American couple Michael Pappas (Peter Gallagher) and Cathy Featherstone (Daryl Hannah) rent a Greek villa for their summer holidays. They are struck by the sexually liberated culture. He's intrigued by archaeologist Lina (Valérie Quennessen) while Cathy does her amateur photography. He tells her about Lina. They test out having outside relationships. Cathy gets frustrated and confronts Lina. Lina turns out to be friendly and they become three best friends and eventual summer lovers. The threesome is interrupted by the arrival of Cathy's mother.This is cheesy 80s fare. It's a little fun and has plenty of nudity. The characters are likable. Nobody is too annoying with too much personal drama. This is basically a guilty pleasure. I have no problem with people complaining about a general emptiness. The acting is basically good enough. The story is better than softcore porn. This is not the highest of dramas.

Adonis-like Peter Gallagher (as Michael Pappas) and gorgeous blonde girlfriend Daryl Hannah (as Cathy Featherstone) go to the Greek islands, for a hot vacation. Despite their youth and beauty, the couple feels their sexual sparkplug needs recharging. Ms. Hannah reads a "How to…" book, and introduces some bondage and candle wax into the relationship. But, after seeing sexy French sunbather Valérie Quennessen (as Lina), Mr. Gallagher has a better idea! Writer/director Randal Kleiser's "Summer Lovers" is more of a modeling than a film assignment for the three stars; but, to their credit, they try to act, as well as look, good. The lovely location footage is adorned by acres of young, tanned skin. A generous amount of nudity is on display. Soft core rock tunes and protruding Greek sculptures attempt to pound home a point, but there isn't much going down, here. And, the leading ladies never really hook up, on-screen.It's nice to see veteran babe Barbara Rush (as Jean Featherstone) and former "Lucy"-extra Carole Cook (as Barbara Foster) give the storyline a kick the pants, when they discover the ménage à trois. Ms. Rush and Ms. Cook are always an asset. Hans van Tongeren, who was a promising young actor, has a good supporting role (as Jan Tolin); sadly, he committed suicide around the time this film was released. These interesting asides don't make the film anything greater than lightweight fluff, however.**** Summer Lovers (1982) Randal Kleiser ~ Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valérie Quennessen

I'm tempted to call this movie a guilty pleasure, but I don't think there's really that much to feel guilty about. Yes, some of the editing is choppy, and I suspect the lighting could be better in spots, and so forth, but there is a romantic and spiritual magic to this movie for me! I was 19 or 20 when it came out, and I longed very much to have such a sexual adventure. There is romance, sex, history, and even a bit of spiritual questing I'd say in this film. When Michael (Peter Gallagher)turns to Cathy on their first full morning in Santorini and asks, "Don't you feel something?" he is clearly referring not only to Santorini's sparse and rocky beauty, its sense of history, but something perhaps even a bit metaphysical.Valerie Quennessen was lovely -- anyone who'd say she was a "butterface" (as did a previous poster) is a buffoon: "She's quite pretty but her (butter) face." Anyway, I think this movie is great fun and very rewarding despite its technical flaws. It features gorgeous scenery (human and geographic) and an engaging escapist theme. I love the composer's ambient soundscape mixed with early 80's rock.

I saw this movie as a young man. It not only introduced me to nudity as a whole but also true love between both sexes in a wholesome fashion. It had an impact on me. The movie although showing many beautiful bodies showed many that were not. I found that if you concentrate on the person instead of the body, everyone was beautiful (except the guy who ripped the girl's shirt. In life, if we were more like the people in this film, our hangups with the nude body would disappear. This movie was one of my first stepping stone to that fact. It gave me the courage to visit a nudist camp and bring my family. The love story was also very touching with the understanding that love can be had by all involved in a relationship. The french girl showed the American Couple that all three of them had a strong bond that could not be broken. A truly beautiful film even if many do not see the bigger picture.