Back to The Beach

– Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Back to the Beach (1987)

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

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Producing Country:
USA
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Back to the Beach (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Aug 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Lyndall Hobbs

Writer:

James Komack (story), Bill Norton (story), Bruce Kirschbaum (story), Peter Krikes (screenplay), Steve Meerson (screenplay), Chris Thompson (screenplay), Lou Rusoff (characters)

Main Actors:

Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Lori Loughlin, Tommy Hinkley

Plot:

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.

Production:

Paramount Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%