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Ned Wynn (written by)
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April 1979 (USA)
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A state somewhere between fantasy and reality.
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Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes "California-ized,"...
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A real memory bringer backer !
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Glynnis O'Connor | ... | Corky | |
| Seymour Cassel | ... | Duke Slusarski | |
| Dorothy Tristan | ... | Fay | |
| Dennis Christopher | ... | T.T. | |
| John Calvin | ... | Rick | |
| Todd Susman | ... | Jordy Banks | |
| Tanya Roberts | ... | Stephanie | |
| Alice Playten | ... | Corrine | |
| Ned Wynn | ... | Earl Fescue | |
| James Van Patten | ... | Mike (as Jimmy Van Patten) | |
| Stacey Nelkin | ... | Marsha | |
| Johnny Fain | ... | Tenner (as John Fain) | |
| Tom McFadden | ... | Dan | |
| Tom Rosqui | ... | George Booke | |
| Marshall Efron | ... | Ruben |
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The little beach town of Avila Beach, as seen in the movie, no longer exists. Due to leakage from the Union 76 petroleum tanks outside of town, (seen at the beginning of the movie), the ground under the entire beachfront area was contaminated. To clean it up, they had to tear down and rebuild the entire beachfront strip.
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Continuity: Near the end of the film, items on the windowsill replace themselves after T.T. knocks them off/over with the volleyball.
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I'm in Love Again
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I saw this in the movie theater back in 1979 when I was in my early twenties. I remember being enchanted with the California surfing lifestyle... the chicks, the promiscuity, the absolute optimism. I emulated the cheating fun loving surfers, I fell in love with Marcia and Stephanie. I thought back then that Duke was a foolish old man trying to relive his glory days with his ancient over the hill ex-wife. I laughed at his pathetic attempts to hold on to his youth. I just got a vcr copy on ebay and watched it with my 10 year old daughter. She couldn't understand the tears I cried while watching Duke, such a young man now, with a vibrant, beautiful ex-wife - finally getting up the courage to grasp out for his life long-dream, coming so close - and yet, so far...Just another run of the mill surfing movie? I don't think so. The pity is that most movies don't move us the way this one does, and that with just a little creativity, they could. **** out of ****