Aloha Summer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTommy Lee Wallace
Screenplay by
Story byMike Greco
Produced byMike Greco
Starring
CinematographySteven Poster
Edited by
Music by
Distributed byInternational Spectrafilm
Release date
  • February 26, 1988 (1988-02-26)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$418,379

Aloha Summer is a 1988 American comedy-drama film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and starring Chris Makepeace, Yuji Okumoto, Tia Carrere and Don Michael Paul. The plot is about a group of teenagers and their experiences one summer in Hawaii.

Premise

In 1959, an American teenager travels from the Contiguous United States to Hawaii with his parents for a vacation and meets five other teenagers. The film follows the teenagers as they learn about surfing, drinking, sex, and friendship.

Reception

Caryn James of The New York Times called it "empty nostalgia done for its own sake".[1] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote the film surprises viewers with its depth and themes, which include racism.[2] TV Guide wrote, "Though they didn't create a very good movie, the filmmakers had their hearts in the right place, and for that they should be commended."[3]

References

  1. ↑ James, Caryn. "Aloha Summer (1988)". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Kevin (February 26, 1988). "MOVIE REVIEWS : 'Aloha Summer': Youth in Troubled Paradise". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Aloha Summer". TV Guide. Retrieved December 10, 2015.


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