95 mins |
Rated
M (Adult themes)
Directed by Frank Perry
Starring Kim Hunter, Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Joan Rivers, Tony Bickley, Marge Champion
The temperatures are rising, the drinks are flowing and it is going to be one Wet, Hot Academy Summer this year! Every Friday from January 31st to March 6th we will be showing some Summer-themed and / or lusty-hot film classics to quench your quality film thirst.
Catch all six films and grab one of our specially-themed cocktails to make it a perfect Summer night!
'Well-off ad man Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel the eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned's journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures, until a final visit with an old flame (Janice Rule) leaves him devastated.'
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The temperatures are rising, the drinks are flowing and it is going to be one Wet, Hot Academy Summer this year! Every Friday from January 31st to March 6th we will be showing some Summer-themed and / or lusty-hot film classics to quench your quality film thirst.
Catch all six films and grab one of our specially-themed cocktails to make it a perfect Summer night!
'Well-off ad man Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster) is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools that populate their upscale suburb. Ned suddenly decides that he'd like to travel the eight miles back to his own home by simply swimming across every pool in town. Soon, Ned's journey becomes harrowing; at each house, he is somehow confronted with a reminder of his romantic, domestic and economic failures, until a final visit with an old flame (Janice Rule) leaves him devastated.'