Summer of '42
“In everyone's life there's a "Summer of '42”
Robert MulliganCast
Jennifer O'Neill Gary Grimes Jerry Houser Oliver Conant Katherine Allentuck Christopher Norris
Plot
In the summer of 1942, on an island off the New England coast, the fifteen-year-old Hermie and his two friends spend their days chasing girls. Hermie falls for Dorothy, a young war bride whose husband has gone off to fight, and a bittersweet encounter changes his life. Jennifer O'Neill and Gary Grimes star.
Sinekatalog’s take
A nostalgic, gentle coming-of-age film with a famous Michel Legrand score that won an Oscar. It is sentimental, and now dated, but its mixture of comedy and loss is touching.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (10,222 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.