Search - Back to the Beach on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 06/01/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 20 Genres: Comedy, Parody/Spoof, Musical Comedy, Beach Film

Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello not only starred in the delightfully "retro" Back to the Beach, but also served as executive producers. Appropriately set 25 years after such drive-in faves as Beach Blanket Bingo, the film finds Frankie and Annette as husband and wife, living far from the surf 'n' sand in Ohio. Heading to California to visit their daughter Lori Loughlin, Frankie and Annette are appalled to learn that she has been keeping time with punker Tommy Hinkley. In time-honored fashion, our hero and heroine set about to make the beach safe for funlovers everywhere by driving out Hinkley's unsavory pals. Along the way, Frankie nearly bollixes up his marriage by dallying with Connie Stevens-one of several pop-culture icons appearing in Back to the Beach, including Don Adams, Bob Denver, Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, Dick Dale & the Del-Tones , Stevie Ray Vaughan, and even Pee-wee Herman! Back to the Beach is fun for a while, but its six-person writing team can't figure out a logical way to wind it all up. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Frankie Avalon - Annette's Husband
Annette Funicello - Annette
Connie Stevens - Connie
Lori Loughlin - Sandi
Tommy Hinkley - Michael

Packed with cameos from the likes of Bob Denver, Pee-Wee Herman, and Dick Dale, the 1987 comedy-musical Back to the Beach stars Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon as a pair of '50s-era cool kids who return to their old stomping grounds years after they'd grown up and started a suburban family. Threatened by a surly surfer gang, Avalon must overcome his fears to compete in a surfing contest and save the beach. The film is presented on this DVD in widescreen with the original soundtrack available in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and a dubbed French track in Dolby Digital Stereo. English subtitles round out the bare-bones package. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide