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Back to the Beach (1987)
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Is Back to the Beach a masterpiece of postmodernism? Or just a slaphappy hoot? Hey, why can't it be both? Either way, this is a zippy tribute to/spoof of the 1960s Beach Party pictures. Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, landlocked in the Midwest since their surfing days, return to the California sun with their wild kids. There are mucho gags about the earlier films (including Frankie on a surfboard in front of a cheesy rear-projection wave), and cameos (much of the Leave It to Beaver cast, surf-guitar king Dick Dale). Pee-wee Herman sails in to perform "Surfin' Bird," and Annette teaches a thousand people "The...
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| Back to the Beach Movie Review by Nick (8/14/2007) |
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Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello play a married couple whom hike it to the beach after realizing they need a vacation to spice up their lives and marriage (Nowadays, couples just visit an adult store). Luckily their daughter played by Full House's Lori Loughlin, has a beach house. The movie's jokes are corny as well...
(complete Back to the Beach review by Nick)
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