Last Summer

Last Summer

Year: 1969

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: English

Director: Frank Perry

Drama

The memories of that season are both beautiful and painful. On a summer vacation to Fire Island, three young friends grow close, sharing laughter and secrets. When an outcast girl attempts to infiltrate their newfound bond, the trio crafts an elaborate scheme that quickly escalates into violent consequences.

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Dan and Peter, two youths vacationing on Fire Island, befriend a young woman named Sandy, who has found an injured seagull on a beach. While nursing the seagull back to health, the three friends spend time experimenting with alcohol, marijuana, and their sexuality. Dan and Peter, both virgins, express interest in having sex with Sandy, who they suspect is also a virgin. The trio make the acquaintance of a slightly younger teenager, Rhoda, a shy girl who confides in the others that her mother died in a drowning accident. Rhoda becomes close with Peter and they share a kiss.

One day, the boys find that Sandy has killed the seagull after it bit her. The three older friends pull a prank by arranging a dinner date with an older man, Anibal, through a computer dating service. After getting him drunk, they abandon him to a group of local bullies despite Rhoda’s protests. Tension builds between Rhoda and the three older teens, and in the final sequence Dan, Peter, and Sandy pin down Rhoda in the forest near the beach as Dan rapes her. After the attack, Sandy and Dan are seen walking away, as Peter, standing alone, stares into the ocean.

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