Product Details

• Actors: Kevin Bacon, Sean Astin, Jonathan Ward, K.C. Martel, Matt Adler
• Directors: Jeff Bleckner
• Writers: Ernest Kinoy, Manya Starr
• Producers: Bob Roe, Christopher Dalton, Dennis Palumbo, Larry Rapaport, Mark Tarlov
• Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: June 2, 1998
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302430925
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,133 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great entertainment!, May 15, 2003

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Mr Christian Ardill (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: White Water Summer (DVD)

a great film with laughs, drama, gorgeous scenery and a brilliant soundtrack. White Water Summer is a story of conflict; man against nature and man against man. It is about a city boy, Alan (played by Sean Astin) and four other boys going into the wilderness with their guide Vic (Kevin Bacon). Right from the beginning Alan is suspicious of Vic and so Vic begins to target him, leaving him to cross a dodgy bridge over a 180ft gorge and leaving him hanging off the edge of a cliff.
Bacon makes a fantastic baddie and Astin is, as usual, brillant as a cute geeky Alan who has to grow up fast and protect himself from their psycho tour guide....
this film did not exactly get rave reviews from critics but the key is not to take it too seriously. White Water Summer is fun and great entertainment and I'd recommend it for a good watch anytime!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic 80s meets beautiful scenery!, February 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: White Water Summer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is definitely a child of the 1980s. The clothing, the lingo, even the actors (Sean Astin to name one) are products of that unforgetable decade. The movie involves a summer wilderness adventure of several boys, and their counselor (Kevin Bacon) basically goes psycho on them. The movie is full of emotion as well as breath-taking scenery (the majority of the movie takes place in the forest, surrounded by pine trees and lakes). The plot is a great in-depth study into the human subconscious as well as the bravery and trials of adolescence. The movie will be a gem for anyone who has ever been a teenager and who has ever been camping in the rugged wilderness! Definitely worth a watch!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Flick, November 20, 2001

By A Customer

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This review is from: White Water Summer (DVD)

OK--so it's not a great film theatrically--who cares? This is one of the few films out there that fulfills that need to see the great outdoors. Sadly, Hollywood is pathetic when it comes to making movies about outdoor adventure and the common "Joe" (except for "The Edge", "The River Wild" and "Cliffhanger" to name a few). The classic 80's soundtrack featuring The Cult, Bruce Hornsby, and others make it even better... This movie is a part of my childhood memory, and for a long time was impossible to get, because it was out of print on VHS. I was so excited to learn it was being released on DVD with new packaging. I will definitely be buying it.