South Beach Academy (1996)Director:Joe EspositoWriter:Bill Milling |
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South Beach Academy (1996)Director:Joe EspositoWriter:Bill Milling |
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| Keith Coulouris | ... |
Harry Spencer
(as Keith Colouris)
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Elizabeth Kaitan | ... |
Shannon McSorley
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| Corey Feldman | ... |
Billy Spencer
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| Al Lewis | ... |
Uncle Gene
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| James Hong | ... |
Johnny Staccato
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Lorelei Leslie | ... |
Harley
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| Julie Cialini | ... |
Phyllis Glass
(as Julie Lynn Cialini)
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Marcus Mueller | ... |
Pigiron
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Amy Lynn Rosenthal | ... |
Erika
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Ute Weigel | ... |
Solitaire
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Tiffany Cara | ... |
Ginger
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Christi Bauerle | ... |
Dominique
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Kristina Rodriguez | ... |
Pina Kollata
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Mindy Feldman | ... |
Francesca
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| Gary Bristow | ... |
Drill Sergeant
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Back in the 60's, beach movies had casts filled with unattractive actors (Frankie & Annette). In the 80's, beach movies had some attractive ladies, but most of the guys (with the exception of Grant Cramer) were still too wiry. In the 90's, the made-for-video beach movies finally got it right, but if your movies are MFV affairs, whose going to care?
This movie wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either. Mixing up every cliche it can muster, we have a film about a couple of brothers trying to help a woe-be-gone uncle from losing his shirt from a crafty rival through a beach volleyball game. Admittedly, they did put a lot of twists and turns in this one, but there are painful moments here with the acting. Elizabeth Kaitan sounds like she has something stuck in her voice. Al Lewis gets under your nerves, and James Hong delivers every Asian stereotype again. Still, the women are hot and Miami is a gorgeous city as depicted in the film, so if you're into this, by all means take a dip. Just stay out of Club Madonna. My trip to Miami was nice, but it felt more like the S Club 7's.