Summer of '42
In everyone's life there's a "Summer of '42"
1971 • 103 min • Comedy · Drama · Romance
Synopsis
Over the summer of 1942 on Nantucket Island, three friends -- Hermie, Oscy and Benjie -- are more concerned with getting laid than anything else. Hermie falls in love with the married Dorothy, whose husband is an army pilot recently sent to the battlefront of World War II.
Our family guide
Best from age 16- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 67 Audience · 162 · 49%
During the summer of 1942, three teenage friends on Nantucket Island navigate adolescent desires. Hermie, one of the friends, develops a deep affection for an older woman whose husband is away fighting in World War II, leading to a poignant coming-of-age experience.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 5/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- sexual themes and innuendo
- brief nudity
- some drinking and smoking
What it models well
- first love
- coming of age
- empathy
Talk about it after
- the impact of war on families
- navigating first crushes and mature feelings
- understanding emotional loss and resilience
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Top billed cast
Director: Robert Mulligan • Crew: Herman Raucher
Trailers & clips
Summer of '42 (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers**_Sex-obsessed boys on Nantucket in 1942_** RELEASED IN 1971 and directed by Robert Mulligan, "Summer of '42” is the biographical drama of Herman “Hermie” Raucher (Gary Grimes) coming of age at 15 during the titular season & year on Nantucket Island. He and his two pals, Oscy and Benji, hang out on the island learning about sex and chasing girls.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.7/10 (162)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Franchise
- Summer of '42 Collection
- IMDb
- tt0067803
