I remember this movie as being very scandalous for the time it came out. In comparison to the movies made today, it would be PG, but then it would have been R. The content was a story of two families from a island. One moved away and raised their daughter in the city. The other family stayed on the island and raised their son Troy there. Sandra's Mother is a very controlling & suspicious woman who trusts no man. Richard Egan plays Sandra Dee's Father who loves her and trusts her. Then there is Troy Donahue who lives on the island with his Father who is an alcoholic and a womanizer.Troy is tall, blonde and ooh so good looking. Sandra Dee looks so different she has short blonde curly hair, and looks more babyish. She is I believe supposed to be 17 or 18 yrs old. Sandra Dee's Parents bring her to the Island for summer and she meets Troy. Her mother gets wind of it and decides to separate them because she doesn't think he is the one she wants her daughter to associate with. This is a very dramatic movie, and a love story about two young people just wanting to be together and the obstacles they have to over come to do that. Another one of my favorites. There is so much more to the story. This is a must see film.
Review of A Summer Place
