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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 08/21/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 28 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Total Copies: 3 Genres: Comedy, Teen Movie

During a glorious Southern California summer, high school student Benny King (Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins) is doing time flipping burgers. Benny's father wants him to learn the work ethic, rather than have him sit around the house all summer, dreaming and writing. It's not surprising, then, that when his old friend Durrell (Brian Hooks) comes by with a more attractive alternative, Benny jumps at it. When his family goes on vacation, Benny borrows his father's Mercedes and heads on down to the beach with Durrell. They have told themselves that they are there to sell beach-goers cheap sunglasses, but they are really there to party and hit on the girls. Rap and hip-hop performer Coolio, playing himself, has a brief performance. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Jermaine Hopkins - Benny King
Brian Hooks - Durrel Jackson
Gregg Vance - Mikey Z
Claudia Kaleem - Candace Williams
Eric Fleeks - Carl King

Doug Ellin's comedy Phat Beach comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include production notes. This is a by-the-numbers release from Artisan. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide