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Shag (1988)

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Average Rating: 6/10
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Movie Info

Final fling for four '60's southern belles who are about to go their separate ways. Spirited!

PG, 2 hr. 2 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: Zelda Barron

In Theaters: Jul 1, 1989 Wide

On DVD: May 22, 2001

HBO Video

Cast

Leonid Filatov
Komaki Kurihara
Oleg Tabakov
Yelena Yakovleva
Go Vatanabe
Vladimir Ilyin
Andrei Kharitonov
Vera Trofimova
Sergei Marin
Igor Sukachev
N. Drozhzhina
S. Veksler
S. Galanin
Phoebe Cates
Carson McBride
Scott Coffey
Chip Guillyard
Bridget Fonda
Melaina Buller
Annabeth Gish
Caroline "Pudge" Carmic...
Page Hannah
Luanne Clatterbuck
Robert Rusler
Buzz Ravenel
Tyrone Power Jr.
Harley Ralston
Jeff Yagher
Jimmy Valentine
Jay Baker
Big Bob
Bonnie Cook
Mrs. Carmichael
Donald Craig
Senator Clatterbuck
Shirley Ann Field
Mrs. Clatterbuck
Carrie Hamilton
Nadine
Pearl Jones
Elvira
Paul Lieber
Manager
Joe Seely
Creep
Leilani Sarelle
Suette
Jane Aiken
Ettie Stroos
Janelle Cochrane
Mrs. McBride
Garry Goins
"Big Dan and the Sand D...
Robert Nelson Jacobs
Jack Stroos
Jim Kelly Jr.
Big Dan and the Sand Do...
Lise Lang
Car Hop
John Lewis Jr.
Big Dan and the Sand Do...
Joey A. McGroarty
Reverend Buller
Walker Owens
Young Man
Elliott Phillips
Turkey Sandwich
Douglas Smith
Big Dan and the Sand Do...
Ezra Sutton
Gator Boy
Barry Thigpen
MC
Linda Weatherly Wellman
Bathing Beauty
Lawrence Whitaker
"Big Dan and the Sand D...
William Roberts
Dying Cockroach

Critic Reviews for Shag

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (5) | DVD (1)

As a dance flick, Shag suffers from an unexciting dance-style and so-so choreography but compensates with a fine young cast and likable story.

August 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety Staff

Variety

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There's a real kick to it.

May 12, 2001 Comment

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Top Critic

The picture is heartfelt and naive in ways that seem totally secondhand.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Hal Hinson

Washington Post

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The actors in Shag are some of the best of the younger generation in Hollywood, and they treat their material with the humor and delicacy it deserves.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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Never works itself into a suitable dramatic lather, instead relying on a wistful party atmosphere to conjure smiles from the viewer, buttered with a few dance sequences that lend the picture some liveliness.

August 26, 2009 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

The performers are uniformly attractive and energetic, and deliver performances that range from likable to delicious.

August 6, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Director Zelda Barron, in true music video style, tends to cut too quickly from scenes instead of letting them play out, each moment seeming more like a calculated set piece than a natural evolution of the story.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Chris Hicks

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Another nostalgic 60s movie from the 80s, a trend in that decade. It's a predictable teen romance kind of movie, but it's fun and the actors are good.

September 6, 2010

AJ Verser

Super Reviewer

Typical sappy girl flick with the blonde, brunette and redheaded gals that want to have fun in sunny Myrtle Beach! Set in the 60's, a fun movie, with awesome music from the olden days. :)

November 7, 2008

Donna Dawson

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