Back to the Beach

Release Date: 1987-08-07

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

Rating: 5.85 / 10

Cast

Frankie Avalon

as Annette's Husband

Annette Funicello

as Annette

Lori Loughlin

as Sandi

Tommy Hinkley

as Michael

Demian Slade

as Bobby

Crew

Lyndall Hobbs - Director
Lou Rusoff - Characters
Frank Mancuso Jr. - Producer
Bruce Surtees - Director of Photography
David Finfer - Editor

Reviews

Wuchak:

**_Revisiting those zany beach party flicks from the mid-60s_** Frankie & Annette are now married and living in Ohio. Frankie’s a workaholic business owner and neglecting Annette, so they decide to...