Older Mikey reflects on a past summer when he met "the" girl, and scored a spot on the travel baseball team. All while his US Army Dad is missing overseas and Granpda helps look after he his Mom and little brother. A heartwarming coming-of-age family film with humor, baseball, summer love, and a puppy who saves the day.
CAST
Steve Guttenberg
Christie Brinkley
Logan Gray
.
Mia Talerico
.
Dan Lauria
Cullen Moss
.
Maximus Virgili
.
Youth Ensemble
L-R: Logan Gray, Mia Talerico, Callie Reese, Max Malas, Cash Chisum, CJ Thomas, Jaba Keh
Lee Mazzili
Luis Sojo
DIRECTOR’S VISION
I grew up in a very quaint, family oriented All-American town in NJ. I miss those days of freely riding bikes down the street lined with sprinkler sprayed lawns and squared simple properties.I craved this portrayal in a film that my children and parents can see TOGETHER. Bringing families to cinema sharing that time away from life, stress, devices and from reality is what American Summer is meant to do. To reconnect our national pastime and universal life force, love, into one grand experience of fun, love, laughs and hope. I have been told this project is reminiscent of Bad News Bears and Wonder Years....I would say we are somewhere in between....I want a 5 year old to be able to enjoy this experience without hearing overly crass language or see alcohol abuse but by the same token I want the audience to have silly laughs and memorable moments that they can take away with them forever.
The connection of friend to friend, sibling to sibling, parent to child, grand and great grandparent to child and coach to player are all so molding and important for our youth. Exploring a child's desire to be free, to play, to compete, to improve, to be compassionate and help others and to love and be loved are what life is about. Lets go down this road together and make a long overdue and much needed in the marketplace, family film. AMERICAN SUMMER is for everyone!