Where the Boys Are

Where the Boys Are (1984)

When girls want a vacation filled with fun, sand, and romance, they go to Fort Lauderdale...

Four college co-eds travel to Fort Lauderdale for their Easter week of Spring Break, and become involved in a series of adventures and misadventures

Date of release
1984-04-06
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (34)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Hy Averback

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Florida
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 5. Including: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress

Where the Boys Are '84 is a 1984 American sex comedy film that was directed by Hyman Jack "Hy" Averback and starred Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal, and Lynn-Holly Johnson. A remake of the 1960 film Where the Boys Are, it was produced by Allan Carr. It was the first film released by Tri-Star Pictures.

Production

Posters and advertising material presented the film's title as Where the Boys Are '84, the onscreen title is simply Where the Boys Are.

In an interview on the DVD, Wendy Schaal remembered it as a fun production with a party atmosphere, thanks to producer Allan Carr who was known for his parties. Schaal admitted they were smoking real marijuana in the beach funeral scene. Russell Todd's singing was dubbed by Peter Beckett, vocalist with Player and Little River Band.

Touted as a more "realistic" version of the popular 1960 film Where the Boys Are, with nudity and drug references, the date rape storyline of the original does not appear in this version. Where the Boys Are '84 was filmed from May 16 to June 26, 1983, at the following Florida locations: Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club in Boca Raton; Lauderdale Beach Hotel, Bootleggers and City Limits Nightclub in Fort Lauderdale and Young Circle Bandshell in Ho…

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