Summer City
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49% Critic Match

Summer City

Live fast, die young and hope for the best in between!

4.9 / 10 1977 1h 30mNR English
ThrillerDrama

Storyline

Four friends take a road trip to kick back, hit the pubs, and go surfing. Tension builds among the group between Sandy, a quiet young man who is angered by the obnoxious, womanizing Boo who seduces a teenaged girl while on their trip in one of his usual one night stands. Meanwhile, the girl's psychotic dad is also looking for Boo out of revenge for what he did to his daughter. Boo is in for a major wake up call.

Cast & Crew

Phillip Avalon

Phillip Avalon

Robbie

Lead
John Jarratt

John Jarratt

Sandy

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Scollop

Steve Bisley

Steve Bisley

Boo

JE

James Elliott

Caroline's Father

DF

Deborah Forman

Caroline

CR

Carl Rorke

Giuseppe

Abigail

Abigail

Woman In Pub

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christopher Fraser's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Summer City is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker