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Summer City
“Live fast, die young and hope for the best in between!”
5.0 / 10• 1977• 1h 30m•NR• 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
Robbie
Lead
John Jarratt
Sandy
Mel Gibson
Scollop
Steve Bisley
Boo
JE
James Elliott
Caroline's Father
DF
Deborah Forman
Caroline
CR
Carl Rorke
Giuseppe
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.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Summer City is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
