🍿 Jitsicle: Three Millennial Movies to Enjoy this Summer
⛺️ "Just because I'm smart doesn't mean I can't act stupid!"
Quick Note: I’ll be going on vacation this month, but I’ll still have content coming your way. Until then, let’s amp up for some summer movies, nostalgically.
The Family-Friendly Option
Camp Nowhere (1994)
The kiddos will enjoy watching kids outsmart adults for the entire summer. You’ll enjoy a time trip back to the mid-90s.
What it has:
the youthful face of Andrew Keegan
Cristopher Lloyd (no explanation necessary)
a sweet little Jonathan Jackson, whom I completely forgot about until I looked up the trailer (he was a regulation cutie in the 90s)
all the silly hijinks 90s kids films require
little Jessica Alba and Allison Mack1 sightings
What it doesn’t have:
A diverse cast (I think there’s one token Black kid)
the decency to not fat-shame young girls (seriously, we were supposed to believe she was fat?)
The Girls Night Option
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Grab some tiaras, pour some wine, and practice your Minnesotan accent.
What it has:
beauty pageant hijinks before Miss Congeniality
mean girls before Mean Girls
mockumentary style storytelling before The Office
a young, silly Amy Adams
Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, and Brittany Murphy, along with even more kick-ass ladies
What it doesn’t have:
standardized humour: it’s a black comedy, which isn’t for everyone, but if you watched this when it came out, you may consider it a cult classic
a diverse cast, although this is set in small-town Minnesota… maybe it’s demographically accurate?
The Date Night Option
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
I do not, nor have I ever, enjoy slasher films. But as a teen, I enjoyed who was starring in them. Plus, I never missed an opportunity to “let a guy comfort me” when I got scared (which was often).
What it has:
Ryan Phillippe’s abs
The ick of seeing Sarah Michelle Gellar paired with Ryan Phillippe instead of her future hubs
The always lovely Jennifer Love Hewitt and the forever handsome Freddie Prinze Jr.
A Johnny Galecki sighting
opportunities to cuddle into your S.O. when things get tense
silly sequels to keep the vibe up if you so please
What it doesn’t have:
a diverse cast, which they seem to try to remedy with the sequel
the need to have a 2025 reboot, but here we are
(JLH and FPJ still look fab…could be enough to get me to watch, even though I can’t even keep my eyes open during the teaser.)
Honorable Mention
Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)
The school year is ending, so this last high school rager is perfect to kick off the summer.
What it has:
pre-vampire Carlisle
penis jokes
a hyper Melissa Joan Hart
the kid from Hook epically rocking it out
a quippy female lead (Lauren Ambrose) calling out a young Seth Green character for trying to act Black
What it doesn’t have:
a diverse cast (are we sensing a pattern here?), although this is probably the most diverse supporting cast of the entire list (I remember one Asian, one Black guy, and one foreign exchange student off the top of my head…)
the ability to portray a plus-sized girl normally. Why does she have to be the cooky one? (Even though, she totally had a point!)
Let me know which you’ll be watching this summer!
