Summer of '42 (1971)

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Writer:

Herman Raucher (writer)

Release Date:

9 April 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

In everyone's life there's a "Summer of '42"

Plot:

During his summer vacation on Nantucket Island in 1942, a youth eagerly awaiting his first sexual encounter finds himself developing a contradictorily innocent love for a young woman awaiting news on her soldier husband's fate in WWII.

Plot Keywords:

Americana | Attic | Sexual Awakening | Beach | Sentimental

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Jennifer O'Neill	...	Dorothy
Gary Grimes	...	Hermie
Jerry Houser	...	Oscy
Oliver Conant	...	Benjie
Katherine Allentuck	...	Aggie
Christopher Norris	...	Miriam
Lou Frizzell	...	Druggist

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG (re-rating) (1972) | Australia:M | USA:R (original rating) (1971) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Fort Bragg, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

During an interview on "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961), Herman Raucher said that after the novel and movie were released, several women wrote letters to him claiming to be Dorothy. One of the letters was indeed from the real Dorothy, who wanted to know if she had psychologically damaged Raucher, and also informed him that had been happily remarried and was now a grandmother. It was the last time that Raucher, by that time married with children, heard from Dorothy.

Goofs:

Continuity: The boys, the "terrible trio", are walking along the beach after Hermie's first encounter with Dorothy. Her house is in the background. After a while, the scene cuts and they are back where they started.

Quotes:

[the three boys are gawking at a medical journal about sex]
Oscy: Now listen! Before I saw these pictures, I didn't think it was possible, either. But these are pictures, Benjie, pictures! These aren't drawings! I've seen those drawings! These are pictures!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "My Secret Identity: The Video Connection (#1.13)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Theme from Summer of '42

A special film...

"The Summer of '42" is an exceptional and touching film, one that holds a special place in American film history. It is not a film to be forgotten. And the musical score by Michel Legrand is easily one of the most beautiful ever produced. See this film!