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.
Shag, The Movie (1989)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:9
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Four best friends from the American South decide on a final round of wild parties, romantic interludes and true love experiences before going their separate ways. They gather up their recently... Four best friends from the American South decide on a final round of wild parties, romantic interludes and true love experiences before going their separate ways. They gather up their recently engaged girlfriend and head to Myrtle Beach to have their last hurrah, where situations of raised expectations and disappointment mark their coming of age in the summer of 1963. [More]
Starring: Phoebe Cates, Annabeth Gish, Bridget Fonda, Tyrone Power
Starring: Phoebe Cates, Annabeth Gish, Bridget Fonda, Tyrone Power, Robert Rusler, Page Hannah, Scott Coffey
Director: Zelda Barron
Director: Zelda Barron
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Reviews for Shag, The Movie
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.
The picture is heartfelt and naive in ways that seem totally secondhand.
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.
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.
The performers are uniformly attractive and energetic, and deliver performances that range from likable to delicious.
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