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Dedicated to the memory of Merv Griffin, who shepherded the project from idea to final credit.

Viaggio d'estate (2009) is a comedy-drama film loosely based on a story about George Hamilton's early life on the road with his mother and brother, featuring anecdotes that Hamilton had told to producer Robert Kosberg and Merv Griffin. Kosberg pitched the idea of this true story to screenwriter Charlie Peters, then Griffin shepherded the project from screenplay to production, until his death in 2007. Griffin's company served as one of the film's producers and Kosberg executive produced.

Many of the scenes include the use of an azure blue 1953 Cadillac Eldorado. The 1953 Eldorado "hero car" (#87 out of just 532 Cadillac Eldorados made that year) was used at the film's premiere in New York City on August 18, 2009 at the Paris Theater, Manhattan.

When Ann is walking down the street in LA in 1953 with groceries there is a gay pride flag behind her. The gay pride flag wasn't created until 1978.

Filming took place in the Baltimore area beginning on June 9, 2008. Part of this filming took place in the Institute of Notre Dame private high school. Other locations included Mount Vernon, Baltimore, and the 26-acre estate Tyrconnell near Lake Roland. For several weeks in early August 2008, further filming took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico.