The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984)

After taking over a failing Miami hotel with her workaholic fiance, Elliot, Tracy thinks Monique Gabrielle has seduced her better half-to-be. She then tries to have an affair of her own, ... See full summary »

Director:

Harry Hurwitz

Writers:

Harry Narunsky (screenplay), Irving Schwartz (screenplay),

Stars:

Colleen Camp, Peter Scolari, Christopher Lee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colleen Camp	...	Tracy King
Peter Scolari	...	Elliot Garner
Christopher Lee	...	Mr. Clifford King
Fran Drescher	...	Linda
Eddie Deezen	...	Sydney
Chuck McCann	...	Harold Dorfman
Hank Garrett	...	Mike Kramer
Hamilton Camp	...	'Matches' Monohan
Jonathan Schmock	...	Leonard
James Vallely	...	Dennis
Marie Currie	...	Singing Maid Marie (as Marie Currie Lukather)
Cherie Currie	...	Singing Maid Cherie
Daniel Greene	...	Brad (as Danny Greene)
Monique Gabrielle	...	Liza
Leila Chrystie	...	Fran Carlan

Storyline

After taking over a failing Miami hotel with her workaholic fiance, Elliot, Tracy thinks Monique Gabrielle has seduced her better half-to-be. She then tries to have an affair of her own, and arranges for hookers to become bellhops. Meanwhile, her rich daddy hires an inept arsonist to blow up the place.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | erotica | female nudity | independent film

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Taglines:

Where Sex and Laughter Run Riot

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Big Lobby

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Lobby Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A white van in the film says "Irv-Harry's Laundry Service" on its side. The film's producers are Irving Schwartz and 'Harry Hurwitz'.

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Quotes

Elliot Garner: I'm an engaged man and I really... I do... I love Tracy... I do. I love her, I love her and, ah... I... I... I... I wouldn't, wouldn't do anything to hurt her.
Liza: But she won't feel a thing.

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Soundtracks

"Come Down to Miami"
Written by Raquel M. Attias
Published by Vev. Publ. Div. of V. Publ., Inc.
Recorded by Musica Latina International, Inc.
Performed by Celia Cruz and Willie Colón (as Willie Colon)
Released by Vaya Records

User Reviews

Full of tacky T&A interludes--but hey, it has Cherie and Marie Currie!

A comedy in nearly every sense, "The Rosebud Beach Hotel" is at odds with itself whether to be a goofy, screwball frolic (with surprisingly old-fashioned overtones) or a sniggering T&A fest à la "Private School". Colleen Camp inherits a fifth-rate hotel by the beach and hires second-hand help to run it, but does she know the bellhops are hookers? Fran Drescher has a riotous scene with a customer, and Cherie and Marie Currie provide a fine rock soundtrack as the maids-turned-singers (too bad they have no dialogue however). Eddie Deezen falls into the pool. Apart from all this, there are some nervous young ladies disrobed for the camera. The picture is so awkward it provides some unintentional laughs, but mostly it's a bore, and Camp's nervous-brand of insecure/in-command humor is just thrown away. * from ****