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Last Summer (1969)

Starring: Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas Director: Frank Perry Format: VHS Tape
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, Catherine Burns, Bruce Davison
  • Directors: Frank Perry
  • Format: NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0007YUSVK
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,918 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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A wonderfully acted film about the experiences of four teenagers vacationing on the beach at Fire Island, Long Island. When tragedy strikes, the four youths are bound together for life by a terrible secret. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actress--Catherine Burns.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "LAST SUMMER" Deserves Anamorphic Widescreen DVD , July 16, 2005
I saw this film when it first opened in NYC with the actor Richard Thomas in the audience, an instant turn on feature. It was I belive his first movie and was very touched by it's content. Since the topic deals with the pains and delights of growing up from childhood to adulthood. A critical period, that to all of us, is the stuff of the fondest memories and secrets.

It's an extraordinary movie very similar in many ways to "Summer of 42" released 2 years after "Last Summer." I have always considered that both films topics were by some means inter-related, or that the first one somehow, inspired the other to be made. "Last Summer" takes place in Fire Island, Long Island during the late 1960's social revolution, whereas the other story happen at a New England beach colony during the Second World War.

Unfortunatelly, while "Summer of 42" was released by Warner Brothers on DVD to great lyrical intensity. "LAST SUMMER" STILL AWAITS TO BE REDISCOVERED BY A NEWER GENERATION OF FILM LOVERS.

PLEASE CAN SOMEONE DO SOMETHING TO HAVE IT SOON RELEASED ON DVD. BECAUSE THIS STORY GOT SO MUCH SOUL THAT IT COULD BRAKE YOUR HEART.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Forgotten Classic! Where's the dvd?!, November 3, 2005
By dekkard8 (outside the circle) - See all my reviews
Late 60's coming of age psychodrama. Three teens(Bruce Davison, Richard Thomas, Barbara Hershey) on Fire Island deal with their awakening sexuality and a new resident, played by Catherine Burns(whatever happened to her?), who wants to be friends with them. The standout scene is when Burns delivers a monologue that is one of the finest ever filmed. I think she was nominated for an Oscar based on that scene alone. It's that moving. This movie is known best for it's ending but there's a lot more to appreciate. Directed by Frank Perry('The Swimmer').

I would love to see this one dvd with cast and crew reflections and a look at Fire Island, then and now.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Where are the parents?, March 22, 2005
This movie is erotic, disturbing, entertaining, and ultimately one to remember. I'm surprised it is so expensive. Maybe it needs reissuing! The book actually had an odd format in which the two halves were roughly the same, with major phrases from the first half (the Seagull half) recurring in the second (dealing with Cathy Burns' character). Bruce Davison, Richard Thomas and Barbara Hershey are all quite good in their roles. That trio forms an alliance, one into which Cathy Burns tries to wedge herself. They let her in, only to turn on her with devastating results at the end.

It was an early film for all four, but they create scenes that will stay with you a long time. I do have to wonder though: where are the parents? These teens do pretty much whatever they want with no one to stop them. They are the four people you'll remember. They are the movie, and it will stay with you long after you finish it for many reasons.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Thank God for TCM
This movie and another with Barbara Hershey, "The Pursuit of Happiness"(1971), deserve at least a basic DVD treatment. Read more
Published 1 month ago by F. Lynch

5.0 out of 5 stars A film that won't ever leave you
I recently saw the movie on youtube and I can't say enough good things about it. The greatest thing about some of Frank Perry's movies is that they are so real and leave you... Read more
Published 2 months ago by OK

5.0 out of 5 stars An overlooked masterpiece.
Three teens vacationing with their parents on Fire Island during the late 1960's forge a bond out of friendship, sexual longing and boredom. Read more
Published on February 8, 2006 by Steven Sprague

5.0 out of 5 stars LORD OF THE FLIES ON FIRE ISLAND....
There are certain movies from my childhood that were more frightening then any horror film - one of them is "Last Summer" and it is easy to see how similar this film is to "Lord... Read more
Published on January 10, 2006 by A. J. Busch

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing coming of age period piece
The film version of Last Summer captures the mood and tone of the Fire Island teenagers it was meant to represent. Another review asked "where were the parents? Read more
Published on November 24, 2005 by Bobby Newman

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent depiction of teens in 1960s Fire Island
1969's Last Summer, the film I first saw late night on '70s TV is a great classic experiment interested in creating moods. Read more
Published on May 13, 2005 by Adam Bernstein

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