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A Summer to Remember

A Summer to Remember

1985TV Movie⏱️ 1h 33mNot Rated
ComedyDrama
7.1
IMDB Rating
214 votes

Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis, young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family, refusing to accept his new stepfather. But when a highly trained orangutan named Casey is thrown from a truck ...

Director
Robert Michael Lewis
Writers
Robert Lloyd Lewis, Scott Swanton
Stars
James Farentino, Louise Fletcher, Tess Harper
Release Date
March 27, 1985
Language
English, American Sign Language
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

James Farentino
James Farentino
as Tom Wyler
Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher
as Dr. Dolly McKeever
Tess Harper
Tess Harper
as Jeannie Wyler
Bridgette Andersen
Bridgette Andersen
as Jill
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Sean Gerlis
as Toby
Burt Young
Burt Young
as Fidel Fargo
Dennis Haysbert
Dennis Haysbert
as Sheriff Pierce
Molly Cheek
Molly Cheek
as Trish
Dennis Fimple
Dennis Fimple
as Smitty
Taylor Lacher
Taylor Lacher
as Sheriff #1

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Oregon, USA
Production
Inter Planetary Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A great, great movie for everyone! Most excellent!
by daisyduke80002001-07-30

"I grew up with this movie. Watching it on Family Channel after school,during the summer with my friends, many times. I'm glad I have so many memories attached to such a great movie. It's about a deaf boy who dislikes his stepfather, but is close to his Mom and sister. A orangutang named Dolly who knows sign language(!) escapes from her owner and finds her way to the kids' treehouse. It takes your emotions everywhere: one minute you're laughing, the next you're crying. The friendship between Dolly and the kids is so nice. A great family movie, there's nothing to wo..."

💡 Did You Know?

Sean Gerlis is a present-day presenter at symposiums concerning disabilities and access for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind in New York State. Along with New York's local interpreting community, Sean co-founded SILAN Communications, a sign language interpreting referral agency in New York City.

📖 Synopsis

Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis, young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family, refusing to accept his new stepfather. But when a highly trained orangutan named Casey is thrown from a truck ...