History Film / CampNowhere

* FakeRealTurn: The kids set up a fake summer camp in order to get away from the adults, but then [[spoiler: when parents insist on coming to the camp halfway through the summer, they have to devise a way to make the camp seem real.]]

* CloudCuckooLander: Dennis yet again. He got fired from his teaching job for trying to do ''SilenceOfTheLambs'' as a musical, and that's only the ''least'' odd thing he's done.

*** Zack decides to drop the JerkassFacade, be less selfish, and not drop out of school. He and Trish become an item.

* MissingTrailerScene: Scores of '90s kids (as well as the ''[[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-09-13/features/9409130325_1_kernels-movie-omelet Chicago Tribune]]'') were left wondering what happened to the "popcorn omelet" scene. Trailers for the home video release, however, obviously didn't include it.

* UnusualEuphemism: "Hey midget! [[WheresWaldo Find my Waldo]]!" [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "WHAT Waldo?"]]

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: After Dennis recognizes the camp as the hippie commune where it was all "sex, drugs, and debauchery."

* RainRainGoAway: A rainy day keeps the kids indoors. When they start talking about abandoning the camp, going home, and watching ''{{Baywatch}}'' on cable, Mud and Dennis organize some rainy day Olympic games to keep them occupied.

** Then there are the very minor subplots about Walter wanting to skinny dip with Betty, and Zack rebuilding an old car.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Hendricks is just a polite state trooper doing his job. He does get reasonably upset when he loses track of the yellow Gremlin during a pursuit, and again later on when [[spoiler:the ruse is uncovered]].

* TheNineties: Flannel, ''BeverlyHills90210'', Music/TheCranberries, ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead''...welcome to 1994, folks.

** First, there's the page image above, which seems to make the movie out to be the second coming of ''AnimalHouse''. In fact, the movie was a kids' movie and NOTHING like ''Animal House'', but [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids you wouldn't know it]] by looking at that poster.[[note]]Which can be seen larger [[http://images.moviepostershop.com/camp-nowhere-movie-poster-1020368216.jpg here.]][[/note]]\\

* FollowTheLeader:
** ''Camp Nowhere'' follows ''HomeAlone'' inasmuch as both movies' climaxes feature a kid (or kids) planning to use HomemadeInventions on unwitting adults.
** Following ''Camp Nowhere'', the 1995 movie ''Film/{{Heavyweights}}'' also featured kids taking over a summer camp and rebelling against responsibility. (Incidentally, both movies are owned by {{Creator/Disney}}.)

'''Dennis:''' Winston Churchill. The JimiHendrix of the spoken word.\\

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids It's actually for kids]]. No, [[CoversAlwaysLie really.]]]]
'''''Camp Nowhere''''' is a 1994 comedy about a kid-run summer camp, starring Creator/ChristopherLloyd.

'''''Camp Nowhere''''' is a 1994 comedy about a kid-run summer camp, starring ChristopherLloyd.

* ChewingTheScenery: Dennis in nearly everything he does. ChristopherLloyd had fun with this role.

* {{Adorkable}}: Mud.

* FriendlyEnemy: At the beginning of the movie, Zack pretends to bully Mud, but the two are actually friends (Zack just has [[HiddenHeartOfGold a reputation to uphold]]).

** Following ''Camp Nowhere'', the 1995 movie ''{{Heavyweights}}'' also featured kids taking over a summer camp and rebelling against responsibility. (Incidentally, both movies are owned by {{Creator/Disney}}.)

** Following ''Camp Nowhere'', the 1995 movie ''{{Heavyweights}}'' also featured kids taking over a summer camp and rebelling against responsibility. (Incidentally, both movies are owned by {{Disney}}.)

* GroundedForever: "By the way, you're grounded until you're thirty." [[spoiler: Mud's twelve.]]

'''Dennis:''' Well Mud, I hope you've learned something from all this.\\

'''Dennis:''' Good. You figure it out, you'll let me know, won't you?\\