I enjoyed this film, even with the disturbing ending. I grew up on this beach every summer, and the depictions were very realistic, especially the nonchalant way the kids were left to roam freely with no adults, as Fire Island was known to be a "safe" place for kids. I knew people like each of these characters growing up, and I felt they were quite realistic.
The locations in this film are as follows: The beach scenes and the house are in Seaview, NY, on Fire Island. The scenes in the woods are further east, between Point of Woods, NY and the Sunken Forest, on Fire Island. The scenes with the sailboat are shot near East Fire Island, in the Great South Bay. The dance club and the ferry dock on Fire Island are in Ocean Beach, NY. The movie theater and the restaurant are on Main Street in Bayshore, NY. The ferry dock on the mainland is the Fire Island Ferries terminal on Maple Ave in Bayshore NY.
The locations in this film are as follows: The beach scenes and the house are in Seaview, NY, on Fire Island. The scenes in the woods are further east, between Point of Woods, NY and the Sunken Forest, on Fire Island. The scenes with the sailboat are shot near East Fire Island, in the Great South Bay. The dance club and the ferry dock on Fire Island are in Ocean Beach, NY. The movie theater and the restaurant are on Main Street in Bayshore, NY. The ferry dock on the mainland is the Fire Island Ferries terminal on Maple Ave in Bayshore NY.