Back to the Beach

Overview

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 7, 1987

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Spanish, English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Paramount,Paramount Pictures

Cast

Frankie Avalon,Annette Funicello,Lori Loughlin,Tommy Hinkley,Demian Slade,Joe Holland,John Calvin,David Bowe,Laura Lanoil,Connie Stevensand 54 more

Director

Lyndall Hobbs

Writer

Lou Rusoff,Bruce Kirschbaum,Steve Meerson,Bill L. Norton,Chris Thompson,James Komack,Peter Krikes

Producer

Frank Mancuso Jr.

Cinematography

Bruce Surtees

Music

Steve Dorff

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0092608