Camp Stories


1h 39m 1997

Brief Synopsis

It's 1958, the year of seismic world changes--the Hungarian Revolution, Sputnik, Elvis Presley, and the New York Giants' departure from their home field at the old Polo Grounds--but the only thing on fifteen-year-old David Katz's mind is the summer he must spend at Camp Ararat, an Orthodox Jewish ca

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Drama
Period
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Forensic Films
Distribution Company
ARTISTIC
Location
Western Massachusetts, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

Synopsis

It's 1958, the year of seismic world changes--the Hungarian Revolution, Sputnik, Elvis Presley, and the New York Giants' departure from their home field at the old Polo Grounds--but the only thing on fifteen-year-old David Katz's mind is the summer he must spend at Camp Ararat, an Orthodox Jewish camp in the Poconos. Katz, a young movie buff, would rather spend his days inside cool, dark theatres. But his middle-class parents, having received a summer scholarship for their son, feel that David should learn more about his religion within the strict learning tradition that Camp Ararat can provide. Armed with personal charm, a healthy disrespect for authority, and a quick mind that can find answers to any dilemma within old movie memories, David leads a motley group of underachievers through the timeless dramas of adolescence.

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Drama
Period
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Forensic Films
Distribution Company
ARTISTIC
Location
Western Massachusetts, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States April 18, 1997

Released in United States February 28, 1997

Released in United States June 1, 2004

Released in United States on DVD June 1, 2004

Released in United States Winter February 28, 1997

One additional day of principal photography took place in New York early October 1995.

Began shooting August 14, 1995.

Completed shooting September 25, 1995.

Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of series "Independents Night!" March 21, 1996.

35mm

color

Released in United States February 28, 1997 (Laemmle's Music Hall; Los Angeles)

Released in United States Winter February 28, 1997

Released in United States April 18, 1997 (Cinema Third Avenue; New York)

Released in United States June 1, 2004

Released in United States on DVD June 1, 2004