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Summer Lovers

Play trailer Poster for Summer Lovers R 1982 1h 38m Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Michael Pappas (Peter Gallagher) and his girlfriend, Cathy (Daryl Hannah), are enjoying the white sand beaches of a Greek island as well as the freewheeling nature of the locals. When Michael meets Lina (Valerie Quennessen), who is in Greece from Paris doing archaeological work, he is enamored with the beautiful foreigner. Cathy, unhappy about Lina getting close to Michael, confronts the woman -- only to be unexpectedly wooed by her charms as well.

Critics Reviews

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Bruce McCabe Boston Globe Apr 27, 2018
Kleiser wisely grasps that his setting is at least as important as his story and constructs his story to take maximum advantage of the fact. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
2/4
The result is a movie that doesn't really work as semi-erotic romance, and never quite gets itself together as a character study. It's as if Frankie and Annette were in therapy. Go to Full Review F.X. Feeney L.A. Weekly Nov 10, 2021
Hilariously bad. The best thing you can say about this film is that it establishes, once and for all, the themes and preoccupations of its writer-director. Go to Full Review Nathanael Hood The Retro Set Dec 28, 2018
4/10
...just further proof that characters don't have to be interesting for movies to be made about them as long as they're white, young, and beautiful. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Seanax.com Mar 30, 2017
... not your usual eighties sex romp.... takes an adult look at love, sex, and modern romance in the uninhibited world of the Greek islands. Go to Full Review Jon Niccum Lawrence Journal-World Sep 2, 2005
2/5
Beautiful locations and a goofy story Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ed . @RT01276001 Aug 29, 2025 Grecian formula flic This film would be absolutely nothing without Barbara Rush. And Peter Gallagher. Mostly Peter Gallagher. See more Mar 22, 2020 Loved this movie! I watched this by accident in 2004, and became a fan. Last 2019 visited most islands spots where the movie was made. See more Sep 2, 2019 This is a terrible movie. The dialogue is sincerely atrocious. You won't be able to stop watching it, and you will want to leave for Greece immediately. The photography is gorgeous. The locations are gorgeous. The people are gorgeous. It is a total fantasy. It sucks. I've probably watched it a hundred times. This is my shame. See more Jun 18, 2016 An 80's romp trying to masquerade as something more serious. It's an 80's style, stereotypically male take on a menage a troi. Very pretty to look at. See more Aug 18, 2014 A great primes... but kinda dated now. This movie needs to be remade. In 1982 they had to be conservative, but now they could be much more open with a threesome's sexuality. See more Apr 8, 2014 Risqué yet innocent. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Randal Kleiser

Director

Peter Gallagher

Michael Pappas

Daryl Hannah

Cathy Featherstone

Valerie Quennessen

Lina

Barbara Rush

Jean Featherstone

Carole Cook

Barbara Foster

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Movie Info

Synopsis Michael Pappas (Peter Gallagher) and his girlfriend, Cathy (Daryl Hannah), are enjoying the white sand beaches of a Greek island as well as the freewheeling nature of the locals. When Michael meets Lina (Valerie Quennessen), who is in Greece from Paris doing archaeological work, he is enamored with the beautiful foreigner. Cathy, unhappy about Lina getting close to Michael, confronts the woman -- only to be unexpectedly wooed by her charms as well.
Director
Randal Kleiser
Producer
Mike Moder
Screenwriter
Randal Kleiser
Rating
R
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 7, 2003
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround
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