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Writer:
Earl Hamner Jr. (writer)
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Release Date:
5 November 1963 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
IT'S WHERE THE BOYS ARE AND THE GIRLS ARE...that swingin' vacation weekend when American youth descends on America's swankiest playground! more
Plot:
Set in Palm Springs during a long, fun-filled weekend where several Los Angeles college students flock to spring break... more | add synopsis
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[DVD Review] The Warner Brothers Romance Classics Collection
 (From JustPressPlay. 7 February 2009, 2:27 PM, PST)

Troy Donahue Dies At 65
 (From WENN. 3 September 2001)

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Wonderful, free-wheeling, nostalgic fun that remains timeless more (12 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Troy Donahue ... Jim Munroe
Connie Stevens ... Gayle Lewis - Jane Hoover
Ty Hardin ... Doug 'Stretch' Fortune
Stefanie Powers ... Bunny Dixon
Robert Conrad ... Eric Dean
Andrew Duggan ... Police Chief Dixon
Jack Weston ... Coach Fred Campbell

Carole Cook ... Naomi Yates
Jerry Van Dyke ... Biff Roberts
Zeme North ... Amanda North
Bill Mumy ... 'Boom Boom' Yates
Dorothy Green ... Cora Dixon
Robert Gothie ... Gabby
Greg Benedict ... Hap
Gary Kincaid ... Fred
Mark Dempsey ... Mike
Jim Shane ... Dave
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dorothy Abbott ... Radio Operator (uncredited)
Roger Bacon ... Toughguy (uncredited)
Jimmy Bates ... Boy at Police Station (uncredited)

Mel Blanc ... Bugs Bunny Doll (uncredited) (voice)
Taggart Casey ... Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Lesley-Marie Colburn ... Beatnick babe (uncredited)
Tina Cole ... Ruth Stewart (uncredited)
Richard Dalton ... Tough Guy (uncredited)
Thomas M. Dalton ... Tough Guy (uncredited)
Allison Daniell ... Girl at Pool (uncredited)

Nick Dimitri ... Muscleman (uncredited)
Ted Duncan ... Bakery Man (uncredited)

Shirley Eder ... Shirley (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Woman in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Linda Gray ... Girl at Pool with Yellow Swimsuit (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer ... Leader of Boys Club (uncredited)
Regina Groves ... Girl Friend (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Mike Henry ... Doorman (uncredited)
Howard Hooker ... Police Officer (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ... Maitre d' (uncredited)
Kay Hughes ... Girl at Pool (uncredited)
Sandy Kevin ... Warren (uncredited)
Candy Laird ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Oliver McGowan ... Henry Blanchard (uncredited)
The Modern Folk Quartet ... Themselves (uncredited)
Marty Ryan ... Police Officer (uncredited)
Rafael E. Sánchez ... Waiter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre ... Poker Dealer (uncredited)
Ed Shaw ... Boy at Police Station (uncredited)
Jack Shea ... Police Officer (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock ... Poker Dealer (uncredited)
Judi Sherven ... Girl at Police Station (uncredited)
Dianne Simpson ... Girl at Pool (uncredited)
Margo Spinker ... Girl at Pool (uncredited)
John Truax ... Bus Driver (uncredited)
Dawn Wells ... Girl at Police Station (uncredited)
Red West ... Card Player (uncredited)
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Directed by
Norman Taurog 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Earl Hamner Jr.  writer

Produced by
Michael A. Hoey .... producer
 
Original Music by
Frank Perkins 
 
Cinematography by
Harold Lipstein 
 
Film Editing by
Folmar Blangsted 
 
Art Direction by
LeRoy Deane 
 
Set Decoration by
George James Hopkins 
 
Costume Design by
May Booth 
Norma Brown 
Michael Butler 
Bob Richards 
Joyce Rogers 
 
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau .... makeup artist
Norman Pringle .... makeup artist
Fred Williams .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stanley Goldsmith .... assistant director
 
Stunts
Nick Dimitri .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob May .... stunts (uncredited)
Glenn R. Wilder .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Carl Brandt .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco .... musician: guitar (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Linda Gray's film debut. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Eric Dean (Robert Conrad) picks up "Gayle" (Connie Stevens) at the rest stop, she asks about leaving her luggage on the bus. He tells here that she can pick it up at the station. When they get to the hotel, her bags are in his trunk. more
Quotes:
[Eric dials his home phone number from a payphone rest stop]
Henry Blanchard: [into the phone] Hello?
Eric Dean: [into the phone] Oh, hello Mr. Blanchard. Is my father in?
Henry Blanchard: He's not here. Your father and the "new" Mrs. Dean, number six, left from Reno two days ago on their sunny honeymoon to Acapulco, Mexico.
Eric Dean: [groans] He went and did it again, huh? He didn't say if he was planning to stop in Palm Springs for a couple of days?
Henry Blanchard: No, he didn't mention it.
Eric Dean: He does know that I'm staying here and where to locate me?
Henry Blanchard: Yes, yes, I told him twice as you requested.
Eric Dean: Well, if he calls give him a message. Just tell him that, "Eric sends his regards".
Henry Blanchard: Sure, I'll give him the message.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in True Romance (1993) more
Soundtrack:
Live Young more

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5 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Wonderful, free-wheeling, nostalgic fun that remains timeless, 19 February 2001
7/10
Author: rao-4 from N.J.

The nice thing about Palm Springs Weekend is that the film makers did not waste the audiences' and their time with bad language and obscene material like today's film makers do. The plot may not be that original or Oscar material, but then again, not every film is meant to be or should be. However, it is wonderful, free-wheeling, nostalgic fun.

I'm a college student and I saw this film for the first time when I was eighteen years old, and it was probably the first teen flick I could watch from beginning to end without having to change channels because of inappropriate content. The film centers around a group of college students and their antics when they converge on a Palm Springs Hotel for spring break.

The story has its funny moments, like whenever the kids have run-ins with the local police or when Jerry Van Dyke tries to get people to check out his love machine. Watch out for Bill Mumy in the swimming pool scene. You'll laugh like crazy!

The one to see is a young Robert Conrad (why can't there be more young actors like him today?), who's got a big part in this film, even though Troy Donahue got star-billing. This is the perfect film to watch if you're looking for something that's sweet, innocent, and timeless no matter how corrupt and cynical the world has gotten.

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