Back to the Beach

19871987
PGPG
1h 32min

Paul Reubens, Frankie Avalon, Bob Denver, Annette Funicello, Don Adams, and Stevie Ray Vaughan in 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.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.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 Norton(story)
- Bruce Kirschbaum(story)
Stars

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Tommy Hinkley publicity photo from "Back to the Beach"

Back to the Beach (1987)

Annette Funicello and Angelo Moore in Back to the Beach (1987)

Demian Slade in Back to the Beach (1987)

Frankie Avalon and Tommy Hinkley in Back to the Beach (1987)

Frankie Avalon in Back to the Beach (1987)

Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello in Back to the Beach (1987)

Frankie Avalon in Back to the Beach (1987)

Frankie Avalon in Back to the Beach (1987)

Dick Dale and Stevie Ray Vaughan in Back to the Beach (1987)

Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Tommy Hinkley, and Lori Loughlin in Back to the Beach (1987)

Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello in Back to the Beach (1987)

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5.7

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6.0

Beach Blanket Bingo

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6.3

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5.5

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6.9

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5.8

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Once Bitten

5.5

Back to School

6.7

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5.8

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. —Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>

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Taglines
- Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a totally NEW WAVE motion picture experience.
Genres
- Comedy
- Musical
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
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 beach movies and legal issues were involved since this film was made by a different studio and with different producers. However, "The Big Kahuna" was actually a character from Gidget (1959)," rather than from the Beach Party series. The same thing is said for Annette Funicello's character because her character's name in the Beach Party films was named Delores, or Dee Dee for short.

Goofs
During a long dolly shot of the singing cast marching down the beach, wheel tracks in the sand from the camera car are visible.

Quotes
Annette: I've always sort of wanted to be the bad girl...
Connie: Impossible. But I'll tell you something. You sure have wasted an incredible pair of hooters.

Connections
Edited from The Mickey Mouse Club (1955)

Soundtracks
Absolute Perfection
By Jack Butler & Paul Shaffer
Performed by Private Domain
Produced by Jack Butler & Paul Shaffer
Additional Recording by David Kahne
Courtesy of Chameleon Music Group

Top review

6/10

Back to the Beach for Frankie and Annette!

Back to the Beach (1987) was an interesting movie that was produced during the 80's. The Big Kahuna (Frankie Avalon) is a family man now who's wife (Annette) is a preppy housewife who has a kitchen cabinet full of Skippy's peanut butter (creamy) with a 50's housewife aura. She's always smiling and just so happy. The kids are at the rebellious age and are weirded out by their strange behavior. That's until the family heads back to the beach and the kids discover their parents lively background!

You can't go wrong with this movie if you're a big fan of the 60's films that starred Annette and Frankie. A true nostalgia flick filled with several older stars (The Skipper and Gilligan) and new ones (i.e. Pee-Wee Herman). What keeps this from being a real keeper is the way the film ends, but if you're a fan of the stars it wont matter. A nice reunion picture.

Recommended for Beach Blanket Bingo fans. Others yield caution before viewing!

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Release date
- August 7, 1987 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Malibu Beach Girls
Filming locations
- Paradise Cove - 28128 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA
Production company
- Paramount Pictures
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Gross US & Canada
- $13,110,903
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,265,660
- Aug 9, 1987
Gross worldwide
- $13,110,903

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Runtime
- 1h 32min
Sound mix
- Ultra Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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