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Shag (1989)

 -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -  21 July 1989 (USA)
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Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsible weekend.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Carson
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Chip
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Melaina
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Pudge
Page Hannah ...
Luanne
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Buzz
Tyrone Power Jr. ...
Harley
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Jimmy Valentine
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The Manager
Donald Craig ...
Senator Clatterbuck
Shirley Anne Field ...
Mrs. Clatterbuck
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Suette
Carrie Hamilton ...
Nadine
Jay Baker ...
Big Bob
Joe Seely ...
The Creep
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Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsible weekend. Written by Mattias Thuresson

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On a summer weekend in 1963, four girlfriends made memories that would last a lifetime.

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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21 July 1989 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Shag: The Movie  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$6,957,975 (USA)
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The interior set used for the Clatterbug's main home is the exact same set used for their house in Myrtle Beach. A few small changes were made to make it look different. See more »

Goofs

When the girls are first driving through the beach party, a modern-day Coke machine is visible in the background. See more »

Quotes

Luanne: I wanna lay down some rules.
[Pudge sits on the couch]
Luanne: I don't want anybody sitting on the furniture.
[Pudge gets up]
Luanne: If you have to sit then just sit on the floor. Also, don't anybody use the telephone.
Malaina: Oh come on, Luanne!
Luanne: The house is supposed to be empty, if we run up that phone bill and Daddy sees someone was here, why he'd...
Carson: What about calling Harley?
Luanne, Malaina and Pudge: You're not calling Harley!
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References New American Bandstand 1965 (1952) See more »

Soundtracks

"Stay"
Performed by The Voltage Brothers
Composed by Williams
Published by Lorna Music Ltd.
Recording courtesy of Midnight Maneuvers
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27 August 2003 | by (Crawley/Gatwick, England) – See all my reviews

First saw this film around 8yrs ago on Channel 4 (UK) Excellent, Fantastic - Phoebie cates - Sexy - luv the sixties look the cars and the shag music (of course shag means something else here in Engalnd) So I wondered what the film was about when I heard it was coming on t.v. I want them to bring a follow up maybe with the same stars - See how they got on life. I'm now 34 and must have seen this film around 50 times on the same video but am now looking for a Region 2 Dvd - but can only find Reg1 USA/Canada. Have tried Ebay but no luck, but I will keep on watching the film until my tape gives up. If you have never seen this film - You have missed an excellent film - better than Dirty Dancing - Wonderful and the cast Excellent. Karl


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