Summer of '42

1971
PG
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

9.5K

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Oliver Conant, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, and Jennifer O'Neill in Summer of '42 (1971)

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Coming-of-Age Teen Drama Teen Romance Drama Romance

A teenager spending his summer vacation on Nantucket Island develops an innocent love for a young war bride who's awaiting news about her husband's fate.A teenager spending his summer vacation on Nantucket Island develops an innocent love for a young war bride who's awaiting news about her husband's fate.A teenager spending his summer vacation on Nantucket Island develops an innocent love for a young war bride who's awaiting news about her husband's fate.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

9.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 11 nominations total

Narrator
(voice)
(uncredited)

Walter Scott

Dorothy's Husband
(uncredited)

Maureen Stapleton

Hermie's Mother
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Robert Mulligan
Writer
- Herman Raucher
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Trivia
According to Stanley Kubrick's wife Christiane Kubrick, this was one of his favorite films.

Goofs
The final scene shows the sun setting (or rising) on the ocean as waves roll onto the beach. On closer inspection though, the film is playing backwards, and the waves are heading out to sea.

Quotes
Narrator: [voice-over] Nothing from that first day I saw her and no one that has happened to me since, has ever been as frightening and as confusing. For no person I've ever known has ever done more to make me feel more sure, more insecure, more important and less significant.

Connections
Featured in The Shining (1980)

Soundtracks
Summer of '42
Music by Michel Legrand
Played several times throughout the film

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Featured review

10/10

Summer of 42, a Timeless Classic of true Love

I saw this film with my dad at the long-gone Surf Theater on 74th Street and Collins Avenue on Miami Beach as a sneak preview. The theater was packed and I was 13 years old and three girls in their early 20s sat next to us, and I was a little red-faced about the movie. But, what a truly beautiful and romantic film. I always thought that my "first" love would be like the Summer of 42. Unfortunately in my case it wasn't. I joined the Army and had my "first" experience with a B-girl(bar-girl) overseas. It wasn't until I was 25 that I think I really had the "love feelings" that were shown in this timeless classic. A great film with outstanding performances by all involved. Really a shame that Gary Grimes and Jerry Houser never achieved the super stardom they deserved. And Jennier O'Neal was so beautiful. She was all-natural, so fresh, so down-to-earth. The Summer of 42 is great.