How I Spent My Summer Vacation

I can see that I am not alone in thinking that this was a superior story, handled very well (except for the very last shot!). The same spooked atmosphere of THE PRISONER pervades; I recommend FRAGMENT OF FEAR for the same what-is-reality take. Anyway, just wonderful. That scene on the yacht! Film noir lives!!

What a shame that "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" is not available on video. As other's have mentioned, in the "good old days" our local UHF-TV outlets would play it a few times a year. Now one is a home shopping outlet and the other a UA affiliate that rarely plays movies.

This is one of those "B" movies with Austin Powers and Derek Flint appeal. It was made when I was only 14 years old and it was very cool (or "tough" as we would say) to see Jill St.John lounging on the deck of a yatch and Robert Wagner save himself by being able to hold his breath longer than anyone else.

Well, maybe when all of media is databased, digitized and archived, some company will let me download a copy for $10.

This movies was so very cool, wry, challenging, ahead of it's time. Young man gets into a escalating war of nerves/ competition with the haughty, ubber mench father of his summer girlfriend, Things get very out of hand. It's a shame this is not out on a loaded DVD; maybe with Robert Wagner's star glistening on high someone will pop it out. Hope so- it's BRILLIANT. I would cast Tobey MaGuire and Dennis Farina in the remake. Chris Browne

This was a true classic and it's a pity it isn't shown on tv anymore. I used to see it all the time before VCR's were in vogue or I'd have it now. I don't know which movie studio owns the rights to this film but they are missing a huge bet not putting it out. If this film were released to the theatres now it would still be huge.

A chic, smart thrill ride of a flick full of cat and mouse, cross and double-cross with a clever and satisfying ending. I was 15 when I first saw this film and until today remembered it as a theatrical release--it was that good. It was a major topic of conversation at school the day after it aired.

Looking back, it puts me in mind of "The List of Adrian Messenger", another underrated, forgotten masterpiece. Hope springs eternal that it might be discovered and aired again but I'm doubtful. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the 1997 film of the same name (but entirely different story) listed on my satellite guide but quickly learned it was a completely different movie. I'd LOVE to see the 1967 flick again.