Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer is a 2011 American comedy film based on Megan McDonald's Judy Moody book series. Directed by John Schultz from a screenplay by McDonald and Kathy Waugh, it introduces Australian actress Jordana Beatty as the titular girl in a contest for the best summer with friends Amy Namey (Taylar Hender), who is off to Borneo; and Rockford "Rocky" Zang (Garrett Ryan), who is going to circus camp. Since her parents (Janet Varney and Kristoffer Winters) are off to California, Judy is stuck with her younger brother Stink (Parris Mosteller) and her free-spirited aunt Opal (Heather Graham). Her misadventures to have the best summer include a Bigfoot chase, various activities ruined by her friend Frank (Preston Bailey), and putting hats on animals with Opal.

Plot

Feisty girl Judy Moody sets out to have the most thrilling summer of her life. On the last day of the school year, Judy’s teacher, Mr. Todd, announces that whichever student finds him over the summer gets a prize. Judy organizes a contest with her friends, who each have to do extraordinary things. If they each do them right, they earn “thrill points” and the best summer ever. Amy then announces that she is going to Borneo. Rocky announces he’s going to circus camp, and Judy gets forced to spend the summer with Frank, much to her dismay. Judy attempts to convince her parents to let her go with Rocky to summer camp and then Amy to Borneo, but she fails. She emails her friends and tells them they can still have the contest but make it a race, and they agree, while also attempting to find Mr. Todd so they can get the prize. However, Frank ruins all her plans by knocking her off a tightrope, inspired by a circus act Rocky did, vomiting all over her on a roller coaster called the Scream Monster at an amusement park, refusing to surf after a wave hits him at the beach, and leaving the movie theater in the middle of a scary movie, and they fail to find Mr. Todd. After Judy's ideas go wrong, she decides to stay in her room for the rest of the summer.