Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988)
- Directed by
- Richard Bartlett
- Genre
- teen film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The Parker family goes on a summer road trip to a lakeside camp in Michigan. The story pokes fun at how people remember family vacations from childhood.
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What happens
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss is a 1988 American made-for-television comedy film written by Jean Shepherd and directed by Dick Bartlett, based on the 1968 short story by Shepherd. A satire of childhood recollections of annual family vacations, it follows the Parker family (of A Christmas Story) as they travel to a Michigan lakeside camp, the eponymous Haven. It was a co-production of The Disney Channel and PBS, and aired in that order, and was released on video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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