Comedy

State Park

- No one will be admitted after the bear steals the bulldozer.

A business man plans to dump toxic waste on a state park, but it doesn't go according to plan.

Release Date : 1988-06-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Cinemars ProductionsITC Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Eve

Original Name : Kim Myers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marsha

Original Name : Isabelle Mejias

Gender : Female

Character Name : Truckie

Original Name : James Wilder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Linnie

Original Name : Jennifer Inch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Smite

Original Name : Brian Dooley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rancewell

Original Name : Walter Massey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trailor

Original Name : Christopher Bolton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny

Original Name : Peter Virgile

Gender : Male

Character Name : Louis

Original Name : Louis Tucci

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corky

Original Name : Andrew Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mando

Original Name : Lance Van Der Kolk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olive

Original Name : Catherine Gallant

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brian

Original Name : Henderson Walcott

Gender : Male

Character Name : McDermott

Original Name : Carol Ann Francis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ray

Original Name : Rummy Bishop

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ethel

Original Name : Jessica Booker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jane

Original Name : Penny Mancuso

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dick

Original Name : Daniel Stamatovic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Hamish McEwan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bird Watcher

Original Name : David Gow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rob

Original Name : Todd Haak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blond in Net

Original Name : Crisstyn Dante

Gender : Female

Character Name : Blond in Shower

Original Name : Shana Golden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Ted Nugent

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**As clichéd as it sounds, a GOOD bad movie**_ Several youths converge on a State Park in Michigan, which is threatened by a mogul who wants to usurp the land of a family that does business with the swimmers & campers, not to mention dump toxic waste nearby. James Wilder and Kim Myers play the main protagonists. "State Park" (1988) was also known as “Heavy Metal Summer” on video. It’s a goofy B comedy focusing on summer camp, just not in the usual sense of youths going to camp together as an organized group à la “Meatballs” (1979). While this is a low-budget production and technically a “bad movie,” it’s superior in all-around entertainment. And entertainment is the name of the game. Yes, it’s sometimes over-the-top silly, but it has a good cast, a picturesque setting, a compelling story, a quality 80’s soundtrack and a famous hard rock musician makes a surprise appearance. On the female front, Myer as Eve is super-cute, even stunning in a young Meryl Streep kind of way; you might remember her from “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2” (1985) or, more likely, as Pam on the 1996 Seinfeld episode “The Soul Mate.” Meanwhile Isabelle Mejias plays Marsha and I like her story arc with the punk-metal dude. Then there’s Jennifer Inch as Linnie; she’s winsome and has a notable soft feminine voice. On the other side of the gender spectrum, James Wilder has the ‘cool’ factor of Peter Fonda, albeit a little shorter. I can’t fail to mention the entertaining subplot about the two metal rockers. The drummer (Louis Tucci) is reminiscent of Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue. It’s amusing when they finally perform live because (1) they’re not very heavy or extreme at all and (2) the singer sounds like a woman; of course the reason is because it was Rachel Sweet singing the song on the soundtrack (it’s just part of the joke, I guess). “Love is Like a Chainsaw” is one of the songs. The female vocal lines and spirit reminded me of “Living in America” by The Sounds, released 14 years later. I guess everything old is new again, huh? Besides Rachel Sweet, the soundtrack includes the likes of Ted Nugent and TT Quick amongst others. This is just a fun flick that captures the magic of the mid/late 80s (because that’s when it was shot); turn off your brain and enjoy. The film runs 1 hour, 27 minutes, and was shot at Mont-Tremblant National Park & the corresponding Lac Monroe, Québec, which are located a little over an hour’s drive northwest of Montreal. GRADE: B