Camp Cucamonga: A Movie Review

[mamaroneck]

Over the weekend, I downloaded a made-for-TV 1990 movie I hadn't seen in YEARS before then in a Family Channel rerun: "Camp Cucamonga."

The movie was set in a Camp of the same name and featured a Who's Who of 1980s Sitcom actors, among them John Ratzenberger ("Cheers"), Brian Robbins ("Head of the Class"), future TV "Friend" Jennifer Aniston, Candace Cameron ("Full House"), Chad Allen ("My Two Dads," "Our House" & "St. Elsewhere"), Sherman Hemsley ("Amen," "The Jeffersons," & "All in the Family"), Jaleel White ("Family Matters"), Josh Saviano & Danica McKellar ("The Wonder Years") and a Special Cameo Appearance by G. Gordon Liddy, among MANY others.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give this an 8.

My favorite scene of All (NO perversion intended OR implied) is the scene 15 minutes into the movie which I will describe for you: it's the scene where Jaleel White, Josh Saviano, & Chad Allen scheme to take a closer look at the ladies. How?! By filming them taking a Shower.

The ladies are NAKED (including Candace Cameron, Misty McCoy, Tasha Scott, & Rachel Verdusco) singing "You Can't Hurry Love" when suddenly, Jennifer (played by Tasha) says, "Hey, Somebody's Peeping at Us," and the scene ends with the girls throwing a bucket of water on the still fully-clothed boys. I Laughed Out Loud.