Aloha Summer

1988 American film

Mike Greco
Bob Benedetto

Story byMike GrecoProduced byMike GrecoStarring

Chris Makepeace
Yuji Okumoto
Don Michael Paul
Tia Carrere
Andy Bumatai
Lorie Griffin

CinematographySteven PosterEdited by

Jay Cassidy
James Coblentz
Jack Hofstra

Music by

Jesse Frederick
Bennett Salvay

Distributed byInternational Spectrafilm

Release date

February 26, 1988 (1988-02-26)

Running time

97 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$418,379

Aloha Summer is a 1988 American comedy-drama film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and starring Chris Makepeace, Yuji Okumoto, Tia Carrere and Don Michael Paul. The plot is about a group of teenagers and their experiences one summer in Hawaii.

Premise

In 1959, an American teenager travels from the Contiguous United States to Hawaii with his parents for a vacation and meets five other teenagers. The film follows the teenagers as they learn about surfing, drinking, sex, and friendship.

Reception

Caryn James of The New York Times called it "empty nostalgia done for its own sake".^[1] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote the film surprises viewers with its depth and themes, which include racism.^[2] TV Guide wrote, "Though they didn't create a very good movie, the filmmakers had their hearts in the right place, and for that they should be commended."^[3]

References

^ James, Caryn. "Aloha Summer (1988)". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
^ Thomas, Kevin (February 26, 1988). "MOVIE REVIEWS : 'Aloha Summer': Youth in Troubled Paradise". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
^ "Aloha Summer". TV Guide. Retrieved December 10, 2015.