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Aloha Summer

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A teen (Chris Makepeace) from the mainland meets a local girl (Yuji Okumoto) and others his age in the summer of 1959 Hawaii.

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Richard Freedman Newhouse News Service Aloha Summer remains at heart a sappy beach movie that misses out on only one cliche of the genre: Nobody gleefully announces, in English, Japanese or Hawaiian: "Surf's up!" Rated: 1/4 Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Erik M A beautiful simple movie about growing up and brotherhood Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/28/23 Full Review Audience Member I personally like this movie very much when I saw it as young adult at the time. I've always had a fascination with Hawaii and being mixed race child i could relate to the culture issues explored in the movie as well as the rite of passage from youth to adulthood.. Yet it was also very fun and the camaraderie between everyone seemed real. I recommend watching it if you can find it. i wish it was available on dvd. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A sweet coming of age surfing drama. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Tommy Lee Wallace

Director

Chris Makepeace

Mike Tognetti

Yuji Okumoto

Kenzo Konishi

Don Michael Paul

Chuck Granville

Tia Carrere

Lani Kepoo

Shô Kosugi

Yukinaga Konishi
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Synopsis A teen (Chris Makepeace) from the mainland meets a local girl (Yuji Okumoto) and others his age in the summer of 1959 Hawaii.
Director
Tommy Lee Wallace
Producer
Mike Greco
Screenwriter
Michael Greco
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 37m