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Summer of '42
Self nom, support; This article contains probably ever piece of information there is availible on Summer of '42, book and film, outside of what Herman Raucher may have not revealed; a more scholary, concise, and authoritative article on the subject you will not find.Mistergrind 21:18, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]] Support Arwcheek 21:27, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Object: The references are rather difficult to understand, with incomplete information and 28 inline with only 12 given in the references section. Converting to tags would fix this - see Footnotes. violet/riga (t) 21:28, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Support. There must be a better section name than "Aftermath" though.  violet/riga (t) 17:25, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Support Comment: not one of the images used in the article has a fair use rationale. In addition, I noticed a rather extreme lack of Wikilinks - particularly in the Plot section. Another thing is the citations - I recommend switching to the superior system, as suggested above. However, a little beefing up of the number of citations should be done - I noticed some stuff that needed to be cited, but wasn't. For example:

''After production, Warner Brothers, still wary about the film only being a minor success, asked Raucher to adapt his script into a book. Raucher wrote it in three weeks, and Warner Brothers released it prior to the film to build interest in the story.''

In addition to being a commercial success, the film also received rave critical reviews; it counted among its fans Stanley Kubrick, who in a rare moment of pop-culture infusion into his films, had the movie play on a television in a scene in The Shining.

''Summer of '42 went on to be nominated for over a dozen awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama, the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay. Ultimately, the film only won two awards, the Academy Award for Original Music Score and the BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, both of which went to Michel Legrand.''

The film met with poor critical reviews and was altogether a box office failure.

In 2001, Raucher consented to the film being made into a Broadway musical play.

The play met with positive critical and fan response, and was in fact endorsed by Raucher himself, but the play was forced to close down in the aftermath of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.

Mulligan told Warner Brothers that the film could be shot for the relatively low price of a million dollars, and Warner Brothers approved making the picture.

Raucher recognized the "real" Dorothy's handwriting, and she confirmed her identity by making references to certain events only she could have known about.

Among others, such as some stuff in the lead.

Finally, I noted a bit of original research with the following:

The 1988 film Stealing Home shares numerous similarities not only to Summer of 42 but also Class of '44, with several incidents (most notably a subplot dealing with the premature death of the protagonist's father and the protagonist's response to it) appearing to have been directly lifted from Raucher's own life. - If a reliable source has commented on this, then it needs to be rewritten and cited. Otherwise, it should be completely removed. JimmyBlackwing 21:58, 11 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Comment Jimmy and Violet, I have looked over your concerns and believe that they should all now be addressed. I respectfully ask that you go back and take another look and reconsider your votes/considerations.Mistergrind 20:12, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Looks good. I did a quick run-through of the article to take care of a few little quibbles I had, but most everything seems to be in order now. I have changed my comment to a support - good work. JimmyBlackwing 20:53, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
 * SupportRlevse 00:36, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * SupportTimmybiscool 04:45, 13 August 2006 (UTC)