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.

Director:

Lyndall Hobbs

Writers:

James Komack (story), Bill L. Norton (story),

Stars:

Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Lori Loughlin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frankie Avalon	...	Annette's Husband
Annette Funicello	...	Annette
Lori Loughlin	...	Sandi
Tommy Hinkley	...	Michael
Demian Slade	...	Bobby
Connie Stevens	...	Connie
Joe Holland	...	Zed
John Calvin	...	Troy
David Bowe	...	Mountain
Laura Urstein	...	Robin
Linda Carol	...	Bridgette
Marjorie Gross	...	Airline Hostess
Hartley Silver	...	Fleishman (as Hartly Silver)
Alan Barry	...	Salesman
Thomas David Parker	...	Salesman

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

Surfing | Beach | Product Placement | Surfer | Family Relationships | 

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Taglines:

Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a totally NEW WAVE motion picture experience.

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Malibu Beach Girls

Filming Locations:

Paradise Cove - 28128 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$13,110,903 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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.

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Goofs

The initial external shot of the airborne Boeing 747 is a full-length version of the plane. Upon landing, it is clearly the much-shorter "SP" version of a TWA 747.

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Quotes

Troy: You know, I once saw a woman drink one of these, get completely naked, and do 'the Pony'... right on this table.
Annette: What's your point?
Troy: My point is I want to buy you *two* of them.

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Connections

References Leave It to Beaver (1957)

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Soundtracks

"Catch a Ride"
Written and Produced by David Kahne
Performed by Eddie Money
Courtesy of CBS Records

User Reviews

If you're not a big old sour puss...

you'll like this movie..

It's completely non-serious. It doesn't try to BE a beach movie of the 1960's...it tries to be a silly remake.

The costumes and sets are delightful - every known form of beachie cabana style is represented. Annette looks adorable in her cartoonish costumes, and is an inspiration to get out to the beach for all us "old folks."

The cuts with real surfing footage are enough to keep real surfers mesmerized, and the bathing suit styles are updated and sexy.

What more could you want on in the background on a Saturday afternoon?