Where the Boys Are
When girls want a vacation filled with fun, sand, and romance, they go to Fort Lauderdale...
1984 | 94m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Hy Averback |
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| Writer: | Glendon Swarthout, Jeff Burkhart, Stu Krieger |
| Staring: |
| Four college co-eds travel to Fort Lauderdale for their Easter week of Spring Break, and become involved in a series of adventures and misadventures | |
| Release Date: | Apr 06, 1984 |
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| Director: | Hy Averback |
| Writer: | Glendon Swarthout, Jeff Burkhart, Stu Krieger |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | florida, remake, spring break, fort lauderdale |
| Production Companies | ITC Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,530,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hy Averback | Director |
| Glendon Swarthout | Novel |
| Jeff Burkhart | Screenplay |
| James A. Contner | Director of Photography |
| Bobbie Shapiro | Editor |
| Melvin Shapiro | Editor |
| Joe Reich | Casting |
| Michael Baugh | Production Design |
| Bobbie To | Costume Design |
| Howard P. Alston | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Tony Stevens | Choreographer |
| Terence A. Donnelly | Unit Production Manager |
| Maximilian Bing | First Assistant Director |
| John Syrjamaki | Second Assistant Director |
| James M. Freitag | Second Assistant Director |
| Marla Schlom | Costume Supervisor, Costume Coordinator |
| M. James Arnett | Stunt Double, Stunt Coordinator |
| Courtney Brown | Stunts |
| Kelly Browning | Stunts |
| Artie Malesci | Stunts |
| Betty Raymond | Stunt Double |
| Michael McGowan | Camera Operator |
| William D. Barber | First Assistant Camera |
| Jack Lee Gary | Second Assistant Camera |
| Ron Phillips | Still Photographer |
| Ed Knott Jr. | Key Grip |
| Bert Bertolami | Best Boy Grip |
| Walter G. Morris Jr. | Gaffer |
| Norman Zuckerman | Best Boy Electric |
| David Schneiderman | Production Sound Mixer |
| Don Merritt | Boom Operator |
| Don K. Ivey | Set Decoration |
| Tom Cocheo | Property Master |
| George Fidler | Assistant Property Master |
| Gabriel C. Ell | Construction Coordinator |
| O.C. Whiddon | Construction Foreman |
| Linda Benedict | Costumer |
| Mary Lou Byrd | Costumer |
| Elizabeth Lambert | Makeup Artist |
| Verne Caruso | Hairstylist |
| Jeffrey W. Stacey | Location Manager |
| Beverly McDermott | Casting |
| Lynn Latham | Casting Coordinator |
| Susana Preston | Script Supervisor |
| Mimi Stacey | Production Coordinator |
| Deborah Brass | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Judy Thomason | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Bill Rogers | Transportation Captain |
| William Foster | Transportation Co-Captain |
| J.B. Jones | Special Effects |
| James Potter | Post Production Supervisor |
| William L. Stevenson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Jack Kirschner | Sound Editor |
| Chester Slomka | Sound Editor |
| Ronaye Boyle | Assistant Sound Editor |
| William Saracino | Supervising Music Editor |
| Edward Malone | Music Editor |
| Andy D'Addario | Scoring Mixer |
| Ray West | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Robert W. Glass Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David J. Hudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Denis Pregnolato | Music Supervisor |
| Stu Krieger | Screenplay |
| Alex Edlin | Stunts |
| Sylvester Levay | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jeff Apple | Executive Producer |
| Allan Carr | Producer |
| Terence A. Donnelly | Executive Producer |
| Denis Pregnolato | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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**_Fun, but shallow and prurient Spring Break frolics_** Four college gals from Massachusetts drive to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Spring Break where they experience varying results in their pursuit of the opposite sex. “Where the Boys Are” (1984) is a quasi-remake of the cult classic from 2 ... 4 years earlier, just way more debauched after the sexual revolution of the 60s. It’s not as distasteful as the future “American Pie” flicks, but it mixes a little too much crude sexual exploitation with fun-in-the-sun innocence, at least for my tastes. Lynn-Holly Johnson and Lisa Hartman stand out on the feminine front but, to be expected (given the scenario), there are several notables on the periphery. On the masculine side of things, Russell Todd is effective as the wannabe rock star contrasted by the classical pianist rich kid played by Daniel McDonald. You might remember Russell from “Friday the 13th Part 2.” A far better movie of this ilk is “Shag” (1989). Still, there are some positives, like Rick Derringer’s “Shake Me.” The film runs 1 hour, 34 minutes, and was shot in the Fort Lauderdale area, including Boca Raton. GRADE: C+