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'''''Camp Cucamonga''''' (also titled: '''''How I Spent My Summer''''' and '''''Lights Out''''') is a [[Television movie|made-for-television movie]] which was first aired on [[NBC]] on September 23, 1990.<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite journal|date=1990-09-21|title=Television Listings: TELEVISION THE WEEK AT A GLANCE A GUIDE TO NOTABLE SHOWS, SEPT. 21 TO 27.|journal=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>
'''''Camp Cucamonga''''' (also titled: '''''How I Spent My Summer''''' and '''''Lights Out''''') is a [[Television movie|made-for-television movie]] which was first aired on [[NBC]] on September 23, 1990.<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite journal|date=1990-09-21|title=Television Listings: TELEVISION THE WEEK AT A GLANCE A GUIDE TO NOTABLE SHOWS, SEPT. 21 TO 27.|journal=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>


The [[film]] was a family feature which served primarily as a vehicle to cast a variety of stars from TV shows which were popular at the time,<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/162595/Camp-Cucamonga/overview movies.nytimes.com overview]</ref> including [[John Ratzenberger]] (''[[Cheers]]''), [[Brian Robbins]] (''[[Head of the Class]]''), [[Chad Allen (actor)|Chad Allen]] (''[[My Two Dads]]''), [[Candace Cameron]] (''[[Full House]]''), [[Josh Saviano]] and [[Danica McKellar]] (both of ''[[The Wonder Years]]''), [[Jaleel White]] (''[[Family Matters]]''), [[Dorothy Lyman]] (''[[Mama's Family]]'') and [[Sherman Hemsley]] (''[[Amen (TV series)|Amen]]''). The film is also notable for including an early starring role for [[Jennifer Aniston]] before she became particularly well known, as well as a supporting role for [[Breckin Meyer]] and the comedy acting debut of [[G. Gordon Liddy]].<ref name="Engstrom">{{cite news|title=DOING THE RAITT THING|last=Engstrom|first=John|date=1990-08-10|publisher=Boston Globe}}</ref>
The family film was served primarily as a vehicle to cast a variety of stars from popular TV series of the era,<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/162595/Camp-Cucamonga/overview movies.nytimes.com overview]</ref> including [[John Ratzenberger]] (''[[Cheers]]''), [[Brian Robbins]] (''[[Head of the Class]]''), [[Chad Allen (actor)|Chad Allen]] (''[[My Two Dads]]''), [[Candace Cameron]] (''[[Full House]]''), [[Josh Saviano]] and [[Danica McKellar]] (both of ''[[The Wonder Years]]''), [[Jaleel White]] (''[[Family Matters]]''), [[Dorothy Lyman]] (''[[Mama's Family]]'') and [[Sherman Hemsley]] (''[[Amen (TV series)|Amen]]''). The film is also notable for including an early starring role for [[Jennifer Aniston]] before she became particularly well known, as well as a supporting role for [[Breckin Meyer]] and the comedy acting debut of [[G. Gordon Liddy]].<ref name="Engstrom">{{cite news|title=DOING THE RAITT THING|last=Engstrom|first=John|date=1990-08-10|publisher=Boston Globe}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==

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Camp Cucamonga (also titled: How I Spent My Summer and Lights Out) is a made-for-television movie which was first aired on NBC on September 23, 1990.[1]

The family film was served primarily as a vehicle to cast a variety of stars from popular TV series of the era,[2] including John Ratzenberger (Cheers), Brian Robbins (Head of the Class), Chad Allen (My Two Dads), Candace Cameron (Full House), Josh Saviano and Danica McKellar (both of The Wonder Years), Jaleel White (Family Matters), Dorothy Lyman (Mama's Family) and Sherman Hemsley (Amen). The film is also notable for including an early starring role for Jennifer Aniston before she became particularly well known, as well as a supporting role for Breckin Meyer and the comedy acting debut of G. Gordon Liddy.[3]

Overview

The movie is set at a summer camp run by former accountant Marvin Schector (John Ratzenberger). Much of the plot focuses on the endless pranks and mishaps that the campers and counselors get up to. Amongst this backdrop there are also two subplots involving a camp inspection gone awry and a budding romance between two of the counselors – Roger Burke (Brian Robbins) and Marvin's daughter Ava Schector (Jennifer Aniston).

Among the campers are sweethearts Frankie (Chad Allen) and Amber (Candace Cameron), rebellious Lindsey (Danica McKellar), nerdy Max (Josh Saviano), hip Dennis (Jaleel White) and his love interest, Jennifer (Tasha Scott). The group becomes involved in such adventures as getting lost in the woods, making a rap video to promote the camp, and finally putting their differences aside to track down Lindsey when she runs away after learning of her parents' impending divorce.

Camp Cucamonga was released on VHS in 1995, which was later re-issued in 2004, at which time it was also released on DVD.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Television Listings: TELEVISION THE WEEK AT A GLANCE A GUIDE TO NOTABLE SHOWS, SEPT. 21 TO 27". Entertainment Weekly. 1990-09-21.
  2. ^ movies.nytimes.com overview
  3. ^ Engstrom, John (1990-08-10). "DOING THE RAITT THING". Boston Globe.