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Back to the Beach

- All killer...no filler!!

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

Release Date : 1987-08-07

Language :SpanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Frankie Avalon

Character Name : Annette's Husband

Original Name : Frankie Avalon

Gender : Male

Annette Funicello

Character Name : Annette

Original Name : Annette Funicello

Gender : Female

Lori Loughlin

Character Name : Sandi

Original Name : Lori Loughlin

Gender : Female

Tommy Hinkley

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Tommy Hinkley

Gender : Male

Demian Slade

Character Name : Bobby

Original Name : Demian Slade

Gender : Male

Joe Holland

Character Name : Zed

Original Name : Joe Holland

Gender : Male

John Calvin

Character Name : Troy

Original Name : John Calvin

Gender : Male

David Bowe

Character Name : Mountain

Original Name : David Bowe

Gender : Male

Laura Lanoil

Character Name : Robin

Original Name : Laura Lanoil

Gender : Male

Connie Stevens

Character Name : Connie

Original Name : Connie Stevens

Gender : Female

Don Adams

Character Name : Harbor Master

Original Name : Don Adams

Gender : Male

Barbara Billingsley

Character Name : Announcer

Original Name : Barbara Billingsley

Gender : Female

Edd Byrnes

Character Name : Valet

Original Name : Edd Byrnes

Gender : Male

Bob Denver

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Bob Denver

Gender : Male

Tony Dow

Character Name : Judge #1

Original Name : Tony Dow

Gender : Male

Alan Hale Jr.

Character Name : Bartender’s Buddy

Original Name : Alan Hale Jr.

Gender : Male

Jerry Mathers

Character Name : Judge #2

Original Name : Jerry Mathers

Gender : Male

Paul Reubens

Character Name : Pee-Wee Herman

Original Name : Paul Reubens

Gender : Male

Linda Carol

Character Name : Bridgette

Original Name : Linda Carol

Gender : Female

Marjorie Gross

Character Name : Airline Hostess

Original Name : Marjorie Gross

Gender : Female

Hartley Silver

Character Name : Fleishman

Original Name : Hartley Silver

Gender : Male

Alan Barry

Character Name : Salesman

Original Name : Alan Barry

Gender : Male

Thomas David Parker

Character Name : Salesman

Original Name : Thomas David Parker

Gender : Male

Todd Bryant

Character Name : Webby

Original Name : Todd Bryant

Gender : Male

Floyd Foster Jr.

Character Name : Ernie

Original Name : Floyd Foster Jr.

Gender : Male

Emil McKown

Character Name : Odie / Band Member

Original Name : Emil McKown

Gender : Male

Jon Paul Jones

Character Name : Punk

Original Name : Jon Paul Jones

Gender : Male

Eddie Vail

Character Name : Surf Dude

Original Name : Eddie Vail

Gender : Male

Drew Steele

Character Name : Surfer / Band Member

Original Name : Drew Steele

Gender : Male

Lola Rose Thompson

Character Name : Punk Baby

Original Name : Lola Rose Thompson

Gender : Male

Honey Lea

Character Name : Baby’s Mother

Original Name : Honey Lea

Gender : Male

Nicholas Hales

Character Name : Autograph Hound

Original Name : Nicholas Hales

Gender : Male

Rodney Bingenheimer

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Rodney Bingenheimer

Gender : Male

Dick Dale

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Dick Dale

Gender : Male

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Stevie Ray Vaughan

Gender : Male

Angelo Moore

Character Name : Fishbone

Original Name : Angelo Moore

Gender : Male

Kendall Jones

Character Name : Fishbone

Original Name : Kendall Jones

Gender : Male

Norwood Fisher

Character Name : Fishbone

Original Name : Norwood Fisher

Gender : Male

Walter A. Kibby II

Character Name : Fishbone

Original Name : Walter A. Kibby II

Gender : Male

Christopher Dowd

Character Name : Fishbone

Original Name : Christopher Dowd

Gender : Male

Phillip Fisher

Character Name : Fishbone

Original Name : Phillip Fisher

Gender : Male

Steve Aschoff

Character Name : Band Member

Original Name : Steve Aschoff

Gender : Male

Gary Usher Jr.

Character Name : Band Member

Original Name : Gary Usher Jr.

Gender : Male

Ron Eglit

Character Name : Band Member

Original Name : Ron Eglit

Gender : Male

Tony Avalon

Character Name : Band Member

Original Name : Tony Avalon

Gender : Male

Frankie Avalon Jr.

Character Name : Band Member

Original Name : Frankie Avalon Jr.

Gender : Male

Rick Avery

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Rick Avery

Gender : Male

Robert Keller

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Robert Keller

Gender : Male

Pat Banta

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Pat Banta

Gender : Male

Bruce C. Magee

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Bruce C. Magee

Gender : Male

Geoff Brewer

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Geoff Brewer

Gender : Male

Dwayne McGee

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Dwayne McGee

Gender : Male

Jamie R. Brisick

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Jamie R. Brisick

Gender : Male

A.J. Nay

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : A.J. Nay

Gender : Male

Bob Brown

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Bob Brown

Gender : Male

Mark Orrison

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Mark Orrison

Gender : Male

Cooper Hamilton Bailey

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Cooper Hamilton Bailey

Gender : Male

Noon Orsatti

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Noon Orsatti

Gender : Male

Jay C. Currin

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Jay C. Currin

Gender : Male

Víctor Quintero

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Víctor Quintero

Gender : Male

Greg Gault

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Greg Gault

Gender : Male

Charlie Skeen

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Charlie Skeen

Gender : Male

Randell Dennis Widner

Character Name : Surfers & Punks

Original Name : Randell Dennis Widner

Gender : Male

O. J. Simpson

Character Name : Man At Airport (uncredited)

Original Name : O. J. Simpson

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-08-21

**_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+