Last Summer (1969)

Director:

Frank Perry

Writers:

Evan Hunter (novel)
Eleanor Perry (writer)

Release Date:

10 June 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

It was a summer of shared friendship... and lost innocence.

Plot:

During summer vacation on Long Island, three young people--a girl and two guys--become so close that they form a sort-of threesome...

Plot Keywords:

Shampoo | Coming Of Age | Rape Scene | Dead Bird | Nudity

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Barbara Hershey	...	Sandy
Richard Thomas	...	Peter
Bruce Davison	...	Dan
Catherine Burns	...	Rhoda
Ernesto Gonzalez	...	Anibal
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Conrad Bain	...	Sidney (uncredited)
Lou Gary	...	Town Hood (uncredited)
Andrew Krance	...	Town Hood (uncredited)
Eileen Letchworth	...	Dan's mother (uncredited)
Wayne Mayer	...	Town Hood (uncredited)
Maeve McGuire	...	Younger woman (uncredited)
Ed Stevlingson	...	Sidney (uncredited)
Peter Turgeon	...	Mr. Caudell (uncredited)
Ralph Waite	...	Peter's Father (uncredited)
Lydia Wilen	...	Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Frank Perry

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Evan Hunter		novel
Eleanor Perry		writer

Produced by
Sidney Beckerman	....	producer
Alfred W. Crown	....	producer
Joel Glickman	....	associate producer
Emanuel L. Wolf	....	producer

Original Music by
John Simon

Cinematography by
Enrique Bravo
Gerald Hirschfeld

Film Editing by
Sidney Katz

Art Direction by
Peter Dohanos

Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge

Production Management
Phillip M. Goldfarb	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terence A. Donnelly	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Nathan Boxer	....	sound
Chuck Federmack	....	sound
Dan Sable	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Zarilla	....	second assistant camera

Other crew
Julia Tucker	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Allied Artists Pictures
• Alsid Productions

Distributors

• Allied Artists Pictures (1969) (USA) (theatrical)
• Centfox (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Shocking Videos (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1990) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Berliner Synchron GmbH  German dubbing

Runtime:

95 min | Sweden:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:12 (f) (re-rating) | UK:X (cut) | West Germany:16 (f) (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | USA:X (original rating) | Italy:X (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Fire Island, Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Allied Artists Pictures

Trivia:

A subplot involving a wounded seagull affected Barbara Hershey sufficiently for her to change her surname to Seagull for a couple of years.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: A crew member briefly edges into the left side of the frame during the rape scene at the end of the film.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dogville (2003)

Beautiful late 60's youth flick!

Very intriguing late 60's film by Frank Perry with a great performance by Catherine Burns (nominated and SHOULD have won Supporting Actress). A young Barbara Hershey is attractive and full of verve. Bruce Davison is fine and Richard Thomas is sensitive and believable, but C. Burns as Rhoda is heartbreaking and wonderful. I don't know what happened to his young actress. She was also in RED SKY AT MORNING with Richard Thomas in '71.

An 8 out of 10. Best performance = Ms. Burns. A tale of youth that will stay with you. Nothing exploitive going on this film. Find it if you can. A beauty!