It’s never too late for a second chance. CAMP HIDEOUT is now available on digital & demand.

Anyone with nostalgic memories of summer camp will identify with some of the teenage shenanigans in the new movie “Camp Hideout.”

The family-friendly comedy hit theaters two weeks ago in limited release but it’s the film’ local pedigree that may interest Ahwatukee moviegoers.

Longtime friends and collaborators Sean Olson and Jason Brandt discuss their work on the fun new film starring Corbin Bleu and Christopher Lloyd.

Sean and Jasonspoke with Screen Rant about their film influences, working in family-friendly territory, and the making of Camp Hideout.

Sean Olson talks ‘Camp Hideout’ with ScreenSlam

LRM Online's Gig Patta talked with director Sean Olson for Camp Hideout.

Director Sean Olson joins Good Morning Arizona to talk about his new movie ‘Camp Hideout’, the Arizona connection to the film and growing up in Phoenix

Sean and Kat Olson recently spoke with Script about their personal approach to the story, writing authentically, the importance of understanding how to resonate with a younger audience, collaborating with Christopher Lloyd, and so much more!

Due to the presence of Christopher Lloyd, director Sean Olson’s ‘Camp Hideout’ will bring to mind ‘Camp Nowhere’ for several audience members. Written by Kat Olson, C. Neil Davenport, and Dave DeBorde, the film also contains shades of ‘Home Alone’ and even Olson’s own ‘F.R.E.D.I.’. Does the family-friendly comedy get smothered in the nostalgia for those other titles? Or can the film find its own path?

Northwest Arkansas has attracted many filmmakers to the area over the past several years and one of those in Sean Olson Sean is the director of such films as FREDI and Max Winslow and the House of Secrets and for his newest film Project he didn't come to Arkansas but instead went back to summer camp we had the chance to sit down with the esteemed director.

In the heartwarming and adrenaline-pumping family film “Camp Hideout,” releasing Friday from Roadside Attractions, PZAJ, and Called Higher Studios, the traditional summer camp experience takes an unexpected turn when a group of young campers has to outsmart a band of bumbling criminals. Director Sean Olson and producer Jason Brown share their insights and experiences in an exclusive interview, shedding light on the movie’s inspiration.

Q: This film recalls those good ’80s films such as “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “The Breakfast Club.” They’re all about troubled teens and end with a “have a good heart” feeling. They don’t make those kinds of films lately. How did this concept get started? Talk about the concept of the film?

Sean Olson and Jason Brown talk ‘Camp Hideout’ with Neil Haley and Kim Sorrelle.

Summer camp shenanigans are at a high in this family comedy that feels a bit like ‘Home Alone’. ‘Camp Hideout’ stars ‘Back to the Future‘s’ Christopher Lloyd and High School Musical‘s Corbin Bleu along with an ensemble cast of kids showing us it’s never too late to ask for help, the power of friendship, and the search for belonging.

We sat down with Director Sean Olson and Producer Jason Brown to learn more about the kids-driving this film, Called Higher Studios, and the food fight that took 3 days to clean up!

Recipient of four Emmy awards, Sean Olson is well known for directing the sci-fi thriller Max Winslow and the House of Secrets. At the helm of Called Higher Studios is Jason Brown. Today we are discussing their latest film, Camp Hideout- a film that profoundly uplifts.

Roadside Attractions has released a poster and trailer for the family comedy Camp Hideout.

Directed by Sean Olson, the film follows mischievous foster teen Noah (Ethan Drew) as he attends a summer camp in an effort to hideout for the criminals he stole from, where all is going well until the bad guys show up looking for Noah and his fellow campers and leaders band together to construct a booby-trapped funhouse to protect him.