Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1558 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-12-04
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 90 minutes

On the DVD
Digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video
Widescreen & full-screen presentations
Theatrical trailers
Interactive menus
Audio: English 2-channel [Dolby Surround] and 4.0 [discrete Surround], French
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
Scene selections

Synopsis
Also released under the title The Rites of Summer, this film follows the adventures of pampered city boy Alan Block (Sean Astin) when his parents ship him off to a wilderness camp. Once there, Alan and the other three campers must attempt to live up to the tough expectations of their guide, Vic (Kevin Bacon), who is determined to push the kids as far as he can--and maybe farther. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide

DVD Menu

• Side #1 -- Widescreen
  • Play Movie
  • Audio Set Up
    • English (Dolby Surround)
    • English (Discrete Surround)
    • French/Fran�ais
  • Subtitles
    • English
    • French/Fran�ais
    • Spanish/Espa�ol
    • Portuguese/Portugu�s
    • Chinese
    • Korean
    • Thai
    • Subtitles Off
  • Theatrical Trailers
    • White Water Summer
    • The Karate Kid
• Side #2 -- Full Screen
  • Play Movie
  • Audio Set Up
    • English (Dolby Surround)
    • English (Discrete Surround)
    • French/Fran�ais
  • Subtitles
    • English
    • French/Fran�ais
    • Spanish/Espa�ol
    • Portuguese/Portugu�s
    • Chinese
    • Korean
    • Thai
    • Subtitles Off
  • Theatrical Trailers
    • White Water Summer
    • The Karate Kid

Customer Reviews

Last of a Long Gone Era
If you liked Goonies, and are yearning for more 80's style adventure, you'll probably like this film. I like Sean Astin, and in general, I'm a fan of 80's style adventure movies. They weren't serious, pretentious things, like "Bourne Identity" or "Patriot Games". This movie isn't sensationalistic. If you love the outdoors, and liked camping and having adventures when you were a kid, this movie may remind you of your youth. The scenery is great and the music fits well and is actually mixed well as far as levels. Overall it's got pretty good production values. I probably wouldn't turn the lights down, crank up the THX and watch this film. It's more the type of film you watch over and over while doing something else, or while falling asleep. Which isn't to say it's boring, it's more like a comfortable old T-shirt you can wear again and again. It makes me want to go camping, swing from ropes, and play with pocket knives.

An okay action movie
I rented this movie a couple of weeks ago because I remember seeing the ending of this movie on TV so I wanted to see the whole thing. The movie was actually pretty good.

The movie is about a boy named Alan(Sean Astin) who goes camping with Vic(Kevin Bacon) and 3 other boys and Vic is taking these boys out here to teach them the ways of the wilderness. Things start out pretty well but Vic then starts to push the boys too hard, especially Alan. Vic is trying to teach the boys the best he can but his ways of doing it are a bit rough on the kids. Should the kids stay and be tought by Vic, or should they try to go home? him.

I gave the movie 3 stars because some parts of the story were unclear or they weren't very good. But the good points of the movie were the scenery, the music and the action. If you are in to action movies then watch this one!!

great entertainment!
a great film with laughs, drama, gorgeous scenery and a brilliant soundtrack. White Water Summer is a story of conflict; man against nature and man against man. It is about a city boy, Alan (played by Sean Astin) and four other boys going into the wilderness with their guide Vic (Kevin Bacon). Right from the beginning Alan is suspicious of Vic and so Vic begins to target him, leaving him to cross a dodgy bridge over a 180ft gorge and leaving him hanging off the edge of a cliff.
Bacon makes a fantastic baddie and Astin is, as usual, brillant as a cute geeky Alan who has to grow up fast and protect himself from their psycho tour guide....
this film did not exactly get rave reviews from critics but the key is not to take it too seriously. White Water Summer is fun and great entertainment and I'd recommend it for a good watch anytime!