Where the Boys Are [VHS] Overview
The movie that put the Break into Spring, Where the Boys Are inspired thousands of college kids to seek sun, surf, and even s-e-x on the beaches of Florida. A bevy of co-eds (including foxy Yvette Mimieux and delightful Paula Prentiss, in her film debut) make for Fort Lauderdale, finding fun but also quite a bit of heavy-breathing drama. It's a little like a dressier, glossed-up version of the Problems with Today's Youth movies that were filling up the drive-ins of the era. The movie's actually pretty frank for 1960, although these days the lightweight stuff with Prentiss and Jim Hutton holds up best. There's also Connie Francis, who plays one of the college girls and croons the great title tune (which belongs on anybody's mix tape of classic teen-beach music). The film was remade, with vague Orwellian overtones, as Where the Boys Are 84, a truly dismal effort. --Robert Horton
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Four New England Co-eds swap the winter cold for the hot sand of Fort Lauderdale in 1960, the reference point favorite spring break, Where The Boys Are. Petite brunette pop singer Connie Francis made his film debut with a surprising, literate screenplay from the novel by Glendon Swarthout product.
With its quality falls by the wayside, and the winter, with serious impacts on their morale, Merritt Andrews (Dolores Hart), decides to flee the word perfect, is a vacation in Fort Lauderdalehis three best gal-pals: Melanie (Yvette Mimieux), Tuggle (Paula Prentiss) and Angie (Connie Francis). The boys are shaking, the water is warm and the dialectic "of Jazz" is hot! It will be a spring break to remember ...
What sets this film apart from the bustle of the sun "Gidget" 'if "Beach Party" and' the way the question of girls with sex outside of marriage. Dolores Hart Merritt about falling in love with torn BeautifulCollege student Ryder (George Hamilton - long before), a walking caricature of a girl or even "good." Melanie Yvette Mimieux, falls on the opposite side, a dangerous mix of rowdy college kids and alcohol. Is embossed fun comedy match with TV Tuggle (Jim Hutton), a wisecracker long, the Queer "hat."
Connie Francis singing "Where The Boys Are" and "Turn On The Sunshine". The supporting actors include Frank Gorshin, Barbara Nichols, and Chill Wills.Warner DVD offers a number of recent interviews with Ms. Prentiss and Mrs. Francis, stacked with an audio commentary Prentiss, recovered from the premiere of the film and the trailer.
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