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Plumm Summer (2008)

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A highly unlikely crime helps bring together two brothers in this nostalgic comedy drama. Rocky Plumm (Owen Pearce) is a five-year-old boy growing up in a small Montana town in the mid-'60s. In Rocky's eyes, there's no star bigger or brighter than local kid's show host Happy Herb (Henry Winkler), who appears on TV weekday afternoons with his puppet friend Froggy Doo. When the Froggy Doo puppet is stolen, Happy Herb's show goes off the air until the doll can be found, which only adds to Rocky's

PG, 1 hr. 41 min.

Action & Adventure, Television, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: Caroline Zelder

Written By: Caroline Zelder, Frank Antonelli, TJ Lynch

In Theaters: Apr 25, 2008 Wide

On DVD: May 5, 2009

Freestyle Releasing

Cast

William Baldwin
Mick Plumm
Lisa Guerrero
Roxie Plumm
Owen Pearce
Rocky Plumm
Chris Kelly
Elliot Plumm
Henry Winkler
Happy Herb
Brenda Strong
Viv
Peter Scolari
Agent Hardigan
Rick Overton
Agent Brinkman
Morgan Flynn
Haley Dubois
Jeff Daniels
Narrator
Clint Howard
Binky the Clown
Richard Riehle
Art Bublin
Tim Quill
Chris Massoglia

Critic Reviews for Plumm Summer

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (8) | DVD (1)

This family film is willing to tackle important issues such as burgeoning sexuality, alcoholism and a troubled home life but does so in a bland and unconvincing story.

May 15, 2008 Comment

Kirk Honeycutt

Hollywood Reporter

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This might be palatable if it weren't also fraught with leaden direction and horrible acting -- it's a painful thing when William Baldwin's the best actor you've got.

April 25, 2008 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Peter Schilling

Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Feels like an homage to a bygone era of moviemaking.

February 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Lael Loewenstein

Variety

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While ninety percent of the film is good for the family, there is ten percent that I will caution parents on.

August 16, 2009 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Film crumbles when the oppressive frowns are released, turning an amiable diversion into a chore to finish, due in great part to the sheer weight of the distress. The movie never fully recovers from the sour detour.

May 29, 2009 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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Brian Orndorf

DVDTalk.com

Coming-of-age tale set in 1960s Montana.

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nancy Davis Kho

Common Sense Media

The shame here is, it's not a terrible movie. It's just pretty amateurish in terms of the direction and some of the performances.

May 16, 2008 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Jeff Vice

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The happy Hardy Boys action takes an uncomfortable back seat to low-rent melodrama.

May 16, 2008 Comment

Sean Means

Salt Lake Tribune

The story mechanics don't always work-the film vacillates between feeling heartfelt and clumsy.

May 2, 2008 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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Wade Major

Boxoffice Magazine

A proud throwback to '70s family melodramas, such as Where the Red Fern Grows, Plumm seems slow, melodramatic and contrived when compared to contemporary movies.

April 25, 2008 Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)

St. Paul Pioneer Press

First-time director Caroline Zelder brings warmth and restraint to this tale of Montana child detectives on the case of a beloved frog puppet that, to the devastation of its over-invested owner-operator (Henry Winkler), goes missing.

April 24, 2008 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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Ella Taylor

L.A. Weekly

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Glad Caroline stuck to her guns and didn't edit out the scenes that didn't fit squarely into the "silly kids film" genre. Oh, and Henry, you can sit in my chair any time.

April 29, 2008

Troy D

I'm not sure about the genesis of this film, but I'm wondering if it was intended as an ABC afternoon special. It certainly has that feel. This is a lightweight and vanilla production that gives us nothing of substance to grab onto. It is, however, a warm and fuzzy show that some younger ones will enjoy. It all

February 25, 2010