Where the Boys Are '84

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Where the Boys Are '84 (onscreen title: Where the Boys Are) is a 1984 American sex comedy film that was directed by Hyman Jack "Hy" Averback (the last film he ever directed) 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.[1]

Plot

Four female students from snowbound Penmore College in the Northeast head to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break: Carole (Lorna Luft) is taking a separate vacation from her steady boyfriend Chip (Howard McGillin), but she winds up as a hot contender in a "Hot Bod Contest;" Jennie (Lisa Hartman) is courted by both a rich classical pianist (Daniel McDonald) and a devil-may-care rocker (Russell Todd); Sandra (Wendy Schaal) is looking for the Mr. Right who will finally satisfy her; and Laurie (Lynn-Holly Johnson) is a sex crazed nymphomaniac who dreams of a night of unbridled passion with a real he-man. Laurie ends up getting her wish, albeit through a rather unexpected source.

During the week-long festivities, the young women meet Sandra's snobbish aunt Barbara Roxbury (Louise Sorel) and her friend Maggie (Alana Stewart) and get to sample much of Fort Lauderdale's nightlife. They are also invited to a formal party at Barbara's house, which ends up being crashed by hundreds of spring breakers.

Cast

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.[2] Russell Todd's singing was dubbed by Peter Beckett, vocalist with Player and Little River Band.[2]

Script error: No such module "anchor". Touted as a more "realistic" version of the popular 1960 film, with nudity and drug references, the date rape storyline of the original does not appear in this version.

Script error: No such module "anchor". 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; Young Circle Bandshell in Hollywood.

Release

Where the Boys Are '84 was produced independently by ITC Productions and was distributed by Tri-Star Pictures after Universal Pictures rejected it.[1] On April 3, 1984, it was screened at the National Theater in New York City with Allan Carr and the principal cast attending the premiere, as well as the post-premiere party at Studio 54.[3]

Script error: No such module "anchor". The film was released nationwide on April 6, 1984, and was both a box office and critical flop. It ranked No. 5 at the US box office grossing $3.6 million on its opening weekend. Its total domestic gross was $10.5 million.[4]

Reception

Template:Metacritic film prose[5] Janet Maslin, writing for The New York Times, called the film "dumb, vulgar and mostly humorless."[6] Roger Ebert, writing for The Chicago Sun-Times, reported, "It isn't a sequel and isn't a remake and isn't, in fact, much of anything."[7] Reel Film Reviews' David Nusair wrote: "There's ultimately not a whole lot within Where the Boys Are worth embracing or getting excited about..."[8]

Accolades

Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Picture Allan Carr Template:Nom [9]
Worst Supporting Actress Lynn-Holly Johnson Template:Won
Worst Screenplay Stu Krieger and Jeff Burkhart Template:Nom
Worst Musical Score Sylvester Levay Template:Nom
Worst New Star Russell Todd Template:Nom

Soundtrack

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Where the Boys Are '84: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in April 1984 on vinyl and cassette tape by RCA Records. The soundtrack features ten songs, all of which appear in various scenes throughout the film. The title track cover version by Lisa Hartman was released as a single with the B-side "Hot Nights" by Jude Cole, however, it failed to chart. Lorna Luft recorded a disco version of "Where the Boys Are" released concurrently with the film although it was not a soundtrack item: produced by Joel Diamond, this version - credited mononymously to Lorna - featured background vocals by members of Village People.[10]

Side A
  1. "Hot Nights" – performed by Jude Cole
  2. "Seven Day Heaven" – performed by Shandi
  3. "Mini-Skirted" – performed by Sparks
  4. "Be-Bop-a-Lula" – performed by The Rockats
  5. "Jenny" – performed by Peter Beckett
Side B
  1. "Where the Boys Are" – performed by Lisa Hartman
  2. "Woman's Wise" – performed by The Rockats
  3. "Girls Night Out" – performed by Toronto
  4. "Slippin' & Slidin'" – performed by Phil Seymour
  5. "All Fired Up" – performed by Rick Derringer

Home media

The film was released on VHS as 20th Century Fox offshoot Key Video. The DVD release was marred by copyright disagreement between Tri-Star and ITC Productions.[2] On February 6, 2018, Scorpion Releasing issued a remastered version of the film on Blu-ray, with DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0.[2][11]

See also

Spring Break, a 1983 film with a similar setting and tone

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ a b London, Michael. "Tri-Star Bows With A Universal Castoff." Template:Webarchive Sarasota Herald-Tribune (February 18, 1984).
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  3. ↑ Where the Boys Are '84 premiere Template:Webarchive at Getty Images
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  10. ↑ St Petersburg Times 8 April 1984 "Where the Songs Are" p.6A.
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