Troop Beverly Hills (1989)

Director:

Jeff Kanew

Writers (WGA):

Ava Ostern Fries (story)
Pamela Norris (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

24 March 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping!

Plot:

As Phyllis, a Beverly Hills housewife, is in the middle of a divorce, she tries to find focus in her...

Plot Keywords:

Girl | Wilderness | Troop | Divorce | Hotel

Cast

Shelley Long	...	Phyllis Nefler
Craig T. Nelson	...	Freddy Nefler
Betty Thomas	...	Velda Plendor
Mary Gross	...	Annie Herman
Stephanie Beacham	...	Vicki Sprantz
Audra Lindley	...	Frances Temple
Edd Byrnes	...	Ross Coleman
Ami Foster	...	Claire Sprantz
Carla Gugino	...	Chica Barnfell
Heather Hopper	...	Tessa DiBlasio
Kellie Martin	...	Emily Coleman
Emily Schulman	...	Tiffany Honigman
Tasha Scott	...	Jasmine Shakar
Aquilina Soriano	...	Lily Marcigan
Jenny Lewis	...	Hannah Nefler
David Gautreaux	...	Mr. DiBlasio
Karen Kopins	...	Lisa
Dinah Lacey	...	Cleo Plendor
Shelley Morrison	...	Rosa the Maid
David Wohl	...	Dr. Honigman
Tori Spelling	...	Jamie, Red Feather
Dan Ziskie	...	Arthur Barnfell
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Himself
Brinda Andrews	...	Redondo Troop Leader
Monty Ash	...	Old Duffer
Frankie Avalon	...	Himself
Jan Bina	...	Freida
Kathleen Bradley	...	Mrs. Shakar
Eloise DeJoria	...	Starlet at Party (as Eloise Broady)
Joyce Brothers	...	Herself (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
Mercy Bubalo	...	Troop Photographer
George Christy	...	Himself
Patrika Darbo	...	Mar Vista Troop Leader
Flo Di Re	...	Wilderness Official
Nancy Fish	...	Mrs. Grundman
Annette Funicello	...	Herself
Pamela Galloway	...	Mrs. Honigman
Willie Garson	...	Bruce
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Kindly Troop Leader
Theodocia Goodrich	...	Old Woman
Bitsy Gorman	...	Pomona Troop Leader
Mary Gregory	...	Judge
James 'Gypsy' Haake	...	Henri
Alvin Ing	...	Ho
Doug Laird	...	Motorcycle Cop
Robin Leach	...	Himself
Cheech Marin	...	Himself
Deborah Martin	...	Housewife
Ted McGinley	...	Himself
JoMarie Payton	...	Saleswoman (as JoMarie Payton-France)
William Pedraza	...	Latino Bellboy
Ron Perkins	...	Salesman
Claudia Robinson	...	Wilderness Official
Deborah Rose	...	Beauty Salon Attendant
Ann Ryerson	...	Bitsy Barnfell
Christophe Schatteman	...	Beauty Salon Owner
Hilary Shepard	...	Salesgirl
Ramon Sison	...	Bong Bong the Dictator
Bob Snead	...	Michaelson, Phyllis Nefler's Lawyer
Sparkle	...	Old Woman (as R. Sparkle Stillman)
J.J. Wall	...	Jack Sprantz
William Wallace	...	Officer Bill
Joan Weitzner	...	Restaurant Patron
Anna Marie Wieder	...	Agnes Woodcock
Karin Woodward	...	Wilderness Official
Tom Wright	...	James Shakar
Marion Yue	...	Karina Bong (as Marion Kodama Yue)
Pia Zadora	...	Pia Zadora

Directed by
Jeff Kanew

Writing credits (WGA)
Ava Ostern Fries		(story)
Pamela Norris		(screenplay) &
Margaret Oberman		(screenplay) (as Margaret Grieco Oberman)

Produced by
Charles W. Fries	....	executive producer (as Charles Fries)
Peter Macgregor-Scott	....	co-producer
Martin Mickelson	....	co-producer
Ava Ostern Fries	....	producer

Original Music by
Randy Edelman

Cinematography by
Donald E. Thorin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mark Melnick

Casting by
Pamela Basker
Fern Champion

Production Design by
Robert F. Boyle

Art Direction by
Jack G. Taylor Jr.

