The Beach Girls (1982)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Bud Townsend

Writers:

Patrick Sheane Duncan (writer)
Phil Groves (writer)

Release Date:

27 January 1983 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Celebrate summer and fun with a slew of bikini-clad beach bunnies!

Plot:

School is out, and three girls head to the beach for vacation. Two of the girls are world-wise party-goers who attempt to loosen up their naive...

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Beach House | Drugs | Marijuana | Smuggling

Cast

Debra Blee	...	Sarah
Val Kline	...	Ginger
Jeana Tomasina	...	Ducky
James Daughton	...	Scott
Adam Roarke	...	Carl Purdue
Dan Barrows	...	Mr. Brinker
Herbie Braha	...	Captain Blye (as Herb Braha)
Mary Jo Catlett	...	Mrs. Brinker
Fern Fitzgerald	...	Julie
Tessa Richarde	...	Doreen
Judson Vaughn	...	Lt. Gower
George Cheung	...	Wang (as George Kee Cheung)
Channing Clarkson	...	Officer Jay
Paul Richards	...	Captain Jack (as Paul E. Richards)
Bert Rosario	...	Gardener

Runtime:

USA:91 min | Netherlands:98 min (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) | Australia:R | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | UK:18 | Norway:(Banned) (1983-2003) (cinema release) | Iceland:12

Trivia:

Debra Blee's film debut.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: The boom microphone is visible is several scenes throughout the film, most notably in the scenes filmed inside the sauna at the beach house.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Apocalypse Now (1979)

Soundtrack:

Love Is Here

Okay sex comedy

Although this sex comedy was released in 1982, it's really more of a 1970's flick in that it isn't about a bunch of geeky teenagers trying to lose their virginity, and it has a refreshingly politically incorrect attitude toward illegal drugs that is more typical of the late 70's Cheech and Chong era than the "Just Say No" Reagan era. The plot, to use the term loosely, involves a beautiful young college student who invites her two sexy girlfriends to her uncle's beach house. The uninhibited friends "Ginger" and "Ducky" quickly turn the place into a hedonist playground. But then the uncle (Adam Rourke) shows up and threatens to put the kibosh on the whole thing, so the two mischievous lasses BOTH seduce him. There's also a lame subplot about a group of marijuana smugglers trying to elude a coast guard patrol, led by "Captain Bly" (this is the sound of me forgetting to laugh), so they have to drop their "cargo" and, of course, it ends up on the beach where the girls find it.

This movie is pretty damn stupid, and it offers such witty fun as fist-fight between offensive racial stereotypes (a horny Mexican gardener and an incoherent Japanese chauffeur). The main protagonist, Debra Blee, is absolutely beautiful, even if she fails to lose her virginity, get naked, or even put on a bikini. There's plenty of nudity, however, most notably from former Playboy Playmate Jeanna Tomasino, who if I could describe with one adjective, it would be "boner-inducing" (although I don't think that's an adjective). Adam Rourke was once in real movies like "Psych Out" and "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry", but he was obviously collecting a nice paycheck here, and he got to frolic around with naked nubiles half his age--nice work if you can get it. I'd recommend this movie if you see it the way I did--it comes on TV and you're too drunk or lazy to change the channel--but don't go too far out of your way.