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A Summer Place (2007)

Richard Egan , Dorothy McGuire , Delmer Daves  |  NR |  DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (173 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee, Arthur Kennedy, Troy Donahue
  • Directors: Delmer Daves
  • Format: Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: February 6, 2007
  • Run Time: 130 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (173 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000JU8HBA
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,394 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "A Summer Place" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Original theatrical trailer

Editorial Reviews

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Think A Summer Place, and you'll probably be humming Max Steiner's wonderfully romantic instrumental theme song, a hand-holding hit in 1959. The movie itself is similarly irresistible, a colorful soap opera about the passions of a pair of dewy-eyed teens and their straying parents. At an island resort in Maine, Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue (the reigning teen idols of the day) fall hard for each other. What they don't know is that her father (Richard Egan) and his mother (Dorothy McGuire), lovers 20 years earlier, have rekindled their affair. Both, inconveniently, have spouses, which is what makes this a soap opera. Lovers of camp will find much to savor in the incredible '50s attitudes, and in the innocence of supervirgin Dee ("Johnny, have you been bad with girls?"). Yet the sincerity of writer-director Delmer Daves, cowriter of An Affair to Remember, comes shining through the corn; and the grown-up affair anticipates The Bridges of Madison County by 30 years. --Robert Horton

Product Description

Illicit romance take center stage when a wealthy family set off for a summer seaside vacation.

Customer Reviews

This is still a great movie to watch with someone you love...or a bowl of popcorn! Kona  |  47 reviewers made a similar statement
The movie was very good and the actors were fabulous. Thor Barrows  |  21 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
148 of 154 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A SUMMER PLACE ... one of my favorite films. August 10, 2000
Format:VHS Tape|Amazon Verified Purchase
What can one say about this film. I consider this Delmer Daves' masterpiece. It was the first of four productions that teamed Daves and Troy Donahue (Parrish, Susan Slade and Rome Adventure followed). Troy Donahue was never noted for any great acting prowess, but he did represent the last breed of the innocent clean-cut naive teenager. This was Donahue's strong point and Daves used that persona expertly and effectively to extract the longing for the eternal youthful spirit in all of us. That is why this film is so viewable to this day. To paraphrase Richard Egan's character in the film: Our only purpose is to love and be loved. That is what this film is all about. Visually it is breathtakingly and lushly photographed by Harry Stradling. The dialog is juxtaposed between crisp witty cynicism at times and then beautiful tender passages of poetic expressions of love. The Max Steiner score and love theme have become interwoven into our everyday society as effectively as they mirrored the emotions of the characters in this film. The story at its most basic level is one of adultery and teenage love canvassed on an island on the Maine coast. However, the motivations and the ramifications of the characters' actions run much deeper. The expert cast includes Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee, Constance Ford, Beulah Bondi and the actors' actor Arthur Kennedy. This film was based on the Sloan Wilson novel. This is one of my favorite films. I highly recommend it. The VHS copy is very good.
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76 of 80 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Get Thee To DVD At Once! February 28, 2006
Format:VHS Tape
DVD please? I saw this movie when it aired on A&E, and it captivated me as a child, and still does as an adult. The theme song is great, and I still find myself listening to it!!! I became a fan of Sandra Dee's after I saw her in "Gidget" and "Imitation Of Life" and I thought her performance was so real and heart-wrenching. Constance Ford, as her bitchy, controlling mother Helen, gives a strong portrayal of a bitter, frigid, unhappy woman who takes her anguish out on everyone around her, even her daughter. (She really gives Mommie Dearest a run for her money). The scene where she forces Molly to submit to a pelvic exam after she and lover-boy Johnny (the late Troy Donahue) have an accident on the beach (the boat capsizes) is horrible and makes the viewer grimace. The fact that the doctor was old and gross looking, and began to unbutton Molly's blouse without her consent, as she screamed, "Oh please, no, I want my father! I've been a good girl! I haven't done anything wrong!!" makes it uncomfortable, but it also makes you despise Ford's character, as I'm sure that was the intention. Richard Egan as Molly's father Ken, is so handsome and gentle at times (he was equally effective in Walt Disney's "Pollyanna" as Dr. Chilton) is a man who is trapped in a loveless marriage who finds and falls in love again with Dorothy McGuire, as Sylvia, his first love, who also happens to be the mother of Molly's boyfriend, Johnny!!! One of Egan's best lines is as he and Helen are having an explosive argument. Ken finishes off his end by saying, "Why must you insist on making sex itself a filthy word!" Arthur Kennedy, as Johnny's drunken father Bart was one of the actor's best later performances. The conflict between the two couples and the predicament that follows (Molly becomes pregnant by Johnny) was considered racy for its day, but considering how little is shown, you have to wonder what all the fuss was about!!! (Although the "King Kong" reference could bear some debate on that subject). The argument between Molly and her mother at the beginning of the movie, sums up the times and also, in a way, the relationships between mothers and daughters. Molly: "Daddy, do I have to?" Ken: "Do you have to what?" Molly: "Wear this middy blouse to shore like a twelve-year-old! And she says I have to wear this armor-padded bra to flattenme out and a girdle! This thing even hurts, and I couldn't squeeze into this girdle with dynamite!"

