The Summer Before is a 2012 English-language Comedy Drama film. It's the last summer before college and two best friends, Adam and Jared, are out of luck. All of their efforts towards a summer job have not been fruitful. Their hope ms to be the summer camp they spent most of their childhood, Camp Deer Song. Through both triumphs and heartbreaks, this final free summer will test not only their friendship, but also their outlook on life itself. Written by Joshua Land. The summer before stars Matt Pulaski, James Hennigan, Kelsey Lynn Stokes, Shannon Lanier, Sue Schaffel, Alexis Barone and Xavier Wolf.