Back to the Beach

Aug 7, 1987

1h 32m

★ 6.0

All killer...no filler!!

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

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Back to the Beach Trailers

Cast

Annette's Husband

Frankie Avalon

Annette

Annette Funicello

Sandi

Lori Loughlin

Michael

Tommy Hinkley

Bobby

Demian Slade

Zed

Joe Holland

Troy

John Calvin

Mountain

David Bowe

Robin

Laura Lanoil

Connie

Connie Stevens

Harbor Master

Don Adams

Announcer

Barbara Billingsley

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