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Overview

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Director:
Henry Levin
Writers:
Glendon Swarthout (novel)
George Wells (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
28 December 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The hilarious inside story of those rip-roaring spring vacations! more
Plot:
Four very different college girls drive to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break and seek out various adventures and romance for themselves. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Fort Lauderdale Spring Break Fun! more (32 total)
US TV Schedule:
Fri. Nov. 134:00 PMTCM   

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Dolores Hart ... Merritt Andrews

George Hamilton ... Ryder Smith
Yvette Mimieux ... Melanie Tolman
Jim Hutton ... TV Thompson
Barbara Nichols ... Lola Fandango
Paula Prentiss ... Tuggle Carpenter
Chill Wills ... Police Captain

Frank Gorshin ... Basil
Rory Harrity ... Franklin
Ted Berger ... Stout Man on Beach
John Brennan ... Dill
Connie Francis ... Angie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carol Byron ... Sybil (uncredited)
John Cliff ... Policeman at Hospital (uncredited)
Amy Douglass ... Dr. Raunch (uncredited)
Dennis Durney ... Young Man (uncredited)
John Durren ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Robert Foulk ... Bouncer at the Elbow Room (uncredited)
Paul Frees ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Percy Helton ... Fairview Motel Manager (uncredited)
Jack Kruschen ... Max - Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
Jon Lormer ... Motel Manager (uncredited)
Jerry Madison ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Patricia Marlowe ... Nurse (uncredited)
Owen McGiveney ... Wesley - Ryder's Butler (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Garry Murray ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Mary Patton ... Dean Caldwell (uncredited)
Ted Perritt ... Young Man (uncredited)
Maggie Pierce ... Dody (uncredited)
Michael Rougas ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Marlo Ryan ... Redhead (uncredited)
Vito Scotti ... Maitre D' of The Tropical Isle (uncredited)
Chris Seitz ... Smiley (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Dean Stewart ... Young Man (uncredited)
Larry Thor ... Doctor (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ken Wales ... Bit Role (uncredited)

Robert Woods ... Electric guitar player (uncredited)
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Directed by
Henry Levin 
 
Writing credits
Glendon Swarthout (novel "Where The Boys Are")

George Wells (writer)

Produced by
Joe Pasternak .... producer
 
Original Music by
George Stoll 
 
Cinematography by
Robert J. Bronner (director of photography) (as Robert Bronner)
 
Film Editing by
Fredric Steinkamp 
 
Art Direction by
E. Preston Ames  (as Preston Ames)
George W. Davis 
 
Set Decoration by
Henry Grace 
Hugh Hunt 
 
Costume Design by
Kitty Mager (costumes: women)
 
Makeup Department
Mary Keats .... hair stylist
William Tuttle .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Jennings .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Franklin Milton .... recording supervisor
Van Allen James .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Lee LeBlanc .... special effects
 
Editorial Department
Charles K. Hagedon .... color consultant
 
Music Department
Pete Rugolo .... composer: original dialectic jazz
Calvin Jackson .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Irving Aaronson .... assistant to producer
Robert Sidney .... choreographer
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:G | USA:Approved (PCA #19704) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Company:
Euterpe more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Natalie Wood originally sought for lead role. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the kids are first introduced to Basil's jazz band, hundreds of kids rush to the bar, with the main characters in the rear. Yet, the main characters somehow manage to find one of the few tables in the bar. more
Quotes:
Ryder Smith: Experience! That's what separates the girls from the Girl Scouts. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Exo ftoheia kai kali kardia (1964) more
Soundtrack:
Where the Boys Are more

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16 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Fort Lauderdale Spring Break Fun!, 27 April 2004
Author: Christopher (mrcaw1@hotmail.com) from New York

Where The Boys Are (1960 Dir. Henry Levin) Fort Lauderdale College Spring Break! Oh Boy! Oh Girl! See where the perennially tan George Hamilton first acquired his swarthy complexion. Also features one of the best '60s light comediennes Paula Prentiss as "Tuggle Carpenter". Lots of talk amongst the girls about how far they should go. Lots of talk amongst the boys about how far they've gotten. A classic American take on life when the air was clean and sex was dirty. Before there was MTV's Spring Break, there was this movie. Great for viewing with mixed company (that's old-fashioned slang for boys and girls together).

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