Summaries

A group of junior high kids don't want to go to summer camps chosen by their parents. They make their own adult-free camp and "hire" an ex drama teacher to help.

Morris "Mud" Himmel has a problem. His parents desperately want to send him away to summer camp. He hates going there, and would do anything to get out of it. Talking to his friends, he realizes that they are all facing the same sentence: a boring summer camp. Together with his friends, he hatches a plan to trick all the parents into sending them to one of his own design, which would actually be a parent-free paradise. Blackmailing former drama teacher Dennis Van Welker into helping, they must convince their parents that the camp is genuine, and that they aren't allowed to visit.—Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

Details

Keywords
  • teen angst
  • letter writing
  • riding a bicycle into water
  • show of hands
  • wad of money
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Family
Release date Aug 25, 1994
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Walt Disney's Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA
Production companies Hollywood Pictures

Box office

Gross US & Canada $10475705
Opening weekend US & Canada $2755661
Gross worldwide $10475705

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 36m
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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