Camp Nowhere · Best Pick

Remember the summer of 1994? While some kids were being hauled off to computer camp or military school, a group of cinematic legends-in-the-making were pulling off the ultimate scam. I’m talking about Camp Nowhere (1994) , the movie that convinced an entire generation of middle-schoolers that with enough pizza and a disgraced drama teacher, you could rule the world. The Ultimate Childhood Fantasy

You’ve got a young Jonathan Jackson , Andrew Keegan , and even a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it debut from Jessica Alba , as noted on Instagram retrospectives . Camp Nowhere

The premise is simple but brilliant: four friends facing miserable specialized camps decide to create a fake one instead. They hire Dennis Van Welker (the incomparable ) to play the role of every camp director—from the drill sergeant to the hippie drama coach—and take over an abandoned commune. Remember the summer of 1994