Teen Beach Movie (2013)

Two surfing lovers, whose doomed relationship is nearing to a close, find themselves swept into a dimension-traversing wave that sends them into a beach movie musical in the 60's.

Director:

Jeffrey Hornaday

Writers:

Vince Marcello (story by), Mark Landry (story by)

Stars:

Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Gracie Gillam

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ross Lynch	...	Brady
Maia Mitchell	...	McKenzie / Mack
Gracie Gillam	...	Lela (as Grace Phipps)
Garrett Clayton	...	Tanner
John DeLuca	...	Butchy
Chrissie Fit	...	Cheechee
Suzanne Cryer	...	Aunt Antoinette
Barry Bostwick	...	Big Poppa
Kevin Chamberlin	...	Dr. Fusion
Steve Valentine	...	Les Camembert
Jordan Fisher	...	Seacat
Kent Boyd	...	Rascal
Mollee Gray	...	Giggles
William T. Loftis	...	Lugnut (as William Loftis)
Jessica Lee Keller	...	Struts

Storyline

Life's a beach for surfers Brady and McKenzie -- until a rogue wave magically transports them inside the classic '60s beach party flick, Wet Side Story, where a full-blown rivalry between bikers and surfers threatens to erupt. There, amidst a sea of surfing, singing and dancing, Brady and Mack accidentally change the storyline, and the film's dreamy hero and heroine fall for them instead of for each other!

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Plot Keywords:

1960s | movie set | thin attractive girl | surfer | dancing | 

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Taglines:

Getting trapped in a movie,,, is no day at the beach

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Genres:

Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Maia Mitchell (Mack) and Garrett Clayton (Tanner) worked together on ABC's TV Show The Fosters (2013), in which Maia plays one of the main characters.

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Goofs

After "Surf Crazy", all of the surfers run into Big Momma's. Brady and Mack are in the middle of the group going into the restaurant, but are the last to enter the door when the camera pans to the inside.

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Quotes

Lela: We're gonna surf.
Tanner: What, you like to surf?
Lela: I know! It's like riding a cloud. Except the cloud is water.
Tanner: No way! I said the same thing! Except, well... Not right now.
Lela: I know that Bikers aren't supposed to like surfing, but I don't care. Oh, my gosh. I don't care!
Tanner: You don't? Hey, you know what?
Lela: No, I don't know that either.
Tanner: I've always wanted to ride a motorcycle.
Lela: Are you serious?
Tanner: No, I'm Tanner.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes play during the end credits, followed by an additional scene: the characters from the 1960s are transported to the 2010s and are frightened by modern artifacts such as camera-phones, leading into the story of Teen Beach 2 (2015).

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Connections

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Musical Numbers in Teen Movies (2019)

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Soundtracks

Can't Stop Singing
Written and Produced by Aris Archontis, Chen Neeman, and Jeannie Lurie
Performed by Ross Lynch and Maia Mitchell
Courtesy of Walt Disney Records

User Reviews

Fun!

Teen Beach Movie is a fun movie. It puts you in a good mood with the catchy songs, the entertaining dance moves and the easy-flowing dialog. It's a light summer movie that will make you smile several times.

Sure, there are flaws in this movie. The conflict is not very clear and the plot is somewhat messy and hard to understand. The antagonists don't seem to go with the rest of the movie. However, 60s movies were just like this -- and this movie is based off a hypothetical 60s movie.

This isn't supposed to be a clever movie that makes you look back on your life and reflect. This is a movie that is supposed to make you feel good. And it serves its purpose really well. Go into this movie with an open minded and you're likely to enjoy it.

Details

Official Sites:

DisneyNOW Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Teen Beach Musical

Filming Locations:

Puerto Rico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Channel, Rainforest Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)