It appears to be a soapy melodrama, but it really is a touching piece of nostalgia. Let's hope a DVD release is in the works!!! We all need to get away to "A Summer Place".

Update 2011: Warner Brothers finally released this classic on DVD, which looks very good, much sharper than the faded VHS tape quality. The only extra is the theatrical trailer, but I guess since the main actors and director are all deceased, it may have made any other inclusion of extras difficult. Still, maybe a featurette made up of experts on the film, book and such would have been nice. But I'm glad to have this classic in my collection.
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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "In front of God and everyone!" June 29, 2002
Format:VHS Tape
It's the summer of 1959, and innocent Molly (Sandra Dee) meets handsome Johnny (Troy Donahue) on a secluded island off the coast of Maine. Her father (Richard Eagan) and his mother (Dorothy Maguire) were lovers years ago, and have renewed their romance, despite both having spouses. The kids fall in love, too, spend some time at the beach, and everything is great...until Molly gets some bad news from the doctor.

Dee and Donahue were the epitome of wholesome, sexy teenagers back in the day, and they are still beautiful to look at. This film was considered quite racy when it was released; it's more PG today, but still intense and thought-provoking. It's a trip back to a simpler time with stricter morals. And could anyone ever forget that gorgeous theme music? It IS the music of young love. This is still a great movie to watch with someone you love...or a bowl of popcorn!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A Summer Place--DVD
I love this movie! It was well done as a DVD. The color I think was even better than when I
first saw it on VHS. The price was good for an old movie on DVD.
Published 4 days ago by YellowRose
4.0 out of 5 stars A trip back in time to an alien world
I was a small child when this film came out, so this 1950's world is somewhat familiar to me. I feel as if I can still hear echoes of it, as the musical theme for Summer Place was... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Ulfilas
5.0 out of 5 stars Darling film/soundtrack
I've watched this movie probably 50 times over the years..catching the beginning, middle or end...never the whole thing! Til now! Read more
Published 10 days ago by K. STURDEVANT
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift!
This book was a gift for my mom. She loves this movie and you can find it very easy, so I did and at a great price! And she loved it!!
Published 15 days ago by Ana Araiza Dominguez
5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT "50'S" PARTY PRIZE!
Our Souza Family Reunion is going to be held this year on 6-29-2013. Our theme is 1950's Rock & Roll. What a great prize this will make!
Published 18 days ago by L. Hodges
5.0 out of 5 stars Gift for my grandmother
I got this movie for my grandmother. I have never seen it but she loves it. It was in the condition that it was described in.
Published 1 month ago by Crystal
3.0 out of 5 stars To Try or not to Troy
Bought it for my brother: a Troy Donahue fan.
Movie is OK, but has a silly plot and old fashioned acting.
Me? I prefer thrillers and didn't find some with Troy :-)
Published 1 month ago by J. ENGELS
5.0 out of 5 stars my moms birthday present!
she absolutley loves it!!! and i couldnt be happier for her....i really recommend this movie to anybody who likes a little love story.
Published 1 month ago by shannon
5.0 out of 5 stars Still a great movie
Even thought this is a period movie, it is still very entertainting. It reminds us how society once looked a some social issues for teens. Too bad we can't find a middle ground.
Published 1 month ago by Margaret White
3.0 out of 5 stars The Old Movies
I remembered this movie from my younger days and thought I would give it a try, but the style and acting have become a bit dated.
Published 1 month ago by Olde Timer
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