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Wet and Wild Summer

1992 · 95 min

A breezy, sun-soaked beach comedy that coasts on easy charm, mild romance and gentle culture-clash gags.

Overview
A property developer wants to take over an Australian beach for a high rise resort. He sends his son to Australia to check out the situation, posing as an exchange lifeguard. He falls in love with a woman who owns the land his father needs for the development and finds himself sympathising with the locals.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • family
  • identity
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Maurice Murphy
Written by
Phillip Avalon
Starring
Christopher Atkins, Julian McMahon, Elliott Gould, Vanessa Steele, Richard Carter, Christopher Pate, Rebecca Cross, Lois Larimore
Music
John Capek
Cinematography
Martin McGrath
Runtime
95 min
Country
Australia, United States of America
Languages
English

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