Set Decoration by
Anne D. McCulley		(as Anne McCulley-Reynolds)

Costume Design by
Theadora Van Runkle

Makeup Department
Del Acevedo	....	makeup artist
Hazel Catmull	....	hair stylist
Ken Chase	....	makeup artist: Ms. Long
Susan Germaine	....	hair stylist: Ms. Long

Production Management
Peter Macgregor-Scott	....	unit production manager (as P.M. Scott)
S. Bryan Hickox	....	co-executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Capps	....	second assistant director
Robert Brooks Mendel	....	dga trainee (as Rob Mendel)
Maggie Parker	....	second second assistant director
Jack Frost Sanders	....	first assistant director (as Jack F. Sanders)

Art Department
Sterling Bingham	....	stand-by painter
Giovanni Casalenuovo	....	construction paint foreman
Thomas E. Day Jr.	....	assistant props (as Thomas E. Day)
Oscar Delgadillo	....	set dresser
Alfonso Goris	....	greensman (as Alphonso Goris)
Jerry Moss	....	property master
Ken Peterson	....	assistant props
Gary Rizzo	....	set dresser (as Gary H. Rizzo)
Sig Tingloff	....	set designer (as Sig Tinglof)
Robert Van Dyke	....	propmaker foreman
Kenneth L. Westcott	....	lead set dresser (as Kenneth Westcott)
Danny Wynands	....	construction coordinator (as Dan Wynands)

Sound Department
Elton Ahi	....	sound recording engineer
James Ashwill	....	foley recordist (as Jim Ashwill)
Kevin Bartnof	....	foley artist
Michael C. Casper	....	sound re-recordist (as Michael Casper)
Dino Dimuro	....	sound editor
Dan Engstrom	....	assistant sound editor
Christopher Flick	....	adr assistant
Richard Friedman	....	supervising adr editor (as Dick Friedman)
Shelley Rae Hinton	....	adr editor
David M. Ice	....	sound editor
Lenny Jennings	....	sound editor
Fred Judkins	....	supervising sound editor
Jeffrey Kaplan	....	sound recordist
William B. Kaplan	....	production sound mixer
John Keating	....	sound transfer
Karla Knorr	....	assistant sound editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley recordist
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recordist (as Daniel Leahy)
Greg W. Lowe	....	adr recordist
Tom C. McCarthy	....	supervising sound editor (as Tom McCarthy)
Peggy Names	....	cable person
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Edward Rossi	....	sound editor
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator
Tanya Sharp David	....	adr mixer
Bill Varney	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Burton Weinstein	....	sound editor (as Burton M. Weinstein)

Special Effects by
Fred Z. Gebler	....	special effects coordinator
Jimmy Thomson	....	special effects (as James Thomson)

Stunts
Donna Evans	....	stunts
Lila Finn	....	stunts
Gary Morgan	....	stunt coordinator
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt coordinator (as Conrad Palmisano)
Bobby Porter	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Gale M. Adler	....	still photographer (as Gale Adler)
Matthew E. Alper	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Matt Alper)
Rick Borchardt	....	key grip
James F. Boyle	....	chief lighting technician (as Jim Boyle)
Peter Davidian	....	lighting technician best boy
Michael Gershman	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Mike Gershman)
Brian C. Glover	....	film loader (as Brian Glover)
Daniel C. Gold	....	first assistant camera (as Dan Gold)
Rob Hahn	....	camera operator
Michael McGreevy	....	company grip (as Michael McGreevey)
David L. Merrill	....	dolly grip
Robert Moore	....	best boy grip
William Moore	....	company grip
Alberto S. Ramos	....	company grip (as Albert Ramos)
Clyde Smith	....	company grip
Jeffrey Thorin	....	second assistant camera (as Jeff Thorin)

Animation Department
Kent Butterworth	....	animator: opening titles (uncredited)
Mike Kazaleh	....	animator: opening titles (uncredited)
John Kricfalusi	....	animator: opening titles (uncredited)
John Kricfalusi	....	layout artist: opening titles (uncredited)
Jon McClenahan	....	additional animator: opening titles (uncredited)
Jim Smith	....	animator: opening titles (uncredited)
Jim Smith	....	layout artist: opening titles (uncredited)
Eric Stefani	....	animator: opening titles (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lindsay Chag	....	casting assistant (as Lindsay D. Chag)
Sandy Holt	....	voice casting
Mimi Maynard	....	voice casting
Sue Swan	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robin Borman	....	costumer
Ann Culotta	....	costumer
Deborah Hopper	....	costumer
Eddie Marks	....	costume supervisor
Anthony J. Scarano	....	costumer (as Anthony Scarano)

Editorial Department
Susan Godfrey	....	assistant editor
Bob Hagans	....	color timer
Mary Jo Markey	....	assistant editor
Ralph Milliken	....	negative cutter
Douglas Walker	....	post-production associate

