{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film |name=Arizona Summer |image=Arizona Summer VideoCover.png |caption=Video cover |director=Joey Travolta |producer=William Blair<br>Gaye Gilbert<br>David Ornston<br>Jeff Rice<br>Rich Salvatore<br>Joey Travolta |writer=William Blair |studio=WestPark Productions |released={{Film date|2004|9|6|Hungary}} |cinematography=Brian Cox |editing=Kaman |distributor=Skyline West Pictures LLC |runtime=102 minutes |country=United States |music=Edwin Willmington |language=English }} '''''Arizona Summer''''' is a 2004 American family film directed by Joey Travolta. The plot is about Brent Butler (Gemini Barnett), a wiser-than-his years youngster described as "Tom Sawyer in the 21st century".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Bump |first=Rachelle |date=September 1, 2002 |title="Family movie production has roots in the Prescott area" |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u0wLAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Arizona+Summer%22&pg=PA1 |url-status= |access-date=February 8, 2025 |work=The Daily Courier |pages=1A, 22A}}</ref> The majority of the story takes place at a boys and girls camp owned and operated by Travers (Lee Majors), who has spent a lifetime quietly helping adolescents become confident young adults. In addition to camp activities, adventures, practical jokes, and conflict resolution there is an underlying theme that bolsters the importance of a positive father-son relationship.
Arizona Summer was primarily filmed at Saguaro Lake Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona and was almost titled "Saguaro Ranch Summer".<ref name=":0" /> Additional scenes were filmed in Prescott, Arizona.
==Cast== *Gemini Barnett as Brent *Brent Blair as Jack *Christy Blair as Head Counselor *Brooke Burgstahler as Christy *Scott Clifton as Brooke *Greg Evigan as Rick *Morgan Fairchild as Debbie *Bug Hall as Scott *David Henrie as Bad *Lorenzo James Henrie as Jerry *Hoku as Shawn *Michelle Holgate as Donna *Scott Johnson as Matt *Jessica Kinsella as Sabrina *April Lunsford as Melissa *Lee Majors as Mr. Travers *Michael Margetis as Mumps *Bruce Nelson as Referee *Chelsea Staub as Carol *Shane Van Dyke as Mike *Michael Wayne as Ty *Tracy Wilkinson as Ms. Reed *Dillon Zrike as Logan
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0346525}}
Category:American drama films Category:2003 drama films Category:2003 films Category:2004 drama films Category:2004 films Category:2003 English-language films Category:2003 American films Category:English-language drama films
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