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| Directed by | Lyndall Hobbs |
| Produced by | Frank Mancuso Jr. |
| Written by | James Komach Bill L. Norton |
| Starring | Frankie Avalon Annette Funicello Lori Loughlin Connie Stevens Demian Slade |
| Music by | Steve Dorff |
| Cinematography | Bruce Surtees |
| Editing by | David Finter |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  August 7, 1987 |
| Running time | 92 mins. Lyndall Hobbs is an Australian film director and producer She was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1952 and spent a considerable period of her life in the United Frank Mancuso Jr (born October 9, 1958 in Buffalo New York) is the son of former Paramount Pictures president Frank Mancuso Sr Bill L Norton is a Film director writer and producer He also has directed in many TV-Series, among them Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone September 18 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Actor Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American Singer and Actress. Lori Loughlin (born July 28, 1964) is an American television actress best known for her role as Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis on the Connie Stevens (born August 8 1938) is an American actress and Singer. Bruce Surtees ( 27 July 1937, Los Angeles, California USA is an Academy Award and Emmy Award nominated American Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Back to the Beach is a 1987 comedy film starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, directed by Lyndall Hobbs. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone September 18 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Actor Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American Singer and Actress. Lyndall Hobbs is an Australian film director and producer She was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1952 and spent a considerable period of her life in the United The original music score is composed by Steve Dorff. The film generated a total domestic gross of $13,110,903. It received a "two thumbs up" rating from Siskel and Ebert.
The film is an open parody of the beach movies popular in the 1960s, especially those in which Avalon and Funicello had appeared. The plot is merely the means of connecting the various sight gags, homages and in-jokes. All character names are taken from those earlier films.
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Plot summary
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello are husband and wife living in Ohio — far from the surf and sand of their earlier lives together. Heading to California to visit their daughter Sandi (Lori Loughlin), Frankie and Annette are appalled to learn that she has been making time with surfer Michael (Tommy Hinkley). Lori Loughlin (born July 28, 1964) is an American television actress best known for her role as Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis on the In time-honored fashion, our hero and heroine set about to make the beach safe for fun-lovers everywhere by driving out Michael's unsavory friends.
Along the way, Frankie faces a challenge to his title from the younger surfers, and nearly ruins his marriage by dallying with Connie Stevens — one of several pop-culture icons appearing in the film, including Fishbone, Don Adams, Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Edd Byrnes, Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, Dick Dale, Stevie Ray Vaughan, O.J. Simpson, and Pee-wee Herman. Connie Stevens (born August 8 1938) is an American actress and Singer. Fishbone is an Alternative rock band that plays a fusion of Ska, Punk rock, Reggae, Funk, heavy metal and more Don Adams (born Donald James Yarmy; April 13 1923 &ndash September 25 2005 was an American Actor, Comedian, Game show Robert Osbourne "Bob" Denver ( January 9 1935 – September 2 2005) was an American Alan Hale Jr (born Alan Hale Mackahan, March 8 1921 &ndash January 2 1990 was an American movie and television Actor, best known for his role This article concerns the actor For the actor/director see Edward Burns. WikipediaPersondata --> Jerry Mathers (born June 2, 1948 in Sioux City Iowa) is an American television film WikipediaPersondata --> Anthony "Tony" Lee Dow (born April 13, 1945 in Hollywood, California) is Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Surf rock guitarist, Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan ( October 3, 1954 August 27, 1990) was an American Blues-rock Guitarist Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player,
In the end, of course, The Big Kahuna proves that he is the king of surfers, and his title is safe.
Main cast
- Frankie Avalon - Frankie
- Annette Funicello - Annette
- Connie Stevens - Connie
- Lori Loughlin - Sandi
- Demian Slade - Bobby
- Tommy Hinkley - Michael
- Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman
Trivia
- Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello served as co-executive producers. Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone September 18 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Actor Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American Singer and Actress. Connie Stevens (born August 8 1938) is an American actress and Singer. Lori Loughlin (born July 28, 1964) is an American television actress best known for her role as Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis on the
- The film was also known as "Malibu Beach Girls".
- Kirk R. Thatcher's punk song "I Hate You" was borrowed from fellow Paramount production Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). " I Hate U " (also spelled Eye Hate U is a song by Prince from his 1995 Album The Gold Experience. Star Trek IV The Voyage Home ( Paramount Pictures, 1986) is the fourth feature Film based on the Star Trek Science fiction
- Throughout the movie, Frankie Avalon's character is only referred to as "The Big Kahuna", and never once is called by his first name. He is listed as "Annette's Husband" in the end credits. The name "Frankie" could not be used anywhere in the film, because Avalon played "Frankie" in the 1960s American International Beach Party films and legal issues were involved since this film was made by a different studio (Paramount Pictures). Beach Party movies were an American 1960s genre of feature films which often starred Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. "The Big Kahuna," however, was not a character from the Beach Party series, but was a Hawaiian title used by characters in other beach movies of the same period.
- After filming was completed, Annette Funicello was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. During filming, as a result of fatigue from long hours shooting the film, she had noticed an increase in the frequency and severity of minor MS symptoms that she had experienced off-and-on for several years, and requested that her husband tell no one on the set.
- In one scene, Annette puts two new jars of Skippy peanut butter into a cabinet already filled with Skippy. Skippy peanut butter is a commercial brand of Peanut butter made in the United States At the time, Funicello was the brand's real-life spokesperson.