Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 5
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1987 Wide
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Also released under the title The Rites of Summer, this film follows the adventures of pampered city boy Alan Block (Sean Astin) when his parents ship him off to a wilderness camp. Once there, Alan and the other three campers must attempt to live up to the tough expectations of their guide, Vic (Kevin Bacon), who is determined to push the kids as far as he can--and maybe farther. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
Jan 1, 1987 Wide
Dec 4, 2001
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
All Critics (7) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (5) | DVD (6)
...an innocuous drama revolving around the exploits of several campers and their seemingly amiable guide...
Bacon is the perfect nasty...thrills aplenty
Most stunning is how abruptly the film ends, but I suppose that's to be expected when a production simply runs out of money.
Filmed in 1985, and dumped into a handful of theaters 2 years later, grossing less that one million dollars at the box office, this is probably the least known Kevin Bacon movie ever. Bacon plays a driven outdoorsman who takes groups of young men up into the mountains to learn how to survive. He also happens to be a
June 16, 2010
Super Reviewer
A great film, especially with Bacon playing a bad person. Hehehe
December 8, 2007Super Reviewer
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