An American Summer

– In this youthful drama, Tom, a 14- year-old who's parents have just divorced, is abruptly uprooted f..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1990
An American Summer (1990)

In this youthful drama, Tom, a 14- year-old who's parents have just divorced, is abruptly uprooted from his wealthy Chicago home and sent to the strange land of LA to live in the far-out beach bungalow of his aunt, an aging hippie still stuck in a by-gone era. He is unhappy with the new arrangement and finds his new bohemian lifestyle strange and the activities of his new peers, stupid. His life begins to change a bit when he befriends a young surfer named Fin. At first he thinks of the fun-loving Fin as a real dolt, but later he admits he was wrong. Like the Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn characters on which they are loosely based, the two new friends soon find themselves having a series of adventures, some of them dangerous; by the summer's end, Tom finds himself wiser, accustomed to California, and a lot more grown up.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Genre:

An American Summer (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Jun 1991

Language:

English, Italian, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

James Slocum

Writer:

James Slocum

Main Actors:

Michael Landes, Brian Austin Green, Joanna Kerns, Amber Susa

Plot:

Tom moves to California to his aunt's house. There he meets Fin, who teaches him how to surf and be just a regular "California kid." This movie follows the book "Tom Sawyer." They even have to catch a character like Injun Joe.

Production:

SVS

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.4/10