Where the Boys Are '84 (1984)

Director:

Hy Averback

Writers:

Glendon Swarthout (novel)
George Wells (1960 screenplay Where the Boys Are)
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Release Date:

6 April 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

When girls want a vacation filled with sun, fun and romance, they go ...

Plot:

Remake of the 1960 movie of the same name has four college coeds; virginal Jennie, outgoing Carole, wealthy and spoiled Southern belle Sandra...

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Spring Break | Florida | Policeman | Sunburn

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Lisa Hartman	...	Jennie Cooper
Lorna Luft	...	Carole Singer
Wendy Schaal	...	Sandra Roxbury
Lynn-Holly Johnson	...	Laurie Jameson
Russell Todd	...	Scott Nash
Howard McGillin	...	Chip
Christopher McDonald	...	Tony
Daniel McDonald	...	Camden Roxbury
Alana Stewart	...	Maggie
Louise Sorel	...	Barbara Roxbury
Danny B. Harvey	...	The Rockats (as Danny Harvey)
Michael K. Osborn	...	The Rockats (as Michael Osborn)
Dibbs Preston	...	The Rockats
Barry Ryan	...	The Rockats
Smutty Smiff	...	The Rockats
Asher Brauner	...	Officer Ernie Gasso
Barry Marder	...	Rappaport
Glenn Super	...	Mr. Bullhorn
Jude Cole	...	Jude
George Coutoupis	...	Ray
Stephen Moore	...	Jeff
Toby Lyons	...	Himself
Don Cox	...	Himself
Robert Goodman	...	Gary
Dara Sedaka	...	Christine
Frank Zagarino	...	Conan
Jerri Lynn Davis	...	Stripper at Party
Eduardo Corbe	...	Hector
Leigh Torlage	...	Mr. Bullhorn's Victim
Eileen Ward	...	Girl in Boots
Glenn Maska	...	Bartender
Dan Fitzgerald	...	Sergeant Porter
Mal Jones	...	Guy in Jail #1
John Nittolo	...	Guy in Jail #2
Florance McGee	...	Dowageress #1
Dee Dee Deering	...	Dowageress #2
Jorge Gil	...	Ned
Joe Cerwin	...	Oberlin Student
Rand Woodbury	...	Guy with Cat
Susan Teesdale	...	Hot Bod Contest Winner
Thomas J. Manning	...	Skydiver #1
Paul Alvarez	...	Skydiver #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
April Audia	...	Student (uncredited)
Sherman 'Big Train' Bergman	...	Spring Break Student (uncredited)
Robert Levy	...	Spring Break Student (uncredited)
Todd Stockman	...	Guy at Pool Party (uncredited)
BoBo Wilson	...	Spring Break Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Hy Averback

Writing credits
Glendon Swarthout		(novel "Where the Boys Are")
George Wells		(1960 screenplay Where the Boys Are)
Stu Krieger		and
Jeff Burkhart

Produced by
Jeff Apple	....	executive producer
Allan Carr	....	producer
Terence A. Donnelly	....	executive producer
Denis Pregnolato	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Sylvester Levay
Alan Merrill

Cinematography by
James A. Contner

Film Editing by
Bobbie Shapiro
Melvin Shapiro

Casting by
Beverly McDermott

Production Design by
Michael Baugh

Set Decoration by
Don K. Ivey

Costume Design by
Marla Denise Schlom

Makeup Department
Verne Caruso	....	hair stylist
Elizabeth Lambert	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Howard P. Alston	....	executive in charge of production
Terence A. Donnelly	....	unit production manager
James Potter	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maximilian Bing	....	first assistant director
James M. Freitag	....	second assistant director
John Syrjamaki	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Thomas Cocheo	....	property master
Gabriel C. Ell	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Robert W. Glass Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
David J. Hudson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don Merritt	....	boom operator
David Schneiderman	....	production sound mixer
William L. Stevenson	....	supervising sound editor
Ray West	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
J.B. Jones	....	special effects

Stunts
M. James Arnett	....	stunt coordinator
M. James Arnett	....	stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunts
Courtney Brown	....	stunts
Kelly Browning	....	stunts
Alex Edlin	....	stunts
Artie Malesci	....	stunts
Marc Mercury	....	stunts
Betty Raymond	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
William D. Barber	....	first assistant camera
Bert Bertolami	....	best boy grip
Jerry Bertolami	....	dolly grip
Jack Lee Gary	....	second assistant camera
Ed Knott Jr.	....	key grip
Michael McGowan	....	camera operator
Walter G. Morris Jr.	....	gaffer
Norman Zuckerman	....	best boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marla Denise Schlom	....	costume supervisor

Music Department
Andy D'Addario	....	music scoring mixer
Lisa Hartman	....	composer: song "Where The Boys Are"
Denis Pregnolato	....	music supervisor
William Saracino	....	supervising music editor

Transportation Department
Bill Rogers	....	transportation captain

Other crew
D. Rex Downham	....	craft service
Brian Lindquist	....	unit publicist
Susana Preston	....	script supervisor
Jeffrey W. Stacey	....	location manager
Mimi Stacey	....	production coordinator
Tony Stevens	....	choreographer
Sherry Thorup	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1987) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Key Video (1984) (USA) (VHS)
• Scorpion Releasing (2010) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:R | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Boca Raton, Florida, USA

Company:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Trivia:

The "'84" in the film's title appears everywhere but in the actual movie. The opening titles simply read "Where the Boys Are".

Quotes:

Sandra Roxbury:Fort Lauderdale is a zoo. It's full o' millions of guys who are just lookin' for animal sex and debauchery.
Laurie Jameson:Exactly, that's *why* we're going.

Movie Connections:

References "Gilligan's Island" (1964)

Soundtrack:

Hot Nights

Just dreadful

Allan Carr -- who gave the world both "Grease" movies and "Can't Stop the Music" -- trampled the wonderful 1960 original with this greasy remake, featuring over-the-hill ingenues, a lamely smutty script and just generally poor taste in every possible category.

Worth watching as a jaw-dropping example of Reagan-era crassness, perhaps, but that's about it.