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Back to the Beach (1987)

Starring: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello Director: Lyndall Hobbs Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: DVD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Lori Loughlin, Tommy Hinkley, Demian Slade
  • Directors: Lyndall Hobbs
  • Writers: Bill L. Norton, Bruce Kirschbaum, Chris Thompson, James Komack, Lou Rusoff
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Paramount
  • DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001O3W3W
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,446 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
  • For more information about "Back to the Beach" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Is Back to the Beach a masterpiece of postmodernism? Or just a slaphappy hoot? Hey, why can't it be both? Either way, this is a zippy tribute to/spoof of the 1960s Beach Party pictures. Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, landlocked in the Midwest since their surfing days, return to the California sun with their wild kids. There are mucho gags about the earlier films (including Frankie on a surfboard in front of a cheesy rear-projection wave), and cameos (much of the Leave It to Beaver cast, surf-guitar king Dick Dale). Pee-wee Herman sails in to perform "Surfin' Bird," and Annette teaches a thousand people "The Jamaican Ska." All that's missing is Erich von Zipper. This is a genuinely smart and funny movie, although it helps to know the original films, so you can savor the moment a beach boy gazes at Annette and marvels, "After all that surfing, her hair's perfectly dry!" --Robert Horton


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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.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Wild delight, October 10, 2001
By Anthony Clarke (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back to the Beach [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Can't wait for the DVD to arrive!
It's amazing how some people just can't see the humour in this totally insane parody of the early Beach movies.
However, both Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello -- and Connie Stevens for that matter -- seem to enjoy sending up their earlier screen personas, and this movie is wildly enjoyable as long as you don't expect anything more than a totally mad, insane parody of a genre.
The director of this movie is an Australian, which probably helps explain the nature of the comedy content. I'm Australian, which helps!
But ignore the 'one-star, worst film ever made' type of reviews, and give this a chance -- it is MEANT to be an over-the-top cheesy take-off, and if you enjoy absurdity, you'll love it.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful parody of 60's beach movies. Great fun!, January 20, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: Back to the Beach [VHS] (VHS Tape)
For anyone who has sat through the mindless Frankie and Annette beach movies this is a real treat! In retrospect, the original movies are fun time capsules of the early sixties and this film trashes them all. Frankie and Annette are back as a married couple with children returning to their old beach for a vacation. The plot is the same lame one used in every beach movie (surfers vs. punks, jealous girlfriends, boy loses girl, boy gets girl, etc...) and there are numerous cameos throughout the film (Alan Hale, Bob Denver, the Cleavers, Peewee Herman, and many others). Connie Stevens is Great, and everyone looks like they had a blast making this film. Anyone who has any love for the old beach movies will really enjoy the self-parody of "Back to the Beach".
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My last, fond memory of delightful, courageous Annette., October 2, 1999
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This review is from: Back to the Beach [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Annette Funicello said in an interview that she had already begun experiencing the symptoms of MS when this last Beach movie was made. She didn't have much of a career after these movies. Annette always embodied the spirit of the decent, all-American girl. The only thing you can do for Annette now is to buy all of her movies and insist that a portion of the purchase price go toward finding a cure for MS and ALS. That would be a fitting tribute.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Back to the Beach
This is hilarious!! If you lived thru the 60's, this is a blast from the past.
Published 7 months ago by Denise Hackman

2.0 out of 5 stars HARMLESS, BUT NOSTALGIC INTEREST ONLY! 2 1/2 STARS!
I'm sure big fans of Frankie and Annette may have found this movie very enjoyable, but for most of us this film is pretty lame and corny! Read more
Published 13 months ago by ! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b

4.0 out of 5 stars One Last Romp
More than 20 years after they were the rulers of the beach, Frankie and Annette finally got hitched and moved to Ohio! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Stanley Runk

5.0 out of 5 stars Bobby!!!!
If you like anything about surfing movies, or surf music, or old TV shows and actors, you will like this movie. It's goofy and predictable, sure. But what isn't anymore? Read more
Published 21 months ago by Keith Stewart

4.0 out of 5 stars It is what it is!
Such a classic that is all there is to say. If you like cheezed out 80s movies, you will like this.
Published 23 months ago by Pete Hatch

3.0 out of 5 stars Back to the beach
very lighthearted a little bit slow in some places. On the whole a good watch. Frankie and Annette are always good entertainment. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Gail E. Vann

4.0 out of 5 stars Blast to the past

This is an update to all the Beach Movies with Annette and Frankie. They are married with children but Frankie is "longing" for those old beach glory days. Read more
Published on September 22, 2007 by Mary Anne

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT Classic!
I watched this as a young child and I still enjoy this movie to this day! Back to the Beach is a wonderful film loaded with several great beach hits that will have you rocking!
Published on November 3, 2006 by Stephen D. Pirillo

5.0 out of 5 stars SOME THINGS LIVE FOREVER...
A classic. Perhaps my favorite movie of all time. Delightful and silly, with fun & lovable characters, a few surprising cameos (OJ! Read more
Published on October 5, 2006 by M. Raguz

4.0 out of 5 stars Good,but not my cup of tea.
I usually don,t like beach movies,not being a fan of 60,s movies,but it was actually pretty good for a beach movie. I would recommend it to "non-beach movie" people.
Published on July 12, 2006 by Larry Slaughter

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