# Arizona Summer
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{{Infobox film
|name=Arizona Summer
|image=Arizona Summer VideoCover.png
|caption=Video cover
|director=[Joey Travolta](/source/Joey_Travolta)
|producer=William Blair
Gaye Gilbert
David Ornston
Jeff Rice
Rich Salvatore
[Joey Travolta](/source/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](/source/family_film) directed by [Joey Travolta](/source/Joey_Travolta). The plot is about Brent Butler (Gemini Barnett), a wiser-than-his years youngster described as "[Tom Sawyer](/source/Tom_Sawyer) in the 21st century".[{{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}}] The majority of the story takes place at a boys and girls camp owned and operated by Travers ([Lee Majors](/source/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](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona) and was almost titled "Saguaro Ranch Summer".