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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.

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John Byrum
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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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The Whoopee Boys have a thing or two to show to high society. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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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

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)
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Trivia

Cameo: [Jack Nitzsche] man who yells at Barney and Jack for being in the pool. See more »

Quotes

Barney: Who's this? Your son?
Adm. Storey: No, he's... uhhh
Mrs. Storey: He is my nephew.
Barney: Ohhh, your nephew. He looks Iranian to me. You know my sister, Maria, she married an Iranian guy. And they are hairy son of a bitches. You know they got hair on their chest, their backs, their butts. We're talking Winnie the Pooh. We're talking Chewbacca, you know the guy in Star Wars who goes AHHHH! AHHHH!
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Connections

Referenced in Hot Rod (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"MAKIN' WHOOPEE"
by Walter Donaldson & Gus Kahn
Performed by Paul Rodriguez
Produced by Tony Berg
Courtesy of The Entertainment Music Co./CBS Records See more »