Last Summer (1969)
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Last Summer is a frank coming-of-age tale that refuses to prettify its young characters or their activities. A group of aimless teens get together for sex, drugs and rock-and-roll on Fire Island. Timid, overweight Rhonda (Catherine Burns) is goaded into aberrant behavior by her peers, especially the promiscuous Sandy (Barbara Hershey). Enjoying Rhonda's discomfiture, Sandy encourages the boys in the group to gang-rape the poor girl. It was this scene, the first of its kind in a general-release American picture, that earned Last Summer its initial X rating. The film was later judiciously trimmed to qualify for an R rating without blunting its dramatic impact. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, (more)
- Director(s):
- Frank Perry
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
Synopsis of Last Summer
Last Summer is a frank coming-of-age tale that refuses to prettify its young characters or their activities. A group of aimless teens get together for sex, drugs and rock-and-roll on Fire Island. Timid, overweight Rhonda (Catherine Burns) is goaded into aberrant behavior by her peers, especially the promiscuous Sandy (Barbara Hershey). Enjoying Rhonda's discomfiture, Sandy encourages the boys in the group to gang-rape the poor girl. It was this scene, the first of its kind in a general-release American picture, that earned Last Summer its initial X rating. The film was later judiciously trimmed to qualify for an R rating without blunting its dramatic impact. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Last Summer
- Barbara Hershey - Sandy
- Bruce Davison - Dan
- Ralph Waite - Peter's Father
- Glen Walker - Boy at Dance
- Ed Stevlingson - Sidney
- Maeve McGuire - Younger Woman
- Eileen Letchworth - Dan's Mother
- Richard Thomas - Peter
- Cathy Burns - Rhoda
- Conrad Bain - Dan's Father
- Peter Turgeon - Mr. Caudell
- Lou Gary - Town Hood
- Wayne Mayer - Town Hood
- Ernesto Gonzalez - Anibal
- Director(s):
- Frank Perry
- Writer(s):
- Eleanor Perry, Evan Hunter
- Producer(s):
- Sidney Beckerman, Alfred W. Crown, Frank Perry
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Not For Children, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Adult Language, Nudity)
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