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The Whoopee Boys (1986)

R  88 min  -  Comedy | Romance   -  22 August 1986 (USA)
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Two obnoxious and dim-witted misfits attempt to save a school for needy children by attempting to sneak into the wealthy high society of Palm Beach to get the money needed for their cause.

Director:

John Byrum

Writers:

Steve Zacharias , Jeff Buhai , and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Michael O'Keefe, Paul Rodriguez and Denholm Elliott
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael O'Keefe ...
Jake Bateman
Paul Rodriguez ...
Barney Benar
Denholm Elliott Denholm Elliott ...
Col. Phelps
Carole Shelley ...
Henrietta Phelps
Andy Bumatai Andy Bumatai ...
Roy Raja
Eddie Deezen ...
Eddie Lipschultz
Marsha Warfield Marsha Warfield ...
Officer White
Elizabeth Arlen ...
Shelley
Karen A. Smythe Karen A. Smythe ...
Clorinda Antonucci
Joe Spinell Joe Spinell ...
Guido Antonucci
Robert Gwaltney Robert Gwaltney ...
Humping the Butler
Lucinda Jenney Lucinda Jenney ...
Olivia
Dan O'Herlihy Dan O'Herlihy ...
Judge Sternhill
Stephen Davies Stephen Davies ...
Strobe
Taylor Negron ...
Whitey
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Storyline

Two dim-wited street pedlers, Jack and Barney, arrive in Palm Beach, Florida looking for a better and wealthy lifestyle when Jack falls for Olivia, a young heiress running a shelter for orphaned children which is threatened with forclosure. Jack, at Barney's insistance, enrolls both of them at a finishing school to learn the edicate of the upper classes in order to fit in and hope Oliva's uncle will approve of Jack wanting to marry her and help her obtain an inheretence to save the orphanage. Written by Matthew Patay  

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Finishing School | Palm Beach Florida | High Society | Dinner | Skeet Shooting  | See more »

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Doing all the wrong things in all the wrong places. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Curso para Cavalheiros See more »

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$444,746 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Paramount Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)
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Trivia

Although uncredited, Linda Fiorentino plays the Spanish maid that disrupts the dance between Olivia and Strobe at the fancy party for the dog. See more »

Quotes

Roy Raja: [exit from the bathroom] There are two toilets in there.
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Referenced in Hot Rod (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW"
by Vance Brescia
Performed by Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork (of The Monkees)
Produced by Michael Lloyd
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc. See more »