One Crazy Summer (1986)

Director:

Savage Steve Holland

Writer:

Savage Steve Holland (written by)

Release Date:

8 August 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

They're out of school, out on Nantucket, and out of their minds. With this crowd, anything can happen!

Plot:

An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.

Plot Keywords:

Summer | Singer | Basketball | Motorcycle Gang | Male Female Relationship

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Cusack	...	Hoops McCann
Linda Warren	...	Mrs. McCann
Joel Murray	...	George Calamari
Grenville Cuyler	...	Graduation Orator
Kristen Goelz	...	Squid Calamari
Sky	...	Boscoe
Laura Waterbury	...	Crossing Guard
Jennifer Yahoodik	...	Andrea
Rachel C. Telegen	...	Brunhelda
Demi Moore	...	Cassandra
John Matuszak	...	Stain
Paul M. Lane	...	Biker #1 (as Paul Lane)
Don Ruffin	...	Biker #2
Gary Littlejohn	...	Biker #3
Pat McGoarty	...	Biker #4 (as Pat Mc Goarty)

Also Known As:

Greetings from Nantucket (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (Approved No. 28173) | Canada:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

A&M Films

Trivia:

Squid Calamari (George's little sister) speaks only one word of dialog in the entire movie - when she yells "Bosco!!" after her dog is kicked by Mr. Beckersted.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Cassandra is singing "Don't Look Back" in the Dew Drop Inn, Egg Stork is shown dancing with a wig on while the band is playing behind him, and although you can hear the backup singers' vocals, none of them are moving their mouths.

Quotes:

Hoops McCann: Will you watch where you're going! We're heading for the docks!
George Calamari: We've gotta make the boat!
Hoops McCann: Boat? What boat?
George Calamari: What, did you think we were driving to Nantucket? Come on, it's an island!
Hoops McCann: You never mentioned any boats! I hate boats! I'm not getting on any boat!
George Calamari: I beg to differ!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Ten (2007)

Soundtrack:

I Go To Rio

"Saturday Night at the local..."

Thus starts "One Crazy Summer", the evil twin of "Better off dead..". How can any movie be bad when the opening lines are sung by David Lee Roth?

This movie is a total blast. Pairing again John Cusack with Curtis Armstrong, but this time adding Bobcat Goldwaith to the mix has great, funny results. Hyperactive Bobcat grates the nerve of everyone around, Curtis "Ak Ak" is the son of a deranged military with pacifist tendencies, and Demi Moore (with natural breasts... wow!) as the love interest of, once again, chronically depressed Cusack.

The story is, well, simple enough. The laughs are there, but both Savage Steve Holland films have a certain quality to them... they are funny, but they are also sweet. The scene where Curtis finds a blown up doll in the target practice beach, and begins musing about how a little girl won't be able to sleep was dumb, funny and touching. The animation used throughout is quite surreal. "The Boat" is hysterical (complete with Watsamatta U. sail and Odie plush doll). Overall, a fun film, though not as good as "Better off dead..."