Back to the Beach
All killer...no filler!!
1987 | 92m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Lyndall Hobbs |
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| Writer: | James Komack, Bill L. Norton, Bruce Kirschbaum, Peter Krikes, Steve Meerson, Chris Thompson |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Aug 07, 1987 |
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| Director: | Lyndall Hobbs |
| Writer: | James Komack, Bill L. Norton, Bruce Kirschbaum, Peter Krikes, Steve Meerson, Chris Thompson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | spoof, woman director |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Frankie Avalon | Annette's Husband |
| Annette Funicello | Annette |
| Lori Loughlin | Sandi |
| Tommy Hinkley | Michael |
| Demian Slade | Bobby |
| Joe Holland | Zed |
| John Calvin | Troy |
| David Bowe | Mountain |
| Laura Lanoil | Robin |
| Connie Stevens | Connie |
| Don Adams | Harbor Master |
| Barbara Billingsley | Announcer |
| Edd Byrnes | Valet |
| Bob Denver | Bartender |
| Tony Dow | Judge #1 |
| Alan Hale Jr. | Bartender’s Buddy |
| Jerry Mathers | Judge #2 |
| Paul Reubens | Pee-Wee Herman |
| Linda Carol | Bridgette |
| Marjorie Gross | Airline Hostess |
| Hartley Silver | Fleishman |
| Alan Barry | Salesman |
| Thomas David Parker | Salesman |
| Todd Bryant | Webby |
| Floyd Foster Jr. | Ernie |
| Emil McKown | Odie / Band Member |
| Jon Paul Jones | Punk |
| Eddie Vail | Surf Dude |
| Drew Steele | Surfer / Band Member |
| Lola Rose Thompson | Punk Baby |
| Honey Lea | Baby’s Mother |
| Nicholas Hales | Autograph Hound |
| Rodney Bingenheimer | Self |
| Dick Dale | Self |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | Self |
| Angelo Moore | Fishbone |
| Kendall Jones | Fishbone |
| Norwood Fisher | Fishbone |
| Walter A. Kibby II | Fishbone |
| Christopher Dowd | Fishbone |
| Phillip Fisher | Fishbone |
| Steve Aschoff | Band Member |
| Gary Usher Jr. | Band Member |
| Ron Eglit | Band Member |
| Tony Avalon | Band Member |
| Frankie Avalon Jr. | Band Member |
| Rick Avery | Surfers & Punks |
| Robert Keller | Surfers & Punks |
| Pat Banta | Surfers & Punks |
| Bruce C. Magee | Surfers & Punks |
| Geoff Brewer | Surfers & Punks |
| Dwayne McGee | Surfers & Punks |
| Jamie R. Brisick | Surfers & Punks |
| A.J. Nay | Surfers & Punks |
| Bob Brown | Surfers & Punks |
| Mark Orrison | Surfers & Punks |
| Cooper Hamilton Bailey | Surfers & Punks |
| Noon Orsatti | Surfers & Punks |
| Jay C. Currin | Surfers & Punks |
| Víctor Quintero | Surfers & Punks |
| Greg Gault | Surfers & Punks |
| Charlie Skeen | Surfers & Punks |
| Randell Dennis Widner | Surfers & Punks |
| O.J. Simpson | Man At Airport (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Denise Chamian | Casting |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Marlene Stewart | Costume Design |
| Dody Dorn | Dialogue Editor |
| Steve Dorff | Original Music Composer |
| James Komack | Story |
| Bill L. Norton | Story |
| Rick Avery | Stunt Double |
| Lyndall Hobbs | Director |
| Lou Rusoff | Characters |
| Bruce Surtees | Director of Photography |
| David Finfer | Editor |
| Donald J. Remacle | Set Decoration |
| Ingrid Ferrin | Costume Design |
| Gregg Barbanell | Foley |
| Blake Leyh | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Jerry Trent | Foley |
| Gary Pike | Stunt Coordinator |
| Terry Hager | Color Timer |
| Christopher Kennedy | Music Editor |
| Gary Littlefield | Transportation Coordinator |
| Lori Eastside | Choreographer |
| Julie Pitkanen | Script Supervisor |
| Julia Evershade | Dialogue Editor |
| Robert J. Visciglia Sr. | Property Master |
| Becky Mancuso-Winding | Music Supervisor |
| Michael Helmy | Production Designer |
| Bruce Kirschbaum | Story |
| Peter Krikes | Screenplay |
| Steve Meerson | Screenplay |
| Chris Thompson | Screenplay |
| Marty Hornstein | Production Manager |
| Michael D. Pariser | First Assistant Director |
| James Lansbury | Second Assistant Director |
| Kim H. Ornitz | Sound Mixer |
| Spencer Gross | Assistant Editor |
| Kathryn Camp | Assistant Editor |
| Arnold Finkelstein | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Cybele O'Brien | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Michael Amundson | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Hallie D'Amore | Makeup Artist |
| Frances Bergman | Hairstylist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frankie Avalon | Co-Executive Producer |
| Annette Funicello | Co-Executive Producer |
| Frank Mancuso Jr. | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
**_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 t ... he 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+