Camp

Name: Camp
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Musical
Released: July 25, 2003
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Daniel Letterle, Don Dixon, Joanna Chilcoat

2003

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IFC Films | Release Date: July 25, 2003 | PG-13

Starring: Daniel Letterle, Don Dixon, Joanna Chilcoat

Summary: Based on an actual summer camp for young actors, singers and dancers, Camp is the dramatic, hilarious and show-stopping story of a group of extraordinary kids growing up and discovering who they really are. (IFC Films)

Director: Todd Graff

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Musical

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 114 min

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Lou Lumenick

A summery confection crammed with fresh young talented faces that's hard not to love. Read full review

Rich Cline

This is the kind of film you can watch over and over again on several levels, especially as you mine the script for knowing jokes about the theatre (it's packed with them). Read full review

Dallas Observer Robert Wilonsky

"Meatballs" handled the sleep-away sex stuff better; here it feels like filler between the killer musical numbers that make even special guest Stephen Sondheim smile on his way out the door. Read full review

Carrie Rickey

The film's title is a double entendre, meant to be taken straight as a noun (as in summer camp) and bent as a verb (as in "to camp," an action self-consciously exaggerated or theatrical). Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

A fresh, young energetic cast is this wobbly musical comedy's main claim to "Fame." Read full review

Desson Thomson

Occasional clumsiness is easily coated over by the movie's overarching goodwill. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Camp has also been compared to Alan Parker’s "Fame," which operates with a similar love of behind-the-scenes melodrama and youthful idealism, but different in that it doesn’t induce brain-swelling revulsion in the viewer. Read full review

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realperson2018

Apr 3, 2022

A film with a modest budget and a big heart. The best part is the music. If you love stage musicals, you'll love this movie. And it helps to be gay.

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24601booyah

Jul 2, 2006

I loved the premise of this movie, but the final production was less than satisfactory. The musical theatre numbers were fantastic, "Ladies Who Lunch" was especially notable. However, there was something missing. Sorry to be so vague, but I came away from the movie wanting something more I loved the premise of this movie, but the final production was less than satisfactory. The musical theatre numbers were fantastic, "Ladies Who Lunch" was especially notable. However, there was something missing. Sorry to be so vague, but I came away from the movie wanting something more (and not in a good way). To be fair, the actors did a splendid job, but the movie itself just left me unsatisfied.… Expand

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AaronF.

Mar 30, 2007

Good fun, especially the musical numbers, but the acting and writing are often times very awkward. it's very evident when the film attempts to develop its one-dimensional characters that this is a first feature from writer/director Todd Graff.

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CharlieD.

May 9, 2007

This "film" was the worst film I've ever seen, with a cliche story line and a terrible scrpt, it's 2 hours of my life I'm not going to get back.

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