Last Summer (1969)

Directed by

Frank Perry

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four teenagers spend a summer vacation on Fire Island, New York. Their relationships grow more complicated and violent over the course of the season.

tenseunsettlingsummeryatmosphericrawmelancholicslow-burnpsychologically intense

What happens

Last Summer is a 1969 American teen drama film directed by Frank Perry and written by his then-wife Eleanor Perry, based on the 1968 novel of the same name by Evan Hunter. It stars Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, Bruce Davison, and Catherine Burns. The film follows the exploits of four teenagers during a summer vacation on Fire Island, New York. Released in the United States on June 19, 1969, Last Summer received generally positive reviews, with Burns garnering a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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