Jonathan Jackson, Christopher Lloyd, Andrew Keegan

Morris "Mud" Himmel has a problem. His parents desperately want to send him away to summer camp. He hates going to summer camp, and would do anything to get out of it. Talking to his friends, he reali...( read more  read more... )ses that they are all facing the same sentence: a boring summer camp. Together with his friends, he hatches a plan to trick all the parents into sending them to a camp of his own design, which would actually be a parent-free paradise. Blackmailing former drama teacher Dennis Van Welker into helping, they must convince the parents that the camp is genuine, and that they aren't allowed to visit...

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7,451 ratings

PG, 96 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Prince

Release Date: August 26, 1994

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DVD Release Date: August 5, 2003

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  • March 11, 2008
    This is what youth is all about, some people like Goonies but I like this one better. Its just very cool and clean
  • January 31, 2008
    great kids flick, i wanted to go to a camp like that
  • December 15, 2007
    christopher lloyd, you ape
  • August 18, 2007
    A cheaply made harmless summer camp comedy for kids. It has a few laughs.
  • October 26, 2006
    awesome idea hahaha!
  • October 15, 2009
    A good comedy for kids. About a group of kids who make their own summer camp with their own rules. They black mail a former drama teacher to help them convinve their parents this is a legit camp. The film Stars Christopher Lloyd. The film has a good young cast. A solid story that...( read more) the family and kids to enjoy.
  • August 8, 2009
    I loved this movie...
  • August 4, 2009
    stupid name 4 a movie!!
  • July 30, 2009
    cute and mindless fun
  • June 30, 2009
    Was a really fun creative movie , I could watch it over and over its a classic

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  • sarah13jb
    October 8, 2006
    Love the film it was great and funny as well

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