Movie Cosmos - One Crazy Summer

Description:

An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.

Top Cast >

John Cusack

As Hoops McCann

Demi Moore

As Cassandra

Curtis Armstrong

As Ack Ack Raymond

William Hickey

As Old Man Beckersted

Joe Flaherty

As General Raymond

Tom Villard

As Clay Stork

Billie Bird

As Grandma

John Matuszak

As Stain

Mark Metcalf

As Aguilla Beckersted

Kimberly Foster

As Cookie Cambell

Joel Murray

As George Calamari

Matt Mulhern

As Teddy Beckersted

Rich Little

As Disc Jockey

Bobcat Goldthwait

As Egg Stork

Kristen Goelz

As Squid Calamari

Donald Li

As Chrong Freen

Jeremy Piven

As Ty

Bruce Wagner

As Uncle Frank

Laura Waterbury

As Crossing Guard

Rich Hall

As Wilbur

Taylor Negron

As Taylor

Linda Warren

As Mrs. McCann

Grenville Cuyler

As Graduation Orator

Sky

As Boscoe

Jennifer Yahoodik

As Andrea

Rachel C. Telegen

As Brunhelda

Paul M. Lane

As Biker #1

Don Ruffin

As Biker #2

Gary Littlejohn

As Biker #3

Pat McGoarty

As Biker #4

Anthony Viveiros

As Man on Ferry Boat

Isidore Mankofsky

As Cameraman

Al Mohrmann

As Yuppie Preacher

Sharon Hope

As Aguilla's Maid

Donna Clements

As Aguilla's Maid

Alberta Glover

As Aguilla's Maid

Pamela Shaddock

As Aguilla's Maid

Jerry Winsett

As Big Man on Beach

Bill Hoversten

As Medic #1

Donald Watson

As Medic #2

Lisa Melilli

As Ty's Girlfriend

Deborah Bial

As Screaming Girl

Bob Gage

As Dew Drop Inn Musician

Bob Duncan

As Dew Drop Inn Musician

Herb Mingace

As Dew Drop Inn Musician

Earl Blank

As Dew Drop Inn Musician

Barry Doe

As Giant

Scott Richards

As Victim

Elizabeth Field

As Beautiful Girl

Len Lawrence

As Producer

Barry Karas

As Doctor

John Blood

As Patient

Joan Drott

As Nurse

Jim Cooke

As Regatta Judge

Robert Boardman

As Man Overboard

John Fiore

As Crewman

Top Crew >

Savage Steve Holland

Director, Writer, Character Designer

Isidore Mankofsky

Director of Photography

Marcia Ross

Casting

Judith Holstra

Casting

Herman F. Zimmerman

Production Design

Robert Latham Brown

Unit Production Manager

Alan Balsam

Editor

Cory Lerios

Original Music Composer

Brad R. Loman

Costume Design

Gary Moreno

Set Decoration

Marguerite James

Script Supervisor

Matt Earl Beesley

Second Second Assistant Director

Bill Phillips

Supervising Sound Editor

Elliot Tyson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mike Warner

Foley Editor

David M. Ronne

Production Sound Mixer

William Strom

Associate Producer

Hal Sanders

Sound Editor

Robert J. Litt

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David J. Kimball

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dennis Eger

Makeup Artist

Patricia Zinn Etheridge

Costumer

James Di Pasquale

Additional Music

A. David Marshall

Music Editor

Robert Crosby

Boom Operator

Georgina Williams

Hairstylist

James J. Isaacs

Sound Editor

Kathleen Kyle

Assistant Location Manager

Else Blangsted

Supervising Music Editor

Walter A. Gest

Sound Recordist

Jann Dutmer

Second Assistant Director

Joseph E. Foley

Location Manager

Robert Edesa

Camera Operator

James Warren

Costumer

Albert M. Shapiro

First Assistant Director

Margaret Adachi

Assistant Editor

William Fletcher

Assistant Editor

Art Lipschultz

Property Master

Scott Ransom

Second Unit Director of Photography

Andrew Meyer

Executive Producer

Glenn White

Additional Casting

Peter Burrell

Second Unit Director

Gary Littlejohn

Stunts

Vicki Swindell

Stunts

David Jernigan

Transportation Coordinator

Peter Sorel

Still Photographer

Bill Kopp

Animation Supervisor

Daril Alder

Leadman

David Anderle

Music Supervisor

Mark Stanley

Best Boy Grip

Chris Boardman

Orchestrator, Conductor

Ronald Stinton

Transportation Co-Captain

Joseph P. Mercurio

Special Effects Supervisor

Winslow Weeks

Marine Coordinator

Paul M. Lane

Stunts

Jim Dunford

Dolly Grip

Michael Jaffe

Producer

Pat McGroarty

Stunts

David Jarrell

Best Boy Electric

Tom Kessenich

Key Grip

Jake Jarrell

Gaffer

Bud Peifer Jr.

Assistant Property Master

Lauri Anne

Stunts

Albert Fitch

Rigging Gaffer

Everett Creach

Stunt Coordinator

Don Ruffin

Stunts

Eddie Mulder

Stunts

Jill Alman

Additional Casting

D. Lee Ebbs

Additional Casting

Gil Friesen

Executive Producer

Reviews:

JPV852 (8/10)

Liked this quite a bit. The humor is right up my alley with the absurd mixed with the traditional (kind of reminds me of Caddyshack in a way). John Cusack's style was great and although admittedly didn't have great chemistry with Demi Moore, I did laugh enough that I had a good time. Just an easy-going film and a perfect watch to end the summer. 3.75/5

2021-08-24

Wuchak (6/10)

Teen comedy on Nantucket Island with young John Cusack and Demi Moore

A wannabe cartoonist/writer (John Cusack) is invited to vacation on Nantucket Island with a friend. A string of misadventures begin after they pick-up a free-spirited hitchhiker (Demi Moore) who's being chased by a motorcycle gang. Along with some friends, they must help Cassandra (Demi) save her grandfather's house from the greedy Beckersted Family.

"One Crazy Summer" (1986) is a quirky youth misadventure with just enough good to give it a marginal thumbs up. It's zany and creative, highlighted by Demi in one of her early roles. She was 22 during filming and looks great, but she curiously wears big, loose clothing throughout, which conceals her physical beauty. But there are a few notable females in peripheral roles, such as Kimberly Foster as cookie. There's also a Godzilla parody that's great fun.

The movie runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot in Nantucket and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

GRADE: B-

2024-02-02