Summer of '42
Summary:
A surprise success in 1971 (20 million worth of "surprise"), The Summer of '42 is a coming-of-age piece, drenched in nostalgia. Director Robert Mulligan narrates the film as the grown-up counterpart of Hermie (Gary Grimes), a teenager of the War Years who has a crush on twentyish Jennifer O'Neill. With O'Neill's soldier husband off to war, Grimes convinces himself that... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Jennifer O'Neill - (Dorothy)
Gary Grimes - (Hermie)
Jerry Houser - (Oscy)
Oliver Conant - (Benjie)
Katherine Allentuck - (Aggie)
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Review:
An unexpected hit, Summer of '42 provided a soothing dose of nostalgia amidst the late 1960s/early '70s cultural upheaval. Looking back to a more innocent time through a (literal) gauze of affectionate memory, Herman Raucher's Oscar-nominated wartime coming of age screenplay evokes a period of sexual naïveté and life-changing infatuations tha... Continue >>
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