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Shag

  • 19881988
  • PGPG
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
4.4K
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Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, Scott Coffey, Page Hannah, and Robert Rusler in Shag (1988)
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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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
4.4K
YOUR RATING
    • Zelda Barron
    • Lanier Laney(story by)
    • Terry Sweeney(story by)
    • Robin Swicord(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Phoebe Cates
    • Bridget Fonda
    • Scott Coffey
    • Zelda Barron
    • Lanier Laney(story by)
    • Terry Sweeney(story by)
    • Robin Swicord(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Phoebe Cates
    • Bridget Fonda
    • Scott Coffey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:33
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    Photos40

    Phoebe Cates and Bridget Fonda in Shag (1988)
    Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, and Page Hannah in Shag (1988)
    Carrie Hamilton and Leilani Sarelle in Shag (1988)
    Phoebe Cates and Robert Rusler in Shag (1988)
    Page Hannah in Shag (1988)
    Page Hannah and Robert Rusler in Shag (1988)
    Phoebe Cates and Page Hannah in Shag (1988)
    Page Hannah in Shag (1988)
    Annabeth Gish and Scott Coffey in Shag (1988)
    Bridget Fonda and Annabeth Gish in Shag (1988)
    Annabeth Gish, Scott Coffey, and Page Hannah in Shag (1988)
    Phoebe Cates and Robert Rusler in Shag (1988)

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    Phoebe Cates
    Phoebe Cates
    • Carson
    Bridget Fonda
    Bridget Fonda
    • Melaina
    Scott Coffey
    Scott Coffey
    • Chip
    Annabeth Gish
    Annabeth Gish
    • Pudge
    Page Hannah
    Page Hannah
    • Luanne
    Robert Rusler
    Robert Rusler
    • Buzz
    Tyrone Power Jr.
    • Harley
    Jeff Yagher
    Jeff Yagher
    • Jimmy Valentine
    Paul Lieber
    Paul Lieber
    • The Manager
    Donald Craig
    • Senator Clatterbuck
    Shirley Anne Field
    Shirley Anne Field
    • Mrs. Clatterbuck
    Leilani Sarelle
    Leilani Sarelle
    • Suette
    Carrie Hamilton
    Carrie Hamilton
    • Nadine
    Jay Baker
    Jay Baker
    • Big Bob
    Joe Seely
    • The Creep
    Pearl Jones
    • Elvira
    Bonnie Johnson
    Bonnie Johnson
    • Mrs. Carmichael
    • (as Bonnie Cook)
    Janelle Cochrane
    • Mrs. McBride
      • Zelda Barron
      • Lanier Laney(story by) (screenplay by)
      • Terry Sweeney(story by) (screenplay by)
      • Robin Swicord(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      The 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.
    • Goofs
      When 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.
    • Quotes

      Elvira: Y'all is the horniest bunch of white folks I ever seen!

    • Alternate versions
      Some 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: UHF/Valentino Returns/Shag (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      The 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.

    User reviews56

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    "This is the MOST fun!"
    Two of my friends informed me I absolutely had to see this movie and they were right. I just moved to the South, and it gave me a whole new understanding of Southern life. The movie is set in South Carolina in the 1960s. Four funny, funny girls take a road trip to Myrtle Beach and spend half the movie making sure their families don't find out. Phoebe Cates steals the show and teaches the audience a valuable lesson: You shouldn't marry if you're in your teens!
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    • Sep 21, 1999

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 1989 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • MGM
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Florence, South Carolina, USA
    • Production company
      • Palace Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 38 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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