Summer Camp is a 2024 American comedy film written and directed by Castille Landon. It stars Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Beverly D'Angelo, Nicole Richie, Josh Peck, Betsy Sodaro, Dennis Haysbert, and Eugene Levy.
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| Directed by | Castille Landon |
| Written by | Castille Landon |
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| Cinematography | Karsten "Crash" Gopinath |
| Edited by | Morgan Halsey |
| Music by | Tom Howe |
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| Distributed by | Roadside Attractions |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.5 million[2][3] |
The film was released theatrically by Roadside Attractions in the United States on May 31, 2024.
Premise
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Nora, Ginny, and Mary have been close friends since they were children, and have spent their summer vacations together without fail, attending sleepaway camp as a trio. As they have aged, their opportunities to spend time together have dwindled, and thus, when the chance for a summer camp reunion presents itself, they all accept it, albeit with different levels of enthusiasm.[4]
Cast
edit- Diane Keaton as Nora
- Taylor Madeline Hand as tween Nora
- Kathy Bates as Ginny Moon
- Kensington Tallman as tween Ginny
- Alfre Woodard as Mary
- Audrianna Lico as tween Mary
- Eugene Levy as Stevie D
- Dennis Haysbert as Tommy
- Beverly D'Angelo as Jane
- Nicole Richie as Sage
- Josh Peck as Jimmy
- Betsy Sodaro as Vick Cockburn
- Tom Wright as Mike
- Victoria Rowell as Evelyn
- Maria Howell as Judy
- Raymond Santiago as Brian
- Arielle Kebbel as Frankie
Additionally, Castille Landon appears as a cheery counselor and Eugenie Bondurant plays a sobbing camper.
Production
editIn February 2023, Deadline reported that Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard signed on to star in the comedy film, Summer Camp, directed and written by Castille Landon.[4] The following month, Eugene Levy was added to the cast as the love interest of Keaton's character.[5] In April, Beverly D'Angelo, Dennis Haysbert, Nicole Richie, Josh Peck, Betsy Sodaro and Tom Wright were added to the cast.[6]
Principal photography began in North Carolina in April 2023 and wrapped in late May.[7][8] Filming took place primarily at Camp Pinnacle and Blue Ridge Community College in Hendersonville.[7] Producer Dori Rath researched more than 200 summer camps across the United States out of "about 14,500 total summer camps" in the country before choosing Camp Pinnacle. She told the Asheville Citizen-Times, "Camp Pinnacle stood head and shoulders above the rest when it came to production value and a rich, cinematic landscape with exceptional activities-based structures, like their Sky Ropes course".[8] Other filming locations were Wingate University, Nantahala Outdoor Center[8] and UNC Health Pardee.[9] Over 1,000 local extras were hired for the film.[7] The film was in post-production by October 2023.[10]
Release
editIn April 2024, Roadside Attractions acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, and released theatrically on May 31, 2024.[11]
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 8% of 39 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Pack it in — this lame comedy is about as fun as summer school."[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 41 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[13] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Summer Camp (12)". British Board of Film Classification. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "Summer Camp – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Summer Camp". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Grobar, Matt (February 28, 2023). "Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates & Alfre Woodard Set For Castille Landon Comedy Summer Camp". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (March 24, 2023). "Eugene Levy Set For Summer Camp Comedy With Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates & Alfre Woodard". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (April 4, 2023). "Beverly D'Angelo, Dennis Haysbert, Nicole Richie & Josh Peck Set For Summer Camp Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c Hensley, Dean (April 21, 2023). "Celebrity sightings in Asheville, Hendersonville: Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates filming movie". Times-News. Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c Hensley, Dean (April 26, 2023). "Film producer: Crew, stars Keaton, Bates, Woodard loving time in Asheville, Hendersonville". Asheville Citizen-Times. Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Hensley, Dean (April 13, 2024). "'Summer Camp' sets release date". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved May 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Complex, Valerie (October 30, 2023). "Summer Camp: Castille Landon's Comedy Starring Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, And Eugene Levy To Launch At AFM With Exclusive First Footage; Protagonist Pictures To Handle International Rights". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (April 5, 2024). "Roadside Acquires Summer Camp Comedy Starring Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates & Alfre Woodard". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Summer Camp". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "Summer Camp". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ @CinemaScore (June 1, 2024). "It's a C for #summercamp2024. Did you see the film last night?" (Tweet). Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Twitter.
