Product Details

• Actors: Jesse Petrick, Jeremy Douglas, Mark Bennington, J.F. Davis
• Directors: Jeff London
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: 10% Productions
• DVD Release Date: January 25, 2005
• Run Time: 115 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005QKHP
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,725 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
...And Then Came Summer sensitively broaches the subject of homosexuality among teens. Brian, a single father, takes his two sons on vacation to a small seaside town where he grew up. There, his oldest son, David, meets Seth, the younger brother of an old friend of Brian's. The two boys become close friends and, as the summer unfolds, their attraction to each other blossoms. When David's little brother sees them kissing, other secrets are also revealed that threaten to split up both families, but end up bringing them closer together. ...And Then Came Summer suffers from unpolished acting and an overly earnest script, but its unjudgmental view of homosexuality could be a valuable means for parents to bring up the subject with their children (or vice versa). --Bret Fetzer

Product Description
A reunion of family and friends becomes an unforgettable vacation when two teenage boys discover their secret feelings toward one another. The relationship is eventually exposed to their families, leading to denial and the questioning of self-worth for each of the boys. The exposed relationship soon brings to light that one of the boys’ families is hiding a secret regarding their son.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sit out the slow parts, February 10, 2006

By	Michael L. Wiersma "ksmichael" (Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews

And there are more than a few, along with several completely unnecessary and uninteresting scenes of random characters talking about nothing. This is symptomatic of editing and screenplay weaknesses that bring into question the caliber of movie this is.

Stay in your chair, and be patient, and appreciate the effort that went into the making of this movie. The payoff near the end is significant, and goes a long way to make up for some earlier problems.

Very few movies choke me up, but this one sure hit me hard. It's worth seeing, and is probably even more powerful for folks that are a little younger than me, just really starting to come to terms with being different and what that means to them and their future.

There is also very little in this film that would be inappropriate for young people, except for alcohol use, which is foreign to probably very few.

Recommended for coming-out and family issues and gentle handling of friends and relationships, despite significant editing and screenplay imperfections. Certainly an independent movie, in any case, and one worth seeing.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too much padding in the pudding, June 8, 2002

By	Robert Thomas "herbbie" (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

And Then Came Summer is a padded out film which was, at times, humorous, when it had no intention of being so. I do not hold a prejudice against low budget films but this one's script let it down. The scene where old aunty is pie-making with the two giggling hetero-women (neither of whom are seen again) hopefully implied that they were added to the pies for yet further filling to a puffed-up plot. The two older males stunted the flow with their cliched dialogue and stiff acting while the crux of the film - the institutionalising of Seth - is kept for the final 10 minutes. However, of all the performances, I think Seth's stands out. He is the only one with a clue about subtlety. The cameo from the nosy neighbour typified the cliched context.
The DVD contains interminable & repetitive interviews where even the actors seem to be asking 'is that enough?'And the ultimate question - why the long shot in the father-son climax scene where the two become mere spots on the horizon?
For a film about electro-shock therapy - it needs a dose of high voltage to bring it to life!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sincere, sweet movie, September 14, 2006

By	Fun Shopper 3 "Fun Shopper 3" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This is a great independent film that explores the effect of a young man coming to terms with his sexuality in spite of the trauma he has suffered because of his family.