Back to the Beach (1987)

Director:

Lyndall Hobbs

Writers:

James Komack (story) and
Bill L. Norton (story) ...
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Release Date:

7 August 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a totally NEW WAVE motion picture experience.

Plot:

Frankie and Annette, having grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle, visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there's still some wild times left in them.

Plot Keywords:

Surfing | Beach | Product Placement | Surfer | Family Relationships

Cast

Frankie Avalon	...	Annette's Husband
Annette Funicello	...	Annette
Lori Loughlin	...	Sandi
Tommy Hinkley	...	Michael
Demian Slade	...	Bobby
Connie Stevens	...	Connie
Joe Holland	...	Zed
John Calvin	...	Troy
David Bowe	...	Mountain
Laura Urstein	...	Robin
Linda Carol	...	Bridgette
Marjorie Gross	...	Airline Hostess
Hartley Silver	...	Fleishman (as Hartly Silver)
Alan Barry	...	Salesman
Thomas David Parker	...	Salesman
Todd Bryant	...	Webby
Floyd Foster Jr.	...	Ernie
Emil McKown	...	Odie / Band Member
Jon Paul Jones	...	Punk
Eddie Vail	...	Surf Dude
Drew Steele	...	Surfer / Band Member
Lola Rose Thompson	...	Punk Baby
Honey Lea	...	Baby's Mother
Nicholas Hales	...	Autograph Hound
Rodney Bingenheimer	...	Himself
Dick Dale	...	Himself
Stevie Ray Vaughan	...	Himself
Angelo Moore	...	Fishbone
Kendall Jones	...	Fishbone
Norwood Fisher	...	Fishbone
Walter A. Kibby II	...	Fishbone (as Walter Kibby II)
Christopher Dowd	...	Fishbone
Phillip Fisher	...	Fishbone
Steve Aschoff	...	Band Member
Gary Usher Jr.	...	Band Member
Ron Eglit	...	Band Member
Tony Avalon	...	Band Member
Frank Burt Avalon	...	Band Member (as Frankie Avalon Jr.)
Rick Avery	...	Surfers & Punks
Robert Keller	...	Surfers & Punks
Pat Banta	...	Surfers & Punks
Bruce C. Magee	...	Surfers & Punks
Geoff Brewer	...	Surfers & Punks (as Geof Brewer)
Dwayne McGee	...	Surfers & Punks
Jamie R. Brisick	...	Surfers & Punks
A.J. Nay	...	Surfers & Punks
Bob Brown	...	Surfers & Punks
Mark Orrison	...	Surfers & Punks (as Mark B. Orrison)
Cooper Hamilton Bailey	...	Surfers & Punks (as Steve Cooper)
Noon Orsatti	...	Surfers & Punks
Jay C. Currin	...	Surfers & Punks (as Jay Currin)
Víctor Quintero	...	Surfers & Punks (as Victor Quintero)
Greg Gault	...	Surfers & Punks (as Gregory Joe Gault)
Charlie Skeen	...	Surfers & Punks (as William Charles Skeen)
Randell Dennis Widner	...	Surfers & Punks
Don Adams	...	Harbor Master
Barbara Billingsley	...	Announcer
Edd Byrnes	...	Valet
Bob Denver	...	Bartender
Tony Dow	...	Judge #1
Alan Hale Jr.	...	Bartender's Buddy (as Alan Hale)
Jerry Mathers	...	Judge #2
Paul Reubens	...	Pee-wee Herman (as Pee-Wee Herman)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
O.J. Simpson	...	Man at Airport (uncredited)
Scott L. Treger	...	Connie's Beach Date (uncredited)

Directed by
Lyndall Hobbs

Writing credits
James Komack		(story) and
Bill L. Norton		(story) (as B.W.L. Norton) and
Bruce Kirschbaum		(story)
Peter Krikes		(screenplay) &
Steve Meerson		(screenplay) and
Chris Thompson		(screenplay) (as Christopher Thompson)
Lou Rusoff		characters

Produced by
Frankie Avalon	....	co-executive producer
Annette Funicello	....	co-executive producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.	....	producer

Original Music by
Steve Dorff

Cinematography by
Bruce Surtees		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Finfer

Casting by
Denise Chamian
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Michael Helmy

Set Decoration by
Donald J. Remacle

Costume Design by
Ingrid Ferrin
Marlene Stewart

Makeup Department
Frances Bergman	....	hair stylist
Sue Forrest Chambers	....	additional makeup artist (as Susan Forrest-Chambers)
Hallie D'Amore	....	makeup artist
Laura De'Atley	....	body makeup
Donna Barrett Gilbert	....	hair stylist: Ms. Funicello
Joan Phillips	....	additional hair stylist
Jeremy Swan	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Marty Hornstein	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Lansbury	....	second assistant director
Michael D. Pariser	....	first assistant director (as Michael Pariser)

