Set in a staten island water park the film stars graham phillips as danny, a teenage lifeguard who just wants to spend his last summer before heading off to harvard having fun with his mates, a ragtag bunch of fellow lifeguards, including best friend frank zack pearlman, a delusional lunatic who comes across like a wannabe jonah. Rhys thomas staten island summer 2015 movie trailer stars ashley greene, brett azar, kate walsh, and gina. Parents need to know that staten island summer is a 2015 comedy featuring an allstar cast, including many snl performers. Free staten island summer in hd video with movie plot pals danny and frank spend the summer after high school working as lifeguards while figuring out their future. It has a cheesy plot line, a very specific audience that will enjoy it, and some humor inserted into it that some find funny, while others hate it. A pair of clueless boys get some much needed wisdom over the summer with the first trailer, poster and photos for staten island summer, courtesy. Set to shoot this summer in new york city, the untitled project has been described as a comingofage comedy set on staten island.
Woodland cemetery, staten island, new york, staten island, ny. Colin jost recalls summer fun on staten island in saturday. I liked that not all the characters were hypersexual and still had some innocence about them. Jul 21, 2015 staten island summer is like the lovechild of porkys and the former fresh kills landfill. Colin jost has not yet proven himself an alltime great weekend update anchor on saturday night live, but with staten island summer, he at. And the plot seemed like a worse version of superbad. Im 21 years old, and im basically the target audience for a movie like this. Staten island summer on dvd movie synopsis and info. Watch full staten island summer in best look by push of the button above.
Walsh and ashley greene, staten island summer is the mustsee comedy that celebrates good times, great friends and having no regrets. Pals danny and frank spend the summer after high school working as lifeguards while figuring out their future. They dont make movies that seem to purposefully waste the talents of current snl stars much any more. Impossible rogue nation, southpaw and jennys wedding. The summer after cecily strongs first season on saturday night live, she and a bunch of her snl compatriots ventured across the hudson to make staten island summer, a coming of. All critics top critics 5 fresh 5 rotten 8 staten island summer is one of those films in which virtually every time a supporting character leaves, you wish you could go with him or her. Paramount picturesstaten island summer the idea behind the film came about a few years ago when a conversation between jost and michaels led to jost bringing up his. In the 1930s there were as many as theaters with s of seats operating at the same time. Staten island summer is like the lovechild of porkys and the former fresh kills landfill. Jul 22, 2015 all the sex, booze and heat of a staten island summer. Viewers could do worse than watching this movie, but if you are looking for something that provides a strong comingofage story.
May 15, 2018 naomi watts, frank grillo and bobby cannavale will star in once upon a time in staten island, a period comingofage family drama from blumhouse productions and man in a tree productions james. It stars ethan hawke, vincent donofrio, and seymour cassel as three staten islanders whose lives intersect through a crime. Cecily strong on staten island summer, ghostbusters. Featuring an allstar cast of snl favorites including cecily strong, fred armisen, and bobby moynihan along with jim gaffigan, kate walsh and ashley greene, staten island summer is the mustsee. Aug 14, 2015 staten island summer soundtrack from 2015, composed by various artists. Naomi watts, frank grillo and bobby cannavale will star in once upon a time in staten island, a period comingofage family drama from blumhouse. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and light films with plots about friends, youth, buddies, friendship, love and romance, teenage life and coming of age mostly in comedy, drama and romance genres.
Breaking the laws of human nature is an ancient comic convention, but it only works when it leads to a laugh. Released by lakeshore records in 2015 containing music from staten island summer 2015. A complete list of all the free outdoor movies in nyc for. Now, cheesy isnt necessarily a bad thing, but despite some funny moments and a couple of fun scenes, this one feels like a misguided mix of american graffiti and a whole bunch of silly teen comingofage flicks. Staten island summer 2015 changes the movie database tmdb. He later walks around almost naked, wearing only toilet paper covering his ass and penis. Staten island summer is a 2015 american comedy film directed by rhys thomas, written by colin jost, and starring graham phillips, zack pearlman, john deluca, bobby moynihan, will forte, fred armisen, cecily strong, and ashley greene. I thought that having the main character getting ready to go to harvard was a little overkill just college would have been enough, but then i read that writer colin jost went to harvard and also grew up on staten island, so i presume this is an autobiographical.
The movie, filmed on staten island, follows two friends, danny and frank, who work as lifeguards at a pool during the summer. Staten island summer writer and saturday night live regular colin jostparamount the jost character is played by graham phillips, a 22yearold best known for his role on the good wife. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing staten island summer near you. From producer lorne michaels, creator of saturday night live, comes an outrageous comingofage comedy about a hilarious group of misfit lifeguards on. Shot over 25 days, the impractical jokers drive from staten island, stopping in delaware. Jul 27, 2015 all of this makes staten island summer, now open in select theaters and available digital platforms before appearing on netflix this thursday, july 30th, feel like even more of an anachronism.
