White Water Summer (1987)

Alan (Sean Astin) is an introverted youth who is coerced into going on a long nature hike in the mountains, led by a nice looking survival expert named Vic (Kevin Bacon). Alan is a total pussy, too fixated on his radio and his stuff and taking shortcuts in his camping endeavors. This pisses Vic off, since he believes this whole camping trip is about the great outdoors, survival, self-discovery, et cetera. Soon, Alan begins to feel like Vic has it out for him, since Alan is always slowing the group down by being a scaredypants wimp.

It's a clash of two stubborn individuals, and it's more engaging than you might expect. I can relate to Alan as I'd probably wimp out as a kid in those situations too, but I think Vic was mostly in his right mind, even though they can depict him as an asshole. But with that said, Alan is basically the villain for ruining the trip. Sure, he has his moments, but Kevin Bacon will always be better, even if he is a villain. Especially if he is a villain.


Fun FACT: This movie is (not) a prequel to Friday the 13th. After endangering the children, Vic changed his name to Jack and moved to New Jersey where he would be almost become a camp counselor.

Another fun FACT: Kevin Bacon was also in The River Wild (1994), which is a (not) a sequel to White Water Summer, which is (not) a sequel to Friday the 13th.

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