Camp Cucamonga (1990) (TV)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Roger Duchowny

Writers (WGA):

Bennett Tramer (story) &
Rich Melcombe (story) ...

Release Date:

23 September 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Action | Adventure | Family

Tagline:

The zaniest, most hilarious summer vacation ever!

Plot:

Standard camp shenanigans and romance amongst the counselors and the campers at a lake front summer camp. |

Plot Keywords:

Camp | Camp Vacation | Vacation | Summer Vacation | Teenage Girl

Cast

John Ratzenberger	...	Marvin Schector
Chad Allen	...	Frankie Calloway
Jennifer Aniston	...	Ava Schector
Candace Cameron Bure	...	Amber Lewis (as Candace Cameron)
Richard Herd	...	Thornton Bradley
Dorothy Lyman	...	Millie Schector
Danica McKellar	...	Lindsey Scott
Breckin Meyer	...	Cody
Brian Robbins	...	Roger Berg
Josh Saviano	...	Max Plotkin
Tasha Scott	...	Jennifer
Lauren Tewes	...	Mrs. Scott
Jaleel White	...	Dennis Brooks
G. Gordon Liddy	...	Howard Sloan
Sherman Hemsley	...	Herbert Himmel

Also Known As:

How I Spent My Summer
Lights Out (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA

Company:

NBC Productions

Trivia:

Jaleel White was the youngest of all the kids at the camp.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the female counselor hops on the motor-cross bike with Roger, her helmet is not fastened, and then the she takes off by accidentally hitting the throttle. Then when the bike finally stops, we see her helmet is fastened.

Positively Nostalgic

I saw this when it originally aired back in 1990. I caught a glimpse of it in 99', and have been trying to get a copy of it on ebay ever since. I finally did, and my expectations were met. I loved this movie, despite its cheese factor. It was from the 80's, pretty much, so all of its nuances and idiosyncrasies were to be expected. The movie was genuine, at least. The cliched storylines were a very prominent thing in youth television around this time, especially on NBC (see saved by the bell and California Dreams), so that didn't bother me. Besides, I felt the movie mixed it up enough that I was throroughly entertained despite its predictability. Some of the great moments of the movie in my eyes were Max burning the steak, Urkel macking to that girl the whole movie, the rap (of course), the softball game, and the twist at the end where winnie goes for the kid from 'my two dads'. (I take it for what its worth, sue me). Also, this movie was a testament to just how talented the kid who played Urkel really was. He was the only character in the movie who had to completely change up his normal TV role, which he did successfully, plus he commanded the movie's most instrumental segment, the rap. I always thought about how lucky Jaleel White's parents must have felt, that they were the parents of the goose that laid the golden egg who was paying dividends at like age 10. Back to the movie, the music rocked too. C'mon, the opening bus scene, and than the rap, it was pretty damn good for a TV movie. Nowadays the movie itself seems like a demonic high school reunion of sorts for B teen celebs from back in the day. Weird...but it hits the spot everytime. It doesn't get much better than this, minus the slow moving and unstimulating scenes with sherman helmsley. Its got my vote, but as you may have guessed, I'm a sucker for nostalgia.