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Carson marries her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for an irresponsible last weekend.Carson marries her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for an irresponsible last weekend.Carson marries her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for an irresponsible last weekend.
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
Bonnie Johnson
- Mrs. Carmichael
- (as Bonnie Cook)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe VHS release contains the original music from the theatrical release. The DVD contains some music from the theatrical release, but many substitutions are made throughout the movie due to licensing. The original soundtrack release is music from the DVD version, not the VHS version.This was also due to licensing.
- GoofsWhen the girls first arrive in Myrtle Beach, they drive by an amusement park in which a steel looping roller coaster is clearly visible. The first modern coaster with a loop wasn't introduced until 1976.
- Alternate versionsSome video versions feature different songs on the soundtrack or no music at all in some scenes compared to the original release, probably due to licensing problems.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: UHF/Valentino Returns/Shag (1989)
- SoundtracksThe Shag
Performed by Tommy Page
Composed by Tommy Page and Andy Paley
Published by Doraflo Music Inc., Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Copyright Control
Recording courtesy of Sire Records Co.
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Starring Phoebe Cates (Mrs. Kevin Kline, who knew?), as in "what ever happened to", and Bridget Fonda just as her career took off, Shag is sweet, warm, funny, nostalgic, and above all, wild. I saw a trailer for this on another DVD and added to my list of "must haves." It was well worth it.
Cates is Carson McBride, about to marry stuffy Harley Ralston (Tyron Power, Jr.). Her best friends, played by Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish and Page Hannah (yup, Darryl's sister) surprise her with a weekend in Myrtle Beach as a last fling. Cates is funny enough, but Bridget simply overpowers the other female leads with her boundless charisma.
They meet a couple of local boys who change their lives and have one heck of good time in the process. Speaking of "what ever happened to," Scott Coffey's Chip was the most enjoyable male character in the film, cute as a bug and delightfully innocent and whatever happened to him?
Too many films of this genre are souless, heartless and mindless. This one is the rare exception, and gives you a chance to remember the discovery and adventure of coming of age.
Cates is Carson McBride, about to marry stuffy Harley Ralston (Tyron Power, Jr.). Her best friends, played by Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish and Page Hannah (yup, Darryl's sister) surprise her with a weekend in Myrtle Beach as a last fling. Cates is funny enough, but Bridget simply overpowers the other female leads with her boundless charisma.
They meet a couple of local boys who change their lives and have one heck of good time in the process. Speaking of "what ever happened to," Scott Coffey's Chip was the most enjoyable male character in the film, cute as a bug and delightfully innocent and whatever happened to him?
Too many films of this genre are souless, heartless and mindless. This one is the rare exception, and gives you a chance to remember the discovery and adventure of coming of age.
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- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Shag, the Movie
- Filming locations
- Florence, South Carolina, USA(Skyview Drive-In)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,957,975
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,029,496
- Jul 23, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $6,957,975
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