Music Department
Morgan Ames	....	music arranger: songs
Brooks Arthur	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Bogner	....	music clearance (as Jonathan Scott Bogner)
Ralph Ferraro	....	orchestrator
Frank Fitzpatrick	....	supervising music editor
Lou Hemsey	....	composer: additional music
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Tom Villano	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Dick Johnson	....	transportation captain
Craig Pinkard	....	transportation coordinator (as Craig A. Pinkard)
Jeffrey Ring	....	picture car coordinator (as JR Picture Cars)

Other crew
Alexandra Anka	....	production assistant
Charlene Beams	....	secretary: Ava Ostern Fries
Janis Benjamin	....	production coordinator
Savannah Smith Boucher	....	production assistant (as Savannah Boucher)
Colleen Carroll	....	assistant: Martin Mickelson
Christopher Carson	....	production assistant
Ronald Castro	....	craft service (as Ron Castro)
Svea Christy	....	production assistant
Mitchell El Mahdy	....	first aid (as Mitch El-Mahdy)
Deborah Godert	....	assistant: Shelley Long
Dow Griffith	....	location manager
Dorain Grusman	....	choreographer
Paul Hargrave	....	location manager
June Jordan	....	stand-in
Trish Kinney	....	script supervisor (as Trish Kinney Magged)
Lewis Kleinberg	....	production assistant
John Kricfalusi	....	title designer: opening titles
Bill Kroyer	....	title supervisor: opening titles
Stevie Lazo	....	assistant production accountant
Laureen Majeske	....	assistant production coordinator (as Laureen Sienko Majeske)
Brita McCollough	....	caterer
Joe Murphy	....	production accountant
Binnie Ruben	....	location manager
Sebastian Serrell-Watts	....	production assistant
Diane Sherry	....	production associate
Arlene Singer-Gross	....	studio teacher (as Arlene Singer)
Alicia Smolen	....	assistant: Mr. Kanew (as Alicia L. Smolen)
Mark Stolnitz	....	production assistant (as Mark Andrew Stolnitz)
Anne Strick	....	unit publicist
Maribeth Weber	....	assistant: Brooks Arthur
Scott Weldon	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Fries Entertainment
• Weintraub Entertainment Group

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures of Canada (1989) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1990) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures Corporation (1990) (UK)
• Columbia Pictures
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Paramount Television (2000s) (USA) (TV)
• Worldvision Enterprises (????) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Calabash Animation  additional animation: opening title sequence (uncredited)
• Chapman Equipment  cranes and dollies (as Chapman)
• Cinema Research  titles and optical effects
• Kroyer Films  opening title sequence (as Kroyer Films Inc.)
• Pixcast  extras casting
• Rusk Studios  recording engineers
• Somper Furs of Beverly Hills  furs provided by (as Somper Furs)
• Spümcø  opening titles
• State of California - The Resources Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation  special thanks
• Steve Martin's Working Wildlife  animals provided by
• TAJ Soundworks  foley recording
• The City of Beverly Hills  special thanks (as City of Beverly Hills)
• The Record Plant  scored at
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry, Inyo National Forest  special thanks
• Universal Sound Studios  sound
• Variety Cinema Catering  catering (as Variety Cinema Caterers)
• Wynands Productions Inc.  set construction

Also Known As:

Runtime:

100 min | UK:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Giorgio Beverly Hills - 273 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Fries Entertainment

Trivia:

This was Betty Thomas' [Velda Plendor] last role in a full-length feature film; she would later direct.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Lilly arrives for the first meeting and Phyllis runs over to greet her parents, the camera is reflected in the limo's window when the Dictator rolls it up.

Quotes:

Tessa DiBlasio:[Examining Velda's leg wound] There's multiple contusions, and possibly a cracked fibula, and a severe personality disorder.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.109" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Twist and Shout

hilarious Beverly Hills house wife proves that you don't have to have bad hair, no makeup or discount clothes to be a true wilderness girl...

this movie is for anyone who can laugh at their own ridiculousness and still look utterly fabulous doing it. Shelley long is uproarious and reminds us all of what we loved about the 80's...EXCESS!! big hair, big fashion, big money and big fun! i know i wish i had Mrs. Phylis Neffler for my mom. she has the ability to make you laugh till your gut hurts and still let you know that she cares and would do anything for you..even camp with dirt and bugs and rain. many people who have never had money cant appreciate a lot of the comedy because they have never experienced what its like to have nothing to do all day but shop. and some may be offended because they believe that Beverly hills kids really do act as such, but living not too far from Beverly Hills makes it all the more hilarious. this movie is a classic and anyone who says otherwise doesn't have much of a sense of humor..probably a bad childhood or something...whatever...GO TROOP BEVERLY HILLS!