by the group of men who takes him into the insitution.

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Connections

Featured in And Then Came Summer: Out Takes (2005)

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Soundtracks

Sonatim Op 36 No.3
Written by Muzio Clementi
Performed by Greg Locher

User Reviews

Unfortunately horrible

This movie had such potential but the script was horrid. The acting was horribly stiff, especially the aunt's character. The actor who played Tommy appeared to be the only actor who has any acting chops and I was surprised to see that he has not had any other work outside of this movie.

Frankly I still have not figured out what her role was in the movie. I really wanted to like this movie as the message is important but it just never got past bad acting, directing, and especially editing.

The only good point of the movie was the music. There was some beautiful piano work in the movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Ten Percent Productions [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Family Reunion

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

10% Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min 82 min (DVD)

Color:

Color