Back to the Beach

1987
PG
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

3.5K

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Paul Reubens, Frankie Avalon, Bob Denver, Annette Funicello, Don Adams, and Stevie Ray Vaughan in Back to the Beach (1987)

Frankie and Annette, having grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle, visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there's still some wild times left in them.

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Frankie and Annette, having grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle, visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there's still some wild times left in them.Frankie and Annette, having grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle, visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there's still some wild times left in them.Frankie and Annette, having grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle, visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there's still some wild times left in them.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

3.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Throughout the movie, Frankie Avalon's character is only referred to as "The Big Kahuna", and never once is called by any real first name. He is listed as "Annette's Husband" in the end credits. The name "Frankie" could not legally be used in the film, because Avalon played "Frankie" in several 1960s beach movies. Legal issues were involved since this film was made by a different studio and with different producers. For the same reason, Annette Funicello's character could not be named Delores, or Dee Dee for short, as was her character's name in the Beach Party films. "The Big Kahuna" was actually a character from Gidget (1959), rather than from the Beach Party series.

Goofs
During a long dolly shot of the singing cast marching down the beach, wheel tracks in the sand from the camera car are visible.

Quotes
Annette: I've always sort of wanted to be the bad girl...
Connie: Impossible. But I'll tell you something. You sure have wasted an incredible pair of hooters.

Connections
Edited from The Mickey Mouse Club (1955)

Soundtracks
Absolute Perfection
By Jack Butler & Paul Shaffer
Performed by Private Domain
Produced by Jack Butler & Paul Shaffer
Additional Recording by David Kahne
Courtesy of Chameleon Music Group

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Featured review

7/10

Childhood Favorite

As A child I remember watching this film countlessly. I wasn't old enough to remember the beach movies, although throughout the years I came to know and love them. This movie follows Frankie and Annette after they've gotten married and have a couple of kids. I love how it's a movie about how just cause you get older it doesn't mean you have to give up the things that you use to love. This film, much like the original beach movie, is extremely camp. However, it's so funny, if taken with a grain of salt. And Don Adams as the boat master still cracks me up. It's a wonderful family film.