7/10/2023 0 Comments Hillary tuckThe whole premise might be an unintentional Nightmare Fuel for parents if one ignores the comedy aspect of the film.Betty pretending to skinny dip so she could steal Walter's trunks and embarrass him. Dennis wanting to avoid jailtime and " a 200 pound fiancee named Duke.".And Zack never gets a "you're too young" lecture, and Dennis doesn't throw it out. Talk of the camp being a former hippie commune ("Lots of sex, and drugs, and debauchery.").Kids re-enacting A Streetcar Named Desire, complete with cursing.What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?: Aside from the junior high hijinks, and completely ignoring the risqué Covers Always Lie movie poster ◊, you get:.Of course, this is all Played for Laughs and is part of the absurdity of the entire plot. On the other hand, it would have probably seemed just as unbelievable to contemporary parents, since at least some of the parents - especially in the beginning, don't seem to care about their kids, with Trish's dad getting her name wrong, confusing her (perceived) acting hobby with her sister's riding hobby, and being eager to send her to a camp where they will see as little of her as possible.That and letting their kids go off with a complete stranger, with a criminal history, with no experience as a camp counselor.Values Dissonance: Audiences here in the 21st century would be incredulous that any parents would blindly send their children away to random summer camps without doing a little more research into said camps or the camp representatives that Van Welker claimed to be.A non-child example: Kate Mulgrew plays Trish's mom five months before Star Trek: Voyager's TV premiere.Hillary Tuck, who you might recognize as Amy Szalinski, plays Betty Stoller.Trish is played by Marnette Patterson, who would later play Christy Jenkins.Mud himself is played by Jonathan Jackson, who you might recognize as Jesse Tuck and Kyle Reese.Allison Mack (Chloe from Smallville) is also in the movie as a supporting character named Heather.Mud says hello to her as she's making out with another boy, and she even has a line. Jessica Alba plays a minor supporting character named Gail, and gets her first onscreen credit.Retroactive Recognition: This happens with some of the kids, as most were just starting their acting careers:.One-Scene Wonder: Burgess Meredith as Feln.Actress Melody Kay was quite visibly NOT overweight at any point during the movie.
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