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Back to the Beach

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6.0/10 • 43

1987-08-071h 32m

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Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel

Directors
Lyndall Hobbs
Characters
Lou Rusoff
Editors
David Finfer

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  1. Frankie Avalon

    Frankie Avalon

    Annette's Husband

  2. Annette Funicello

    Annette Funicello

    Annette

  3. Lori Loughlin

    Lori Loughlin

    Sandi

  4. Tommy Hinkley

    Tommy Hinkley

    Michael

  5. Demian Slade

    Demian Slade

    Bobby

  6. Joe Holland

    Joe Holland

    Zed

  7. John Calvin

    John Calvin

    Troy

  8. David Bowe

    David Bowe

    Mountain

  9. Laura Lanoil

    Laura Lanoil

    Robin

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Wuchak

Aug 21, 2023

5/10

Revisiting those zany beach party flicks from the mid-60s Frankie & Annette are now married and living in Ohio. Frankie’s a workaholic business owner and neglecting Annette, so they decide to fly out to SoCal to visit their daughter and old haunts on their way to Hawaii. “Back to the Beach” (1987) pays homage to those dozen AIP ‘beach party films’ that were released from 1963-1968, half of them starring Frankie Avalon and/or Annette Funicello. The movie is amusingly hammy, poking fun at those madcap 60’s flicks. Connie Stevens is on hand, looking great at 48, along with several cameos of familiar faces, like Bob Denver from Gilligan’s Island. Siskel & Ebert praised the movie on their show (the episode is available on Youtube). And, sure, it’s entertaining to a point, but I was disappointed. It’s just no where near as great as they made it out to be. Still, if you’re in the mood for an innocuous musical with a goofy beach milieu, give it a watch. The flick runs 1 hour, 32 minutes, and was shot in Malibu and Santa Cruz. GRADE: C+

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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