Best Summer Ever (2020)

Best Summer Ever: Directed by Michael Parks Randa, Lauren Smitelli. With Shannon DeVido, Rickey Alexander Wilson, MuMu, Jacob Waltuck. A fresh and exhilarating take on the beloved teen musical genre featuring eight original songs and a fully integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities.

“This movie has everything you need. Drug dealing lesbian moms. 30 year olds playing high schoolers. A homecoming prank gone wrong.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a disabled version of Grease and High School Musical and Mean Girls all mixed into one beautiful campy party.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are so many subtle hilarities in the movie. Kicker representation is finally seen, as Rickey Alexander Wilson fears losing his u0026quot;cool star athleteu0026quot; image (heu0026#39;s A KICKER) by revealing his secret passion for dancing. His on-the-field, mid-game performance? Iconic.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eShannon Devido delivers a fantastic performance as the daughter of a wonderful family of hippies, living on the road and defying all traditional expectations of the family unit. Who needs a smartphone when you have a ton of sunflowers and use a dartboard as your GPS?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMadeline Rhodes is the epitome of the high school villain. Even Regina George herself couldnu0026#39;t uppercut punch an eagle mascot with such a blend of audacity, nonchalance, and eyeliner.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEmily Kranking, Eric Folan, and Phil Lussier each bring such joy and charisma to their roles, and their presence expands a talented cast to become a fully fledged world of lovable characters.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall the movie is so special because of the incredible cast, and because we finally get to see disabled people on screen being HAPPY. This is almost nonexistent in other movies.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDisability exists purely as an anecdote in their world, and like all of our favorite movie-musicals, reality is suspended to create a colorful fantasy of disbelief. The entire team set out to create something new and fresh and they absolutely nailed it. Sometimes you just want a light feel-good flick, and this movie one of the best.”