Camp Nowhere (1994)
Camp Nowhere (1994)
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Cast
as 'Mud' Himmel
as Dennis Van Welker
as Zack Dell
as Trish Prescott
as Gaby Nowicki
as Norris Prescott
as Rachel Prescott
as Dr. Celeste Dunbar
as Donald Himmel
as Nancy Himmel
as Karl Dell
as M.Emmett Walsh
as T.R. Polk
as Neil Garbus
as Lt. Eliot Hendricks
as Feln
as Walter Welton
as Nancy Himmel
as Tim
as J.D.
as Lenny
as Gwen Nowicki
as Betty Stoller
as Jill
as Debbie
as Arnold
as Pete
as Steve
as Eileen
as Ricky
as Nicole
as Gail
as Ashley
as Amber
as Warren
as Delivery Guy
as Grocery Checker
as Country Store Manager
as Chez Cheez Guy
as Chez Cheez Clerk
as Mr. Burkey
as Drama Dad
as Drama Mom
as Walter's Mom
as Trooper
Critic Reviews for Camp Nowhere
All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (9) | DVD (1)
A truly interesting situation which the filmmakers generally leave wilting in the sun.
It's sweet, likable and even vaguely hip.
Mamette Patterson's hotness transcends any decade.
Elements were in place for a fun time here, but it just didn't happen...
No kid is going to buy into a movie that revolves around a geek who isn't a geek and a fat girl who isn't fat.
A silly kids movie that should have gone straight to video.
Audience Reviews for Camp Nowhere
Mediocre Comedy that relies on a predictable, over done formula and boasts a lame cast, a poorly written script, and offers no effective comedy. The film is a poor attempt at making an entertaining feature, and there is no redeeming factor in the story. I found Camp Nowhere to be tiresome and a waste of time. This is a bland affair that doesn't offer anything of note. Christopher Lloyd has made far better films. Camp Nowhere might have worked with a better script, but it just fails. Camp Nowhere is mediocre, and the film started off quite amusing, but it just ended flat. By the time the credits roll, you feel like you wanted more out of the film, and it's a movie that could have been done much better. The comedic material is just stale, and overall it's a flawed comedy that doesn't deliver any laughs. If you're going into this film expecting something good, you'll sadly be disappointed. This film offers nothing of note. Camp Nowhere is just a collection of dull ideas, poor performances, and poor direction. The material is mediocre, but the execution feels rushed and poor. There seems not to have been any effort in making a coherent, funny and entertaining comedy. Camp Nowhere feels rushed, and it is a clichéd film that just leaves you wanting more out of the film. Like I said, Christopher Lloyd has made better films, and here he's just wasted on an underdeveloped film that is laugh free and has a boring cast of actors. Don't watch this film if you want an entertaining and funny comedy; Camp Nowhere is a mediocre outing that leaves a lot to be desired.
Super Reviewer
For anyone who ever had to attend some sort of summer camp as a youth, you might find something to enjoy with this light heart comedic fantasy. Nerdy Morris "Mud" Himmel is not enthused about the prospect of having to spend the summer at a boring, generic computer camp. His friends are equally as unenthusiastic about being sent to their special summer camps as well, which include a theater camp, military camp, and fat camp. Things take a turn for the awesome though when Mud gets the idea to create their own, secret camp. To pull this off, they enlist the help of crazy high school drama teacher Dennis Van Welker who acts as mentor and camp counselor when they create the camp of their dreams at a former hippie commune. It's the ultimate summer fantasy come to life. There are basically no rules (save for not getting caught), and, best of all, no adults are in charge, save for maybe Dennis, but even he only marginally counts as an adult authority figure type. Things start off great like you might expect, with the kids going totally wild. Of course, reality does set in, and the kids must come to terms with life, and, whether they like it or not, their coming of age might be fun, but it won't be without tough times and valuable life lessons. This is a fun movie, and I really loved it as a kid. Back then though, I wasn't viewing movies through the lens of both enjoyment and artistic merit. As such, this movie isn't as great as I remember, and is indeed, really formulaic and predictable. But it's still a lot of fun though, and can be enjoyed even more when looked at through the lens of 90s kitsch, of which this film is overflowing. The acting is pretty typical of kid's movie (by and large), but it's not the worst thing in the world either. Plus, they managed to get a really notable cast of adult actors, including Christopher Lloyd as Van Welker, Thomas F. Wilson as a lawman, M. Emmett Walsh as a different lawman, Wendy Makkena (the shy nun from the Sister Act movies), Star Trek alums Kate Mulgrew and Jonathan Frakes as parents of some of the kids, and, in a brief cameo, Burgess Meredith as an old hippie who instills his ideas of freedom into Mud. The cast is there, the concept is there, so had the script and the acting also been a little better, then yeah, this could conceivably been a fondly remembered cult classic instead of a slightly above average youth romp. Look, I like this movie, but will admit that it's really not all that special. It's a lot of fun, and certainly not boring, but there are far better kid oriented films of the 90s that stick to the ribs better than this one. It's still a noble effort, though.
Super Reviewer
This is what youth is all about, some people like Goonies but I like this one better. Its just very cool and clean
Super Reviewer
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