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Back to the Beach (1987)
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Reviews Counted: 14
Fresh: 10
Rotten:4
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: 1950s movie darlings Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello take a break from their normal Midwestern routine to visit their daughter at her southern California beach apartment. At first bewildered... 1950s movie darlings Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello take a break from their normal Midwestern routine to visit their daughter at her southern California beach apartment. At first bewildered by the new wave lifestyle they encounter, Frankie and Annette soon join the fun to become a beach couple of the 1980s. This hysterical spoof/update of the classic beach-party films provides cameos by stars of both eras--including Bob Denver, Jerry Mathers, David Bowie, and Pee-Wee Herman--and a great deal of upbeat music and fun. [More]
Starring: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Connie Stevens, Lori Loughlin
Starring: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Connie Stevens, Lori Loughlin, Tommy Hinkley, Demian Slade
Director: Lyndall Hobbs
Director: Lyndall Hobbs
Screenwriter: Peter Krikes, Steve Meerson, Chris Thompson
Story: Lou Rusoff, James Komack, B. W. L. Norton, Bruce Kirschman
Producer: Frank Mancuso
Composer: Steve Dorff
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Reviews for Back to the Beach
A bouncy, high-energy spoof and one of the best movie musicals of the last couple of decades.
Weirdly entertaining little retro flashback, full of bizarre cameos and endearingly goofball music.
"Back to the Beach" is, by no means, a deep and thought-provoking motion picture, [but] when you're dealing with Frankie and Annette, what more could you ask for?
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