Back to the Beach

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Back to the Beach

PG,

1987,

1h 32m,

Comedy

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74%

19 Reviews

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5,000+ Ratings

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A former beach boy and his wife go to California to visit their daughter and become part of the new beach scene.

Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Sep 16, 2004

3/5

Silly fun.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3.5/4

This movie absolutely blind-sided me. I don't know what I was expecting from Back to the Beach, but it certainly wasn't the funniest, quirkiest musical comedy since Little Shop of Horrors.

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Peter McPhee

Winnipeg Sun

Jun 8, 2026

There is no real plot... just a series of sight gags and walkons from hasbeens of the '60s television scene.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jun 19, 2023

2.5/4

...an affable yet terminally erratic comedy...

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

Sep 30, 2022

Begrudgingly, it's hard to hate this marshmallow of a multiverse movie.

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Patrick McDonald

HollywoodChicago.com

Aug 29, 2022

4/5

Unintentionally, the film is both 1980s and 1960s nostalgia. Still as funny as I remembered, but it was a bit stiff (like Frankie's hair). But the highlight of course is Pee-Wee Herman singing SURFING BIRD, how fortuitous for time and place! New Blu-ray!

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Poe S

Mar 11, 2019

Oh man. I can't believe that there is as much hate for this movie as there is. Look folks. If you can't stand, corny, kooky, in your face humor, then don't bother. This is not your hifalutin' high-brow entertainment. This is campy, cliche-ridden, happy-fun-times. "Keith Richards lives on these!" That line right there should tell you, loud and clear, what kind of zany mayhem you're getting into. So, if you got a stick up your ass, go watch something else. I'll be sitting here and munching on popcorn, watching the 60's getting piped through the 80's, and loving every second of it.

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Albus L

Apr 27, 2017

Frankie Avalon and Annette are back on the big screen as they return to the beach with their teenage son to visit their daughter. Several cameos from major stars of yesteryear make appearances. Watchable but dragged down early by obnoxious teenage son. Did laugh at the unexplained appearance of Pee-Wee Herman who comes out of nowhere to sing a song on the beach and leave. Keep an eye out for those Diet Pepsi product placements.

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Lyndall Hobbs

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Annette Funicello

Annette

Frankie Avalon

Annette's Husband

Connie Stevens

Connie

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Synopsis

A former beach boy and his wife go to California to visit their daughter and become part of the new beach scene.

Director: Lyndall Hobbs
Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr.
Screenwriter: Peter Krikes, Steve Meerson, Chris Thompson
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.2M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround, Ultra-Stereo

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