Indian Summer - A wild week among friends
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Indian Summer - A wild week among friends Alternatively: A summer among friends |
| Original title | Indian summer |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1993 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mike Binder |
| script | Mike Binder |
| production |
Robert F. Newmyer , Lynn Bigelow , Jeffrey Silver , Jim Kouf |
| music | Miles Goodman |
| camera | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| cut | Adam Weiss |
| occupation | |
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Indian Summer (Original: Indian Summer ) is an American comedy - drama directed by Mike Binder from 1993 .
action
After six friends Jamie, Matthew, Jennifer, Bradley, Kelly, Beth and Jack had an unforgettable summer in 1972 at Camp Tamakwa in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario , Canada , they are invited again by Lou Hander almost 20 years later, there one Week to spend. Most of all, the fact that Jack Belston appears surprised most, as he was once the only camp visitor Lou had to send home early. But he is welcomed by everyone and is allowed to take part in this week in which Lou determines the rules. He leads the whole group as he once led his children. After the first swimming test, which is carried out against everyone's will, everyone has been given the ability to get on the boat, where the group first gets closer and talks about their lives and what has become of them all.
Lou says that after 43 years of summer camps, he wants to spend his last week with the children of his “golden generation” for the last time. He has discovered that he has lost contact with the children and now wants to close the camp. The idea arises that someone should take over the camp and keep Lou as a silent partner. But nobody really finds one who can implement this idea.
Jack tells Beth the story of the Afro-American Sam, who was once hired as a camp supervisor but was sent home by Lou. Although he paid him a weekly wage, he was of the opinion that it was not possible to have a black supervisor in the white summer camp. And this is exactly the story that Jack once approached Lou, because Lou always preaches that all people are equal. But Jack couldn't understand why Lou treated a black man like this, so out of frustration he stole Lou's most valuable possession, a trophy from a boxing championship at Michigan State University , and hid it to this day. Lou later explains to Jack that he should never have kicked him out of camp and that he would only undo one day, namely the one when he sent Sam back because of the color of his skin. He shouldn't have played God, but Sam should have made his own experiences in a pure white camp.
Jack and Lou then make their peace and Lou receives his trophy back. Meanwhile, Jack and Beth have become so close that they decide to take over the camp from Lou and run it on their own.
criticism
The film received mixed reviews. The Rotten Tomatoes website counted 11 positive out of 17 professional reviews, which corresponds to a value of 65%. The film was also received with above-average reactions by the general public, because at the same time 60% of 6426 users rated the film positively. This in turn is confirmed by the online film archive IMDb , another platform on which normal users can submit their film reviews, because there 2,860 users gave the film an above-average 6.2 out of 10 possible points. (As of December 18, 2011)
“ Indian Summer is a mishmash of mediocre formulas. While there are several good comedy sequences out there, the unbalanced humor fails to mask the plot's main weaknesses. The script, which relies heavily on conflict, cannot present us with credible characters. "
“This is a story that is more interested in tone and mood than major turning points. The prevailing mood of the film is warm and gentle. There are no really bad people or terrible secrets. "
" Indian Summer , written and directed by Mike Binder, is a decent acting and extremely mild romantic comedy that you think you've seen even though you haven't."
"An episodic film, carried by good actors, which sometimes looks back on the lives of its protagonists in a cheerful, sometimes contemplative way."
background
The film deals semi-biographically with the stories that Mike Binder once experienced in this real “Camp Tamakwa”. Both Unca Lou , named after the real Unca Lou, who once founded the camp, and the two characters Matt and Brad, who run a Canadian clothing company, have real role models. The director Sam Raimi once spent a summer at this camp as a child.
publication
After the film has grossed around 14 million US dollars at the box office since its US release on April 23, 1993, it was released directly on VHS in Germany on September 30, 1993 .
Web links
- Indian Summer - A wild week with friends in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Indian Summer - A wild week with friends at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Indian Summer - A wild week among friends in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Indian Summer (1993). rottentomatoes.com, accessed December 18, 2011 .
- ↑ James Berardinelli : Indian Summer on reelviews.net (English), accessed December 18, 2011
- ↑ Roger Ebert : Indian Summer (PG-13) on suntimes.com of April 23, 1993 (English), accessed December 18, 2011
- ↑ Vincent Canby : Indian Summer (1993) on nytimes.com of April 23, 1993 (English), accessed December 18, 2011
- ↑ Indian Summer - A wild week among friends. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Indian Summer at boxofficemojo.com (English), accessed December 18, 2011