Back to the Beach (1987)
Overview
Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.496 |
Directed By
Lyndall Hobbs
Crew
Lyndall Hobbs
Lou Rusoff
Frank Mancuso Jr.
Bruce Surtees
David Finfer
Denise Chamian
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins
Donald J. Remacle
Ingrid Ferrin
Marlene Stewart
Gregg Barbanell
Blake Leyh
Jerry Trent
Gary Pike
Terry Hager
Christopher Kennedy
Gary Littlefield
Lori Eastside
Julie Pitkanen
Becky Mancuso-Winding
Steve Dorff
Frankie Avalon
Annette Funicello
Michael Helmy
James Komack
Bill L. Norton
Bruce Kirschbaum
Peter Krikes
Steve Meerson
Chris Thompson
Marty Hornstein
Michael D. Pariser
James Lansbury
Kim H. Ornitz
Spencer Gross
Kathryn Camp
Arnold Finkelstein
Cybele O'Brien
Michael Amundson
Hallie D'Amore
Frances Bergman
Rick Avery
Julia Evershade
Dody Dorn
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
TOP CAST
Frankie Avalon
Annette's Husband
Annette Funicello
Annette
Lori Loughlin
Sandi
Tommy Hinkley
Michael
Demian Slade
Bobby
Joe Holland
Zed
John Calvin
Troy
David Bowe
Mountain
Laura Lanoil
Robin
Connie Stevens
Connie
Don Adams
Harbor Master
Barbara Billingsley
Announcer
Edd Byrnes
Valet
Bob Denver
Bartender
Tony Dow
Judge #1
Alan Hale Jr.
Bartender’s Buddy
Jerry Mathers
Judge #2
Paul Reubens
Pee-Wee Herman
Linda Carol
Bridgette
Marjorie Gross
Airline Hostess
Hartley Silver
Fleishman
Alan Barry
Salesman
Thomas David Parker
Salesman
Todd Bryant
Webby
Floyd Foster Jr.
Ernie
Emil McKown
Odie / Band Member
Jon Paul Jones
Punk
Eddie Vail
Surf Dude
Drew Steele
Surfer / Band Member
Lola Rose Thompson
Punk Baby
Honey Lea
Baby’s Mother
Nicholas Hales
Autograph Hound
Rodney Bingenheimer
Self
Dick Dale
Self
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Self
Angelo Moore
Fishbone
Kendall Jones
Fishbone
Norwood Fisher
Fishbone
Walter A. Kibby II
Fishbone
Christopher Dowd
Fishbone
Phillip Fisher
Fishbone
Steve Aschoff
Band Member
Gary Usher Jr.
Band Member
Ron Eglit
Band Member
Tony Avalon
Band Member
Frankie Avalon Jr.
Band Member
Rick Avery
Surfers & Punks
Robert Keller
Surfers & Punks
Pat Banta
Surfers & Punks
Bruce C. Magee
Surfers & Punks
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