I know I'd seen this movie when I was a kid but besides the fact that it starred Bill Murray and had that "Are you ready for the summer"-song sung by little kids I didn't recall any of it. The reason is probably cuz this movie is pretty close to being completely plot-less. The closest it comes to an actual story is when it concentrates on young Chris Makepeace who's the shy kid who Murray helps to gain confidence. I also mis-remembered this movie as having lots of nudity and being very raunchy which it isn't at all(it's only rated-PG), I must have thought girls in tight shorts was pretty naughty stuff when I was 8 years old or I was thinking of one of the sequels. There were 3 and from what I recall of those they were really stupid and featured stuff like the ghost of a dead porn star lady who helped a kid get laid(Part3), an alien who boxed Pee Wee Herman or something like that(Part 2) and Corey Feldman(Part4). While this part 1 isn't really anything special it is cool to see Bill Murray in his first big role on his way to becoming a big shot also director Ivan Reitman, who early on made the delightfully titled CANNIBAL GIRLS, would go on to make the GHOSTBUSTERS movies and become a similarly big deal.
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