Best Summer Camp Movies

Best Summer Camp Movies

Best summer camp movies. It's the 150th anniversary of summer camp, according to the American Camp Association. It identifies the first organized camp as Connecticut'sGunnery Camp. Find out how to pick the best summer camp experience for your child; then immerse yourself in some classic summer camp movies and remember why it's such a quintessential American experience.

Meatballs
Director: Ivan Reitman

Cast: Bill Murray; Harvey Atkin
Summer mischief: The head of a low-end summer camp presides over a lineup of misfit counselors and needy kids, making for a classic screwball comedy.

The Parent Trap, (1961)
Director: David Swift

Cast: Hayley Mills, star of a popular British TV drama, TV dad Brian Keith
Summer mischief: Twins of divorced parents meet at a summer camp and decide to trick their mom and dad about their identity on the way to getting the two back together.

The Parent Trap' (1998)
Director: Nancy Meyers

Cast: Lindsay Lohan, a freckle-faced preteen when she snagged the lead; now a bombshell with a long criminal record; a late actress who lost her life in a tragic accident in 2009
Summer mischief: The remake of the classic movie features Dennis Quaid in the dad role, and introduced a whole new generation to summer camp.

Summercamp!
Director: Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price

Cast: Real-life campers Cameron and Holly at Swift Nature Camp in Wisconsin
Summer mischief: A poignant look at what it's like to be at summer camp set to music from the Flaming Lips

Indian Summer
Director: Mike Binder

Cast: Diane Lane, soon to play mom to a famous superhero; Bill Paxton, star of a popular HBO series
Summer mischief: A group of campers reunites at a summer camp that's about to close.

Camp Nowhere
Director: Jonathan Prince

Cast: Quirky Christopher Lloyd as the kids' drama teacher; Jonathan Jackson, who now plays Lucky on this popular soap opera
Summer mischief: Four kids who aren't excited about the camp options their parents picked for them create their own version of summer camp.

Wet Hot American Summer
Director: David Wain

Cast: Talent show-obsessed Amy Poehler joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" the same year the movie came out; Bradley Cooper; Paul Rudd, an unfaithful, tantrum-throwing boyfriend
Summer mischief: A lot of folks who would become breakout stars in the next decade can be found at the fictional Camp Firewood. This 10-year-old satire of teen summer camp movies didn't do well with critics, but the movie has since become a cult favorite.

Heavyweights
Director: Steven Brill

Cast: Ben Stiller, who's recently been talking about a sequel to thisfashion industry spoof; Jerry Stiller; Anne Meara
Summer mischief: Disney flick about overweight kids versus a would-be fitness guru who wants to transform them at summer camp.

Source:  msn