Summer of 84 (2018)

After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.

Directors:

François Simard, Anouk Whissell

Writers:

Matt Leslie, Stephen J. Smith

Stars:

Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis, Caleb Emery

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Graham Verchere	...	Davey Armstrong
Judah Lewis	...	Tommy 'Eats' Eaton
Caleb Emery	...	Dale 'Woody' Woodworth
Cory Gruter-Andrew	...	Curtis Farraday (as Cory Grüter-Andrew)
Tiera Skovbye	...	Nikki Kaszuba
Rich Sommer	...	Wayne Mackey
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Randall Armstrong
Shauna Johannesen	...	Sheila Armstrong
William MacDonald	...	Sheriff Caldwell
Harrison Houde	...	Bobby Coker
Aren Buchholz	...	Kyle
Susie Castillo	...	Brenda Woodworth
Reilly Jacob	...	Dusty Dewitt
Jaiven Natt	...	Young Kid
J. Alex Brinson	...	Officer Cole

Storyline

After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.

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Plot Keywords:

retro horror | serial killer | suburbia | group of friends | friendship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Summer of 84

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brightlight Pictures, Gunpowder & Sky

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Anachronisms: There are a number of slang terms and gestures that are out of place in 1984. Some examples are the words "convo" and "ginger," the idiom "take a chill pill," the high five, and the fear of AIDS which wasn't widely known until the following year.

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Goofs

Cheerleader skirts in the bowling alley scene are a-line, a style not available till around 2000.

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Quotes

Curtis Farraday: You know you can get AIDS from looking through trash, right?
Tommy 'Eats' Eaton: Only way you're ever getting AIDS.

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Connections

References The 'Burbs (1989)

User Reviews

Kids on a Heroes Quest

I was well entertained but I wouldn't call Summer of 84 a horror movie, rather a mystery thriller with some (very few) elements of horror. Reminds me of movies like Stand by Me, Super 8 etc. Fine style, fine music, good production and direction make this a well crafted one.

Well, if you like kids as heroes playing detective, this one is like a fine summer's breeze for you.