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Happy Campers (2002)

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Release Date: June 18, 2002
Genre: Comedy, Teen
Running Time: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for nonstop crude sexual content involving minors, and for language and drug use.
Director: Daniel Waters
Writer: Daniel Waters
Cast: Peter Stormare, Justin Long, Monica Bugajski, Jordan Bridges, James King, Keram Malicki-Sánchez, Emily Bergl, Dominique Swain, Brad Renfro

Brad Renfro and Dominique Swain star in this re-discovering of innocence comedy that chronicles the chaotic experiences of a very diverse and troubled team of college freshmen who spend their summer as camp counselors. Anarchy rules when their tyrannical camp director is accidentally incapacitated, resulting in the counselors taking it upon themselves to spice up the traditional, monotonous, daily activities with their own irreverent brand of teenage leadership. Through their experiences in guiding the young Read more

Movie Review

Grade: D- Happy Campers ended up exactly where I expected it to, in direct-to-video hell. After all, it had been sitting on the shelf for nearly two years, despite its recognizable cast of Dominique Swain (Face/Off), Brad Renfro (Apt. Pupil), James King (Slackers), and Justin Long (Jeepers Creepers), and that can only mean one thing. I usually try to avoid direct-to-video films at all costs, but this one had been collecting dust on my website for so long that I just had to see it. And, unfortunately, there is a reason why it went direct-to-video. Read the full movie review

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