Caroline McWilliams

White Water Summer -- WHITE WATER SUMMER is a 'rite of passage' adventure in which an extremely bright boy from New York (Sean Astin) finds himself setting out reluctantly for the Sierra wilderness with a group of boys. Astin is pitted against the forces of nature and against his overzealous counselor (Kevin Bacon) who teaches him the ways of the wilderness.

A group of city boys go on a camping trip with a counselor whose enthusiasm borders on the psychotic.

This is the story of Mrs. Flax (Cher), an eccentric single mother, and her two children, Charlotte (Winona Ryder) and Kate (Christina Ricci). Charlotte is ashamed of her mother's theatrical behavior and strives to become the best Catholic possible -- even though her family is Jewish. Kate, meanwhile, has her sights set on being the world's greatest swimmer. When Mrs. Flax moves the clan to New England, the trio learns the true meaning of family.

An young man takes four teenagers on a guided trip into the Sierra Nevada wilderness - but his tough-guy manners rub the youngest of the crew the wrong way, especially when a disaster occurs.

WHITE WATER SUMMER is a 'rite of passage' adventure in which an extremely bright boy from New York (Sean Astin) finds himself setting out reluctantly for the Sierra wilderness with a group of boys. Astin is pitted against the forces of nature and against his overzealous counselor (Kevin Bacon) who teaches him the ways of the wilderness.