Staten island summer 2015 jul 17, 2019 yes, this is a thing you can do, and yes, it is awesome, all thanks to camp gateway staten island, a former military base on the islands eastern tip thats now run by the national park. Revolves around harvardbound danny graham phillips and his unambitious best friend frank zach pearlman who decide to work as lifeguards during their summer before college. Jul 30, 2015 a trailer for staten island summer, out on netflix july 30, about a group of lifeguards and their attempt to throw one last great staff party before summer ends and they go away to college. Sep 18, 20 gina gershon has joined the cast of comingofage comedy staten island summer, opposite graham phillips, zack pearlman, ashley greene, kate walsh and jim gaffigan. Lifeguards plot their end of summer blowout part in staten island summer. Everything you need to know about staten island summer movie. These three men have two things in common they are all searching for better lives and they all live in staten island the forgotten borough of new york city. Before the advent of the huge megaplex theaters, many a movie theater were operating on staten island. Staten island little new york 2009 rotten tomatoes.
Ashley greene, kate walsh, gina gershon, jim gaffigan, graham. Staten island summer is a film directed by rhys thomas with graham phillips, zack pearlman, john deluca, bobby moynihan, year. Oldschool staten island summer has the right mix of. Its called king of staten island, and its a semiautobiographical comedydrama. A group of lifeguards at the great kills swim club attempt to throw one last great staff party before summer ends and they all go their separate ways. Staten island summer plays theaters just until the air conditioning stops. Wie ublich wurde dieser film in video hd hohe auflosung fur kinoprojektion oder blurays mit dolbydigitalaudio gefilmt. Staten island summer is the netflix movie pick of the week for the first week of august for some, summer is winding down or is already over, and thats right where the plot picks up in one of. Jul, 2018 drac falls for an intriguing but dangerous woman while taking a luxury cruise with the rest of the pack. Pals danny and frank spend the summer after high school. That said, its disappointing how unfunny and unoriginal this movie is. Serving the needs of the people of staten island since 1854. In case you hadnt heard, there is a fullon pete davidson movie heading to theaters this summer. It is a movie that, like nearly every other teen movie, has a character battling through his late teens.
Danny and frank work as lifeguards for the summer and make plans to throw the wildest party of the season. Right at the outset, something feels a little bit cheesy in rhys thomass staten island summer. Revolves around harvardbound danny graham phillips and his unambitious best friend frank zach pearlman. Ethan hawe overacts really badly in his stuff here, one of three glimpses into life of staten island, and of course connected to each other in some way. Here are plot summaries for the entire big screen star. A boy steals a mans swimming trunks as he uses the toilet. Staten island summer trailer brings snl favorites to netflix. Pete davidson king of staten island movie plot, cast. Staten island summer 2015 primary poster staten island summer plot. Woodland cemetery, staten island, new york posts facebook. Staten island summer is a 2015 american comedy film directed by rhys thomas, written by colin jost, and starring graham phillips, zack. Viewers could do worse than watching this movie, but if you are looking for something that provides a strong comingofage story, watch the way way back instead. The lives of a septic tank cleaner, an ambitious mob boss, and a deafmute deli worker converge in tragedy in this seriocomic crime drama from directorscreenwriter james demonaco.
Nov 20, 2009 parmie tarzo donofrio, is a local mob boss, who dreams of crushing the competition and becoming infamous any way he can. Its just that there are so many others that are similar, and much better. Once upon a time in staten island casts naomi watts, frank. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including mission. Staten island summer is one of those films in which virtually every time a supporting character leaves, you wish you could go with him or her. Plot summary danny and frank work as lifeguards for the summer and make plans to throw the wildest party of the season. Staten island summer has been ranked 1160 times, wins 40. Before the season ends, the pair want to throw an epic endofsummer. Check out my 2009 interview with the staten island. Teen comingofage story set in staten island tries to be funny, but only accomplishes its. Once upon a time in staten island casts naomi watts. With graham phillips, zack pearlman, ashley greene, bobby moynihan. The lifeguards of staten island summer are determined to have one final blowout party to give phillipss harvardbound character good sendoff. Pamela adlon joins pete davidson in universals judd.
Staten island summer is a 2015 american comedy film directed by rhys thomas, written by colin jost, and starring graham phillips, zack pearlman, john deluca, bobby. Staten island also known as little new york is a 2009 crime film written and directed by james demonaco in his directorial debut. New asha, one of the many restaurants that caters to staten islands large sri lankan population, is within walking distance or a short bus ride from the st. Staten island summer 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. Camping on staten island, an outdoor adventure without. Most similar movies to staten island summer the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Released 2015, staten island summer stars ashley greene, kate walsh, gina gershon, jim gaffigan the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
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