Summer of '42

1971
X
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

9.5K

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Oliver Conant, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, and Jennifer O'Neill in Summer of '42 (1971)

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Coming-of-Age Teen Drama Teen Romance Drama Romance

A teenager spending his summer vacation on Nantucket Island develops an innocent love for a young war bride who's awaiting news about her husband's fate.A teenager spending his summer vacation on Nantucket Island develops an innocent love for a young war bride who's awaiting news about her husband's fate.A teenager spending his summer vacation on Nantucket Island develops an innocent love for a young war bride who's awaiting news about her husband's fate.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

9.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 11 nominations total

Narrator
(voice)
(uncredited)

Walter Scott

Dorothy's Husband
(uncredited)

Maureen Stapleton

Hermie's Mother
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Robert Mulligan
Writer
- Herman Raucher
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Trivia
According to Stanley Kubrick's wife Christiane Kubrick, this was one of his favorite films.

Goofs
The final scene shows the sun setting (or rising) on the ocean as waves roll onto the beach. On closer inspection though, the film is playing backwards, and the waves are heading out to sea.

Quotes
Narrator: [voice-over] Nothing from that first day I saw her and no one that has happened to me since, has ever been as frightening and as confusing. For no person I've ever known has ever done more to make me feel more sure, more insecure, more important and less significant.

Connections
Featured in The Shining (1980)

Soundtracks
Summer of '42
Music by Michel Legrand
Played several times throughout the film

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One of my all-time favorites.

This is truly a wonderful film and a classic. It has everything: romance, comedy, sadness and the reminiscence of puberty and coming of age. The dialog between Hermie and his two teenage buddies wile exploring their emerging sexuality is a wonderful and hilarious, i.e., "Do you think I'm in love with Vera Michaels. I hope I'm not in love with her. I hate her." Who couldn't relate to those things in our youth.

Jennifer O'Neill, as Hermie's crush Dorothy, is gorgeous and well suited for her role. The scenes between her and Hermie go from funny and clever to sad and wondrous. One can only guess the emotions going on inside Dorothy's head when she finds out her husband has been killed in the war. I always felt she just wanted to experience closeness with someone during that time and Hermie just happened to be nearby. She also knew he cared about her and it was important for her to be needed . . . by someone.

A glorious film and one I can watch tons of times and discover something different each time. Highly recommended.

P.S. Michele LeGrand's musical score is beautiful. Just another plus for the movie.