Teen Beach Movie (2013)

Two surfing lovers, whose doomed relationship is nearing to a close, find themselves swept into a 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 | surfer | dancing | beach party | 

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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

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)

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only Disney Channel Original Movie that was released in 2013, making it the first time this has happened since 1997 with Under Wraps (1997).

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Goofs

Grandpa's surfboard goes from having no fin on the bottom to having a fin.

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Quotes

[while he and McKenzie are captured by Les Camembert]
Brady: It could be worse. At least my favorite movie wasn't "Tarantulas on a Train."

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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 PhantomStrider: Top 5 Worst Disney Live Action Movies (2018)

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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, corny musical.

If you liked the 60's beach movies, Grease and HSM, you might like this too.

Reviewers who want character development, award winning acting and such should lighten up! This is a spoof of the corny, tongue in cheek "Beach" movies of the 60's.

My 7 year old daughter loved the dancing and musical numbers, as did I. It's very corny, the music and dance numbers were surprisingly good. The wardrobe and hair were exactly as goofy as kid might see them if they saw the 60's films now.

It's a fun, entertaining, corny (get it), harmless film....watch it, expect nothing, enjoy it for what is!!