| Almost Summer | |
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| Directed by | Martin Davidson |
| Written by | Judith Berg Sandra Berg Martin Davidson Marc Reid Rubel |
| Produced by | Rob Cohen |
| Starring | Bruno Kirby Lee Purcell |
| Cinematography | Stevan Larner |
| Edited by | Lynzee Klingman |
| Music by | Ron Altbach Charles Lloyd |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.9 million[2] |
Almost Summer is a 1978 American comedy film directed by Martin Davidson, and produced by Motown Productions for Universal Pictures. It is the only Motown theatrical feature not to center on African-American characters. Set in a generic Southern California high school, the plot revolves around a student council election that stirs up assorted petty jealousies among various characters.
Though not successful at the box office, the film has since acquired a certain degree of historical importance because many observers consider it to be the first of a series of distinctive "youth genre" films of which more prominent examples include Fast Times at Ridgemont High and The Breakfast Club.[3][4][5][6]
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