Art Department
Richard Baum	....	assistant property master
Ethan Van Hecke	....	assistant property master
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.	....	property master

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Dane A. Davis	....	sound effects library, design
Dody Dorn	....	dialogue editor
Julia Evershade	....	dialogue editor
Arnold Finkelstein	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Ganary	....	adr mixer
Scott Ganary	....	foley mixer
Gary Gegan	....	adr mixer
Gary Gegan	....	foley mixer
Kimberly Harris	....	adr editor
Wayne Heitman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Blake Leyh	....	supervising sound editor
Bob Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cybele O'Brien	....	assistant sound editor
Kim H. Ornitz	....	production sound mixer
Sean Rush	....	cable person
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Robert Gravenor	....	sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ken Sher	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Barbara Anne Bock	....	crew

Stunts
Ken Ferguson	....	stunt performer
Jonathan Paskowitz	....	stunt double: Zed
Gary Pike	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Anderson	....	camera operator
Kirk Bales	....	dolly grip
Danny Falkengren	....	grip
Yuri Farrant	....	director of photography and water camera operator
Richard Hartley	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Geary McLeod	....	first assistant camera
Bob Moore	....	water camera operator
Hal Nelson	....	grip
Don Nygren	....	chief lighting technician
Ron Peebles	....	second company grip
Paul M. Pollard	....	camera operator
Marcia Reed	....	still photographer
Charles Saldana	....	first company grip
Tama Takahashi	....	first assistant camera
Bess Wiley	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ingrid Ferrin	....	wardrobe supervisor
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	costumer
Theresa Laursen	....	wardrobe supervisor
Michael Lynn	....	wardrobe assistant
Maria Mancuso	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Kathryn Camp	....	assistant film editor
Spencer Gross	....	assistant film editor
Terry Haggar	....	color timer
Neil Silver	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Bob Boykin	....	musician
Larry Herbstritt	....	orchestrator
Christopher Kennedy	....	music editor
Becky Mancuso-Winding	....	music supervisor (as Becky Mancuso)
Brian L. McCarty	....	music coordinator
Joel Moss	....	score mixer
Julian Schwartz	....	music assistant
Gary Usher	....	vintage music consultant

Transportation Department
Gina August	....	driver
Darwin Joston	....	transportation captain
Gary Littlefield	....	transportation coordinator
Mario Perez	....	transportation captain
Ann Schott	....	ms. funicello's driver

Other crew
Bernie Baker	....	production coordinator
Marcy Bolotin	....	unit publicist
James Buckley	....	production assistant
William Chapman	....	production coordinator
Jamie Cohen	....	record company consultant
Mark Cunningham	....	ocean assistant
Dan Curry	....	title designer
Lindsay Dunlap	....	assistant location manager
Lori Eastside	....	choreographer
Geoffrey Hales	....	surfing consultant
Paul Hellerman	....	production assistant
David Kahne	....	record company consultant
Amanda Karr	....	assistant: Mr. Mancuso
Tony Kerum	....	caterer
Robert Loeser	....	production assistant
Pam O'Har	....	location manager
Coreen O'Hara	....	production assistant
Ron Oberman	....	record company consultant
Dennis Park	....	assistant production auditor
Joe Pecoraro	....	production assistant (as Joseph Pecoraro)
Julie Pitkanen	....	script supervisor
Gregg Ramer	....	production assistant
Wendy Scruton	....	production secretary
Leslie Shalom	....	assistant: Ms. Hobbs
John Shapiro	....	production assistant
Connie Sherman	....	production auditor

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• CIC Video (1988) (UK) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Paramount Home Video (1991) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Reel Efx

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Reel People Inc.  negative cutting

Also Known As:

"Malibu Beach Girls" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:PG | USA:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Paradise Cove - 28128 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

'Alan Hale Jr.''s last movie role.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During a long dolly shot of the singing cast marching down the beach, wheel tracks in the sand from the camera car are visible.

Quotes:

Bobby:[after his dad's overdone sentimentality has induced mass vomiting throughout the plane] This is why we don't travel.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: On the Sunny Side of the Screen" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Absolute Perfection

"Say, do you want to hear about an accident I once had?"

This is a great piece of retro kitsch. Frankie and Annette spoof themselves and their squeaky clean image from the 60s. Loads of inside jokes for those who love the old beach movies. Appearances by Dick Dale, Connie Stevens, OJ Simpson, and Pee Wee Herman are all top notch.

This was the first PG movie I ever saw. I loved it and watched it over and over. Re-watching it for the first time in a decade revealed so many jokes I didn't get as a child. It's great, great, great!!