Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- zany
- breezy
- lazy summer afternoon
- nostalgic movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film polished and intermittently amusing, but uneven and burdened by broad, juvenile humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hoops wants to write and illustrate a love story while navigating Cassandra, island conflict, and his uncertain future.
Hoops and his friends help Cassandra protect her grandfather's house from the greedy Beckersted family.
The story relocates Hoops and his friends to Nantucket for a chaotic summer of gang chases, romance, and property conflict.
Hoops's ambition to write and illustrate a love story shapes his goals and the film's comic identity.
Films like One Crazy Summer, and why
Caddyshack
zany summer comedy, youthful misadventures, and eccentric ensemble humor
Better Off Dead...
1980s teen comedy, romantic uncertainty, and offbeat comic energy
The Sure Thing
teen vacation comedy with an unlikely romance and escalating comic chaos
The Goonies
warm underdog comedy, property conflict, and broad ensemble hijinks
Movie Details
- Director
- Savage Steve Holland
- Release Date
- 1986-08-08
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (222)
Cast
- John Cusack
- Demi Moore
- Curtis Armstrong
- William Hickey
- Joe Flaherty
- Tom Villard
- Billie Bird
- John Matuszak
- Mark Metcalf
- Kimberly Foster
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is One Crazy Summer about?
- A lovestruck aspiring cartoonist spends a chaotic Nantucket summer helping a spirited hitchhiker defend her grandfather’s home from developers.
- What is One Crazy Summer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of One Crazy Summer as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is One Crazy Summer violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in One Crazy Summer as mild.
- What did critics think of One Crazy Summer?
- Critics generally found the film polished and intermittently amusing, but uneven and burdened by broad, juvenile humor.
- Which films are like One Crazy Summer?
- Films with a similar feel include Caddyshack, Better Off Dead..., The Sure Thing, and The Goonies.
- How long is One Crazy Summer?
- One Crazy Summer runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch One Crazy Summer?
- In United States, One Crazy Summer is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
