Indian Summer

Indian Summer (1993)

  • 65% of critics liked it
    (17 reviews)

  • 60% of users liked it
    (6,525 ratings)

Mike Binder wrote and directed this reunion story in The Big Chill vein about of group of ex-campers, now in their twenties, who return to their old summer camp to get together again. Alan Arkin plays Uncle Lou, the old camp counselor and resident sage at Canadian summer camp Tamakwa. Leading a… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Mike Binder
Genres
Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 23, 1993 Wide
On DVD
Sep 3, 2002

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, Variety

    Mike Binder places his well-acted comedy in the familiar turf of other "reunion" films (Return of Secaucus Seven, Big Chill), adding one element to the genre: Instead of indoor weekend, the regrouping is set in a beloved camp of the 1972 summer

  • Vincent Canby, New York Times

    If you like to go to weddings of humdrum people you don't know, you won't want to miss Indian Summer.

  • Hal Hinson, Washington Post

    Just too pat, too predictable and too generic.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    A mish-mash of mediocre formulas.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    This is a story more interested in tone and mood than in big plot points.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dannielle A


    This movie brings back memories of camp! Anyone who hasn't been to camp can never completely appreciate this movie. It's all about the bonds you make that last a lifetime, the memories you can't forget, the growing that takes place there, and how you mark your life by… More

  • RJ M


    The Big Chill goes to summer camp in this thoroughly enjoyable trip down memory lane. A group of 30somethings return to their childhood summer camp, only to find that it is about to be closed down. For the next week, they rekindle old romances, remember the lazy days of summer, and… More

  • Christopher B


    I prefer this to The Big Chill because of Raimi, Arkin and Paxton. Throw them in a movie where they just sit down and watch a deer and I'd love it.

  • Leo L


    This film has always been a favorite of mine. Loved watching in my youth, and still love watching it now.

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