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Frankie and Annette, having grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle, visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there's still some wild times left in them.Frankie and Annette, having grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle, visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there's still some wild times left in them.Frankie and Annette, having grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle, visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there's still some wild times left in them.
Laura Lanoil
- Robin
- (as Laura Urstein)
Hartley Silver
- Fleishman
- (as Hartly Silver)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThroughout the movie, Frankie Avalon's character is only referred to as "The Big Kahuna", and never once is called by any real first name. He is listed as "Annette's Husband" in the end credits. The name "Frankie" could not legally be used in the film, because Avalon played "Frankie" in several 1960s beach movies. Legal issues were involved since this film was made by a different studio and with different producers. For the same reason, Annette Funicello's character could not be named Delores, or Dee Dee for short, as was her character's name in the Beach Party films. "The Big Kahuna" was actually a character from Gidget (1959), rather than from the Beach Party series.
- GoofsDuring a long dolly shot of the singing cast marching down the beach, wheel tracks in the sand from the camera car are visible.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Mickey Mouse Club (1955)
- SoundtracksAbsolute Perfection
By Jack Butler & Paul Shaffer
Performed by Private Domain
Produced by Jack Butler & Paul Shaffer
Additional Recording by David Kahne
Courtesy of Chameleon Music Group
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Back to the Beach for Frankie and Annette!
Back to the Beach (1987) was an interesting movie that was produced during the 80's. The Big Kahuna (Frankie Avalon) is a family man now who's wife (Annette) is a preppy housewife who has a kitchen cabinet full of Skippy's peanut butter (creamy) with a 50's housewife aura. She's always smiling and just so happy. The kids are at the rebellious age and are weirded out by their strange behavior. That's until the family heads back to the beach and the kids discover their parents lively background!
You can't go wrong with this movie if you're a big fan of the 60's films that starred Annette and Frankie. A true nostalgia flick filled with several older stars (The Skipper and Gilligan) and new ones (i.e. Pee-Wee Herman). What keeps this from being a real keeper is the way the film ends, but if you're a fan of the stars it wont matter. A nice reunion picture.
Recommended for Beach Blanket Bingo fans. Others yield caution before viewing!
You can't go wrong with this movie if you're a big fan of the 60's films that starred Annette and Frankie. A true nostalgia flick filled with several older stars (The Skipper and Gilligan) and new ones (i.e. Pee-Wee Herman). What keeps this from being a real keeper is the way the film ends, but if you're a fan of the stars it wont matter. A nice reunion picture.
Recommended for Beach Blanket Bingo fans. Others yield caution before viewing!
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- Jan 24, 2005
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $13,110,903
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,265,660
- Aug 9, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $13,110,903
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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