- Where the Boys Are '84
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director =Hy Averback
producer =Allan Carr
writer =Jeff Burkhart Stu Krieger
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starring = Lisa HartmanLorna Luft Wendy Schaal Lynn-Holly Johnson Russell Todd Howard McGillin Alana Stewart
Christopher McDonaldDaniel McDonald Louise Sorel
music =Sylvester Levay
cinematography =James A. Contner
editing =Bobbie Shapiro Mel Shapiro
distributor =TriStar Pictures
released =April 6 ,1984 (USA)
runtime = 94 minutes
country =U.S.
language = English
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gross = $10,530,000 (USA) (sub-total)
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imdb_id = 0088395"Where the Boys Are '84" is a 1984 remake of the 1960 teen sex comedy film "
Where the Boys Are ", starring Lisa Hartman,Lorna Luft ,Wendy Schaal andLynn-Holly Johnson . Directed byHy Averback and produced byAllan Carr , it was the second release fromTriStar Pictures .ynopsis
Four college co-eds head south on a
spring break trek toFort Lauderdale, Florida seeking fun in the sun: Carole (Lorna Luft ) taking a separate vacation from her steady boyfriend, winds up as a hot contender in a "Hot Bod Contest"; Jennie (Lisa Hartman) is doubly lucky, courted by both a rich classical pianist and a devil-may-care rocker; Sandra (Wendy Schaal ) looking for the Mr. Right who will finally satisfy her; and Laurie (Lynn-Holly Johnson ) dreams of a night of unbridled passion with a real he-man.Cast
*Lisa Hartman ... Jennie
*Lorna Luft ... Carole
*Wendy Schaal ... Sandra
*Lynn-Holly Johnson ... Laurie
*Russell Todd ... Scott Nash
*Howard McGillin ... Chip
*Christopher McDonald ... Tony
*Daniel McDonald ... Camden Roxbury
*Alana Stewart ... Maggie
*Louise Sorel ... Barbara RoxburyRelease and box-office
"Where the Boys Are '84" was produced independently by
ITC Entertainment and was distributed byTriStar Pictures . The film was released nationwide onApril 6 ,1984 and was both abox office and critical flop, earning one of the year's worst film reviews from critics. It ranked #5 at the USbox office grossing $3.6 million on its opening weekend. Its total domestic gross was $10.5 million.Although released on
VHS in the 1980s by Key Video, the film has long been out of print and has not been released onDVD .Awards and nominations
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Golden Raspberry Awards (1985):Won: Worst Supporting Actress (Lynn-Holly Johnson ):Nominated: Worst Picture :Nominated: Worst Screenplay:Nominated: Worst Musical Score:Nominated: Worst New Star (Russell Todd )Filming locations
"Where the Boys Are '84" was filmed between
May 16 ,1983 to June 1983 at the following locations:*
Boca Raton, Florida
*Fort Lauderdale, Florida
*Lauderdale Beach Hotel -Fort Lauderdale, Florida
*Hollywood Bandshell -Hollywood, Florida
*City Limits Nightclub -Delray Beach, Florida oundtrack listing
#"Hot Nights" - Performed by
Jude Cole
#"Seven Day Heaven" - Performed byShandi
#"Mini-Skirted" - Performed bySparks
# "Be-Bop-A-Lula" - Performed byThe Rockats
#"Jennie" - Performed byPeter Beckett
#"Where The Boys Are" - Performed by Lisa Hartman
#"Woman's Wise" - Performed byThe Rockats
#"Girls Night Out" - Performed byToronto
#"Slippin' & Sliddin'" - Performed byPhil Seymour
#"All Fired Up" - Performed byRick Derringer External links
*imdb title|0088395
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