Camp Cucamonga

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Camp Cucamonga
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(Clockwise from left) Josh Saviano, Chad Allen, Danica McKellar, Candace Cameron
GenreAction
Adventure
Comedy
Teleplay byBennett Tramer
Story byBennett Tramer
Rich Melcombe
Directed byRoger Duchowny
Starring John Ratzenberger
Brian Robbins
Jennifer Aniston
Chad Allen
Candace Cameron
Danica McKellar
Josh Saviano
Tasha Scott
Jaleel White
Breckin Meyer
Dorothy Lyman
Richard Herd
Sherman Hemsley
G. Gordon Liddy
Theme music composerMichael Cruz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerRich Melcombe
Production locationsParamount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California
CinematographyPeter Smokler
EditorLarry Harris
Running time93 min
Production companies NBC Productions
Richmel Productions
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 23, 1990 (1990-09-23)

Camp Cucamonga (also titled: How I Spent My Summer and Lights Out) is a made-for-television movie that first aired on NBC on September 23, 1990. [1]

Contents

The family film served primarily as a vehicle to cast a variety of stars from popular TV series of the era, [2] including John Ratzenberger ( Cheers ), Brian Robbins ( Head of the Class ), Chad Allen ( My Two Dads ), Candace Cameron ( Full House ), Josh Saviano and Danica McKellar (both of The Wonder Years ), Jaleel White ( Family Matters ), Dorothy Lyman ( Mama's Family ) and Sherman Hemsley ( Amen ). The film is also notable for including an early starring role for Jennifer Aniston before she became well known, as well as a supporting role for Breckin Meyer and the comedy acting debut of G. Gordon Liddy. [3]

Overview

The movie starts with several teens on a bus, which is when the whole gang meets each other. Jennifer (Tasha Scott) is seeing what is happening in her life when she meets Dennis (Jaleel White), and the two fall head over heels in love. Meanwhile, Frankie (Chad Allen) and Amber (Candace Cameron Bure) talk about how they are older as boyfriend and girlfriend and now can hang out more often. Lindsey (Danica McKellar) interrupts the couple, telling them to be quiet since the whole bus is not interested. Amber ultimately fires back, telling Lindsey to mind her own business. Cody (Breckin Meyer) spills soda on nerdy Max Plotkin (Josh Saviano), but Lindsey sticks up for Max by tripping Cody on his skateboard. Because of this, Max falls head over heels in love with her. Then a biker, Roger (Brian Robbins) flirts with fellow counselor Ava (Jennifer Aniston). The two end up having an "apples and oranges" relationship.

The kids arrive at Camp Cucamonga and meet head counselor Marvin (John Ratzenberger). He announces that they are going to have a "Battle of the Bunks". When the girls are going to take showers, Amber makes fun of Lindsey by telling if she takes a shower, it will spoil her image. Because of this, Lindsey leaves and goes to her bunk. Then all the kids get ready for the cookout and are suddenly missing and are found by the camp crew. The camp starts to get bad critics. The gang decides to make a rap video to promote the camp, which becomes a hit, and the camp is visited by a special guest (G. Gordon Liddy). When the Battle of the Bunks begins, Lindsey manages to win all the female activities, while Frankie is overwhelmed and begins to hang out with Lindsey more often, causing Amber to grow jealous as a result.

The girls then get letters from their parents. Amber takes away Lindsey's letters and reveals that they are fake. Amber reads the letter and reveals that Lindsey's parents are filing for divorce; sad and ashamed, she then runs away, but the rest of the gang finds her. Now the time comes for the baseball tournament, where Lindsey hopes Max will hit a home run. Frankie sees her shaking and holds her hand, causing Amber to get even more jealous. Max ends up hitting a home run and wins.

At the subsequent Victory Dance, Amber sees Frankie and Lindsey together and pulls Frankie aside. Max tells Lindsey that they should see other people and can go steady when they are ready. Amber and Frankie then break up because Frankie cares more about Lindsey than he cares about her. Frankie asks Lindsey to dance with him, and the two are officially a couple. Amber offers Max fruit punch, and they also become a couple. Max ends up winning the scholar-athlete award, while Roger and Ava are now official.

Camp Cucamonga was released on VHS in 1992 and on DVD in 2004.

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ "Television Listings: TELEVISION THE WEEK AT A GLANCE A GUIDE TO NOTABLE SHOWS, SEPT. 21 TO 27". Entertainment Weekly. 1990-09-21.
  2. ↑ movies.nytimes.com overview
  3. ↑ Engstrom, John (1990-08-10). "DOING THE RAITT THING". Boston Globe.
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