At the end of each school year young Morris "Mud" Himmel and his friends are unceremoniously packed off by their parents to summer camps that specialize in computer programming, military training, or calorie counting. Howe... more »ver, this summer Morris and his clever cohorts have determined to create their own vacation haven. And with help from out-of-work high school drama teacher Dennis Van Welker (Christopher Lloyd) -- who passes himself off to each of the kids' parents as the owner of different phony theme camps -- the kids fabricate an elaborate scheme to take control of their summer. With no counselors, no rules or parental supervision, calamity prevails as the teens turn a rented group of dilapidated cabins near a leech-filled lake into the wildest, video game-filled, junk food eating and unencumbered summer camp a parent would never allow his kids to attend; in short -- the best camp in the world.« less
Cute, clean comedy starring Christopher Lloyd and a young Jonathan Jackson. Genie Francis makes a cameo appearance. Kids create their own summer camp so they don't have to attend the boring camps chosen by their parents. Lots of fun and mayhem along with a little romance. Very refreshing compared to recent foul language comedies.
Buck L. (Suntydt) from TAZEWELL, TN Reviewed on 12/30/2010...
This was a good, fun, family movie. My parents and I really enjoyed it. It wsan't "over the top" the way they make "family" movies today.
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Movie Reviews
A must see movie for that 'summer camp feeling'...
07/31/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A lot of people judge Camp Nowhere before they have actually seen it, just because you know you can not get away with the things those kids do in real life. But please, watch the movie first and then judge it, because otherwise you'll miss out on a really funny movie. Morris 'Mud' Himmel and his friends all have to go to a camp they hate. So, with the help of a grownup (who's not exactly normal!) they create their own summer camp. But then the other kids at school find out about it and want to go too. But hey, the more the marrier. It all works out perfectly, for a while. Because what if the parents want a parents day? Camp Nowhere is a really funny movie with some real good quotes by the characters. My fave is: for that just flushed look. The actors all do really well in this movie but I think actor Jonathan Jackson was the best. As Mud he's funny, sweet and he can make those hilarious faces (like when the cup-cake falls right in his hands...) If you want to see a movie that is funny, not so predictable (maybe the end), and filled with very good performances from both the grownups and the kids, I defennitly recommend this one."
Very hilarious!
coinman | Montana, U.S. | 08/15/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This movie is great. It is very hilarious and well worth your time. It is almost a five-star movie in my opinion, but I can't give it more than four because some of the scenes are just plain corny and/or ridiculous. And yes, as one reviewer mentioned, the parents are represented wrongly, in that they never suspected anything, which does not seem real.
On the other hand, that same reviewer mentioned that he did not finish watching this movie because of cursing. I seriously do not know what he is talking about. I only remember very occaisional and rather mild swearing.
All in all, this is a great movie that is definitely worth watching more than once. I definitely recommend at least renting it, if not buying it."
Camp Nowhere --- Way cool
Gretchen | USA | 12/20/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I recently rented Camp Nowhere. Best movie I have seen in my life. It is SO funny. It is all about this group of four teens {two girls, two boys} whos parents are making them go to summer camps in which they do not want to go. They find Dennis Van Wilker {Christopher Lloyd} and they scam thir parents into this camp. Along with many other kids, all summer this "camp" which is really just a big party, goes great. In August, all the parents want a Parents Day, so they pull of "the GREATEST scam of all time" At the end, the truth is revealed, nothing bad happens. The whole movie, Mudd and Gabby have a little crush going on and wont admit it to each other but at the end Mudd and Gabby have a nice wet kiss."
Fun summer flick!
Rebecca | Massachusetts, USA | 09/03/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"CAMP NOWHERE has been one of my favorite flicks for a long time. I just saw this flick again for a second time on TV today. Although I'm 17 years old, I still find this movie very enjoyable. It's about this geeky kid named Mudd (Jonathan Jackson) and three other kids (including Andrew Keegan), who come up with a plan to make their summer vacation the most fun vacation they've ever had - by creating their own camp called Camp Nowhere, with the help of an ex-drama teacher named Dennis (Christopher Lloyd). The camp was just supposed to be for the four of them, but then a bunch of other kids find out about the camp and they end up going to the camp, too! It's a wild and crazy summer for the kids with no rules or responsible adults. The kids get to do whatever they want, while their parents think they are away at computer camp, weight-loss camp, military camp, or drama camp! And of course, they've got megabucks to spend on whatever they want from the money their parents paid for the camps. But then their parents come for parents' day and they have to prove to them that they are really at the camps their parents thought they were!This movie is very hilarious and fun to watch with your friends. You can watch it over and over again without ever getting tired of it. With an allstar cast including Jonathan Jackson, Andrew Keegan, and Christopher Lloyd and a great script, how could you go wrong? If you haven't seen CAMP NOWHERE, I definitely recommend that you do. You must buy this movie 'cause it's da bomb! And Jonathan Jackson is really cute in this movie, too!:-)"