FILM · 1994
Camp Nowhere
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- #001
There is a bar in North Providence, Rhode Island named "Camp Nowhere." It takes its name and theme from the film.
- #002
This was Jessica Alba's first on-screen acting role. She was initially hired as a non-speaking extra for two weeks. She later had to fill in for a main character and received her first on-screen credit.
- #003
Early trailers also included the invention of the popcorn omelet in the make-your-own-omelet scene. It formed into a ball, then exploded and threw the kids out the window. This scene was cut from the final film and removed from future trailers.
- #004
This was Jonathan Jackson's first film.
- #005
The fake computer camp used in the film is called "Binary Pines Computer Camp," a play on "Twin Pines Mall" from Back to the Future (1985).
- #006
Christopher Lloyd and Tom Wilson both appeared in the Back to the Future trilogy.
- #007
In the film, Jonathan Jackson's character wears a red shirt with "Lucky" written on it. His character on the series General Hospital (1963) is named Lucky.
- #008
The book Betty reads while Walter squirts her with a water gun is "Lord Jim" by Joseph Conrad.
- #009
Joe Pesci turned down the role of Dennis Van Welker.
- #010
Peter Scolari and Hillary Tuck would later appear together in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997).
- #011
The film takes place between June and August 1994.
- #012
Walt Disney's Golden Oak Ranch, where most of the film was shot, would later be the filming location for the opening scene of No Strings Attached (2011), which is set at a summer camp in the 1990s.
- #013
It was initially set to be released under the traditional Walt Disney Pictures banner. However, Disney objected because of several profanities in the script that it found too strong for a traditionally family-friendly Disney film. Disney ultimately released the film under the Hollywood Pictures banner, a division that released films considered more mature than clean Disney material.
- #014
David Graf was initially offered the role of Lieutenant Hendrix, but he was reluctant to play a police officer other than his most famous role, Tackleberry in the Police Academy (1984) films. He turned the role down to take a supporting part in Father and Scout (1994). Eventually, Tom Wilson, Christopher Lloyd's co-star in Back to the Future (1985), agreed to play the role in his place.
- #015
Mud (Jonathan Jackson) references Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). That film is a follow-up to Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), in which Christopher Lloyd (Dennis Van Welker) played the villain Commander Kruge.
- #016
Jonathan Frakes and Kate Mulgrew, who appear uncredited in this film, appeared in Star Trek's twenty-fourth-century timeline. Jonathan Frakes appeared alongside Kate Mulgrew in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager (1995). Christopher Lloyd, Jonathan Frakes and Kate Mulgrew are all part of the Star Trek universe.
- #017
The scenes showing Steve (Nathan Cavaleri) playing guitar were performed by Cavaleri himself and were not dubbed by a professional.
- #018
Arnold (Mooky Arizona) confuses Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) with Rocky IV (1985). Burgess Meredith (Fein) played Mickey Goldmill in Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982) and Rocky V (1990).
- #019
Christopher Lloyd and Kate Mulgrew each appeared in Cheers (1982), but in different episodes.
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