Camp Nowhere (1994)

People are voting emotionally.

Instant Favorite.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Check out the review by KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Camille Bajema below: I like this film because it has a lot of super funny scenes and characters!This film is about four friends, Mud, Zack, Trish, and Gaby, played by Jonathan Jackson, Andrew Keegan, Marnette Patterson, and Melody Kay. These kids' parents want to send each of them to awful summer camps. They are all dreading it until Mud comes up with an idea to make up their own summer camp. They have the money to do it, but the only problem is that they have to have an adult to help them. Luckily, Mud has the "perfect" person in mind: Dennis Van Welker, played by Christopher Lloyd. Dennis has a shady past and is running from the law.Mud is a super smart boy who doesn't want to be sent of to computer camp; Zack is a delinquent who is about to be shipped off to military camp; Trish is a diva who absolutely doesn't want to go to theater camp; and Gaby is super smart and has a crush on Mud! She doesn't want to go to Camp Slenderella!Out of all these wonderful characters, my favorite one is Zack. I like Zack because although he has a frightening reputation, he's really funny and good at heart!My favorite scene in this film is when the parents come to visit their kids and the kids at Camp Nowhere and they have to pretend that the camp is whatever camp they're supposed to be at! Then the police get involved! I like this scene because it's so funny and exciting! The acting in this film is pretty good, although at some points it could have been better.This movie is written by Andrew Kurtzman and Eliot Wald and directed by Jonathan Price.The cinematography in this film is great! I especially love the setting -- a beautiful campus with an amazing lake and nice little camp cabins! It is very picturesque and I I can totally imagine myself there!I recommend this film to both boys and girls from age nine and up because it is a great film the family can watch together, although it is a bit long!I give this film five out of five stars because overall, I think it is very funny, clever and cute!

Yeah, it's just a silly movie for kids, but "Camp Nowhere" hits right in the mark: the story is engaging enough to keep us watching, the characters are adorable, it has Christopher Lloyd in it and the jokes and slapstick are fun enough to keep us entertained the whole thing. Yes, this is not as smart as "Addams' Family Values", but for what it is, is a enjoyable ride.The highlight of this movie, as I've said, is Christopher Lloyd: he's a great and funny actor, and here he shows his comedic talents in all its glory, with his multiple performance.Good and funny summer movie, take it for what it is; a kids' film.7/10

In true Paul Newman/Robert Redford fashion, this film screams fun. With a unique cast, led by the ever eccentric Christopher Lloyd, a former drama teacher leads a team of kids to a summer camp free of work, parents or any authoritative counselors. He is encouraged by four bright but disgruntled youngsters who dread the thought of spending summers being trained to live up up to their parents expectations: fat camp, acting camp, military school and computer camp. But the shenanigans do not come into classic play until the kids' parents insist on visiting them at their "educational" camp. This joins ' The Goonies' and 'Willow' and one of the many films that my own kids will grow up watching...but I think if you are watching this film...like me, you are far too much of a child yourself to be thinking about actually having children!

Camp Nowhere is easily the most dismal film I have ever seen. The concept was just ridiculous to the point in which I cried for 3 weeks after viewing this flying nugget of garbage. With cliches galore and the ridiculously forced glorification of children, this movie is as predictable as a movie can be. Christopher Lloyd once again picks yet another clunker to add to his resume, and yes, somehow he managed to overwhelmingly top Suburban Commando. This is the worst movie I have ever watched without a shadow of doubt. I hope all of the actors involved are currently near-bankrupt and working at the closest Denny's to their respective homes.