A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE MENTIONED THIS FILM...I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE 1987 AND BECAME INTERESTED....1987 IS MY FAVORITE YEAR FOR MOVIES...SO HERE WE ARE...OPENING CREDITS...THE ONE SCENE I HAVE SEEN REMINDED ME OF HEAVYWEIGHTS A BIT.
shareI AM ENJOYING THE HIKING/CAMPING ANGLE...SOMETHING THAT WAS BIG IN MY CHILDHOOD.
shareWhite Water Summer was originally produced as Rites of Summer in 1985,and given its current name upon release in 1987. The film's action is framed by commentary from the now-older character of Alan (Sean Astin), as he remembers a camping trip led by Vic (Kevin Bacon). The narration was filmed two years after the film itself; Astin is noticeably older.
The film was photographed by John Alcott, a frequent collaborator of Stanley Kubrick. Alcott died shortly before the release of the film, which is dedicated to his memory. Scenes were shot in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, as well as in western Quebec, Canada, at the small French Quebec town of Fort-Coulonge, and New Zealand locales.
THE ASTIN HANGING FROM A ROPE AND ATEMPTING TO CLIMB A CLIFF ALONE IS TERRIFYING.
shareOVERALL....THAT WAS NOT BAD...LACKED THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IT NEEDED TO PUT IT OVER THE TOP...AS IS A PLEASANT 80'S ROMP THAT IS BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT.
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