White Water Summer (1987)

Note des utilisateurs:

5.7/10   

Réalisateur:

Jeff Bleckner

Writers:

Ernest Kinoy (writer)
Manya Starr (writer)

Release Date:

juillet 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Aventure | Drame

Plot:

An experienced guide (Vic) accompanies a city boy (Alan) and his three friends on their first wilderness experience...

Plot Keywords:

Male Bonding | Campfire | Porn Magazine | Voice Over Narration | Peer Pressure

Avis des utilisateurs:

A Classic

Ensemble

Kevin Bacon	...	Vic
Sean Astin	...	Alan
Jonathan Ward	...	Mitch
K.C. Martel	...	George
Matt Adler	...	Chris
Caroline McWilliams	...	Virginia Block
Charles Siebert	...	Jerry Block
Joseph Passerrelli	...	Storekeeper

Autre(s) titre(s) :

The Rites of Summer

Durée:

90 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | USA:PG

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Cromberg, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Anecdotes:

A majority of the film was shot in 1985, but to capitalize on a narration of the story, the scenes involving Sean Astin narrating the film were shot in 1987.

Goofs:

Factual errors: On the evening of the first night's campout, Vic points out the constellation Orion low in the sky and tells a story relating to it. However Orion is not visible in late summer at the latitude they were supposed be at until early morning, around 4 am.

Guillemet:

Vic: You can't leave me!

Soundtrack:

Wild Frontier

A Classic

This review reveals crucial events in the overall plot.

Young teenaged boys indeed swear and use the very best of profanities amongst each other. This kept the dialogue surprisingly believable-it didn't seem contrived and wasn't overdone.

I also found very believable Vic's character as wilderness guide to these young teenagers. Even when he left Allen on the other side of the bridge and later hanging by the cliff-he reassured Allan that the group would be just a little further ahead waiting for him. Vic seemed to me to be trying to teach Allan that indeed he could accomplish what the other kids had just done. He almost told Allan this word for word. Wasn't that the whole point of the trip? Vic was harsh but he didn't break any laws or otherwise act unscrupulously punitive.

However, it is true that Vic was scapegoating Allan. He made all the other kids carry the canoe and then took Allen for the ride-an insidious decision that Vic tried to pull off as spontaneous. And Vic was far too punishing when he left Allan alone (especially overnight!) on the island because he caught the fish the wrong way.

I found it extremely unbelievable how the kids ended up almost killing Vic, and then so resolutely decided to just leave him there (only Allan behaved remotely believably). Vic did not abuse his authority so much as to incite in those kids that kind of desperate mutiny-of-sorts. If this ever happened in reality it would be most unusual and remarkable.