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Costa Rican Summer

  • 2010
  • R
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
2.7/10
831
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Pamela Anderson, Peter Dante, Susan Ward, Julianna Guill, Sheila Platte, Brock Kelly, and Dena Kollar in Costa Rican Summer (2010)
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A young surfer and his friends head to Costa Rica to save his beautiful aunt's beach motel, resurrect an old surf champion, and find enough waves and women to make for a totally tasty time.A young surfer and his friends head to Costa Rica to save his beautiful aunt's beach motel, resurrect an old surf champion, and find enough waves and women to make for a totally tasty time.A young surfer and his friends head to Costa Rica to save his beautiful aunt's beach motel, resurrect an old surf champion, and find enough waves and women to make for a totally tasty time.

  • Director
    • Jason Matthews
  • Writer
    • Joel Silverman
  • Stars
    • Peter Dante
    • Pamela Anderson
    • Brock Kelly
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  • IMDb RATING
    2.7/10
    831
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jason Matthews
    • Writer
      • Joel Silverman
    • Stars
      • Peter Dante
      • Pamela Anderson
      • Brock Kelly
    • 11User reviews
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    Peter Dante
    Peter Dante
    • Dinger
    Pamela Anderson
    Pamela Anderson
    • Pamela Anderson
    • (as Pam Anderson)
    Brock Kelly
    Brock Kelly
    • Kyle
    Max Van Ville
    Max Van Ville
    • Tasty
    Drew Roy
    Drew Roy
    • Doobie
    Susan Ward
    Susan Ward
    • Aunt Carla
    Julianna Guill
    Julianna Guill
    • Eva
    Sheila Platte
    Sheila Platte
    • Inga
    Dena Kollar
    • Rikki
    David Chokachi
    David Chokachi
    • Brad
    Greg Cipes
    Greg Cipes
    • Greg Cipes
    Cam Powell
    Cam Powell
    • Steamer
    Reynaldo Reyes
    • Ernesto
    Juan Feldman
    Juan Feldman
    • Restaurant Man
    Laura Pizzarelli
    • Restaurant Woman
    Jason Loughridge
    Jason Loughridge
    • Brad Friend #1
    Tony Willard
    • Surf Judge #1
    Donovan Greene
    • Surf Judge #2
    • Director
      • Jason Matthews
    • Writer
      • Joel Silverman
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    5cwstrgzr

    Dont be so hard

    You had to know this movie was going to be dumb when you watched it. But that is what makes this a fun movie. Dumb lines, bad wigs, nice location. You dont have to think, just watch and laugh at them. I would have given it a higher score if I based it on other movies of this quality. Dont judge just watch.
    2SpelingError

    A terrible teen comedy.

    The filmmakers certainly intended for this to be a critique of the objectification of the female body, but I'd argue they didn't handle these points with a deft hand and lacked the maturity to go all the way on it. The portrayal of the unhinged characters is handled so obnoxiously, the nudity feels so exploitative and forced (to cut the film some slack, the men are sexualized a bit as well), and the dreamlike score whenever Pamela Anderson appeared onscreen made me check out entirely. While we're not asked to approve of the characters' behaviors, given the over-the-top direction of these elements, the intentions of the film weren't always clear. Whenever a film is critiquing nudity/sexuality, there's a thin line as to how much of that subject it can depict and how it portrays it before its commentary becomes muddled. The more it shows and the more emphasis it places on such, the more its points get diluted and the more it seems like depicting the "titillating" content is all the film wants to do. While I've encountered worse cases over the years (e.g. "Cuties"), this film still felt shallow. As for the rest of the film, it has the standard flaws I've seen in other terrible films, like bad acting, poorly-written dialogue, an overbearing and obnoxious score, poor cinematography, and an uninspired story. Of course, it's not like this is the only poorly made film out there which is disposable entertainment, but I think the reason this film bugged me so much was because it was pretending to be something else. At least "Jurassic Shark" and "Meet the Spartans", which I had watched earlier this month and last month, weren't trying to do this. I will grant that the second half is a slight improvement over the first half since it's more toned down, but not by much. Overall, this is horrendously bad on almost all levels and whatever undercurrents of quality are sprinkled in were ultimately overshadowed.
    1andresekuh_61

    Worst movie ever

    One of the worst movies that i saw in my life. One of the genres is comedy and i didn't laugh all movie. I don't understand the propose of this movie,really a bad movie. The story is to week and in the 2000's i saw great comedy movies and this film its on my blacklist.I subscribe all the bad reviews that are made on this movie. The actor is bad,the story is week and the movie is really one of the worst movie of all time. I think if i directed i film i do better then this.In my rating list i rated more then 600 movies and this is the only one that i gave one. My review is only to advertise the people that want to see the movie do choose another one, because all movies are better the Costa Rica summer.
    3EverydayIDecay

    Not Enough Pam

    Could had use alot more Pam influence could had jacked up the rating a bit.
    1haileyrmorris

    Absolute worst movie of all time, but overall, superb editing

    Pamala Anderson is sitting on a burlap sack, the Swedish girls look more Slovakian, and why is sex the main currency on this island? Can't she just take out a mortgage?

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      Dinger: [At a group meeting, night before contest] Look at you guy's... You all look like Lindsay Lohan without a beer!

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    • Release date
      • May 24, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Лето в Коста-Рике
    • Filming locations
      • Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
    • Production companies
      • Project 8 Films
      • Velocity Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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