Girls of Summer (2008 film)

Girls of Summer
Directed by	Max Tash
Produced by	Sally Norville; Max Tash
Written by	Max Tash
Music by	Thomas Bergersen; Nick Phoenix
Edited by	Max Tash
Distributed by	Iron Sink Media
Release date	August 19, 2008;
Running time	87 minutes
Language	English

Last updated April 04, 2019

Girls of Summer is a 2008 comedy film directed by Max Tash.

In a modern sense, comedy refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film, stand-up comedy, or any other medium of entertainment. The origins of the term are found in Ancient Greece. In the Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance which pits two groups or societies against each other in an amusing agon or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old." A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions that pose obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth is understood to be constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to take recourse in ruses which engender very dramatic irony which provokes laughter.

Plot

Holly is a retired model who is the only female player on her cousin Jake's softball team, the Hornets. Jake, while drinking in a bar, makes a $50,000 bet with Gary, who coaches a rival team, that he can win the league championship with a team made up entirely of himself and female models. The first game is a disaster, but other more talented players join the team. This still is not enough for the team to improve by much. Eventually, with hard work and training, the Hornets contend for the league championship. While they lose the final game against Gary's team, Gary is willing to let Jake have double or nothing.

Double or nothing is a gamble to decide whether a loss or debt should be doubled. The result of a "double or nothing" bet is either the cancellation of a debt or the doubling of a debt.

Main cast

Tarah DeSpain as Holly McBride
Tim Pilleri as Jake McBride
Levin O'Connor as Gary
Sabrina Renata Maahs as Olive
Rob Cesterino as Big Wave Dave
Kimberly Alexander as Rachel
Anna Bohn as Candace
Alice Hunter as Kat

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References

External links

Girls of Summer on IMDb

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