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An American Summer (1991) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1991 · 100 mins · English
- Directed by
- James Slocum
- Starring
- Wayne Pére, Michael Landes, Brian Austin Green, Brian Krause, Karen Teliha, Tony Crane
Tom, a 14‑year‑old whose parents have just divorced, leaves his affluent Chicago home for a beach bungalow in Los Angeles with his aunt. Resentful of bohemian life, he befriends surfer Fin. Their partnership sparks a series of summer adventures that recall Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn tales, leaving Tom wiser and at home in California by summer’s end.
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