Troop Beverly Hills (1989)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Jeff Kanew

Writers (WGA):

Ava Ostern Fries (story)
Pamela Norris (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 March 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping!

Plot:

As Phyllis, a Beverly Hills housewife, is in the middle of a divorce, she tries to find focus in her...

Plot Keywords:

Wilderness | Mother | Camping | Teen Angst | Reference To Oprah Winfrey

Cast

Shelley Long	...	Phyllis Nefler
Craig T. Nelson	...	Freddy Nefler
Betty Thomas	...	Velda Plendor
Mary Gross	...	Annie Herman
Stephanie Beacham	...	Vicki Sprantz
Audra Lindley	...	Frances Temple
Edd Byrnes	...	Ross Coleman
Ami Foster	...	Claire Sprantz
Carla Gugino	...	Chica Barnfell
Heather Hopper	...	Tessa DiBlasio
Kellie Martin	...	Emily Coleman
Emily Schulman	...	Tiffany Honigman
Tasha Scott	...	Jasmine Shakar
Aquilina Soriano	...	Lily Marcigan
Jenny Lewis	...	Hannah Nefler

Runtime:

100 min | UK:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Big Bear, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Fries Entertainment

Trivia:

When Velda and Annie go into the Beverly Hills Hotel, two joggers pass by. They are Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Lilly arrives for the first meeting and Phyllis runs over to greet her parents, the camera is reflected in the limo's window when the Dictator rolls it up.

Quotes:

Freddy: You had so much energy, you were so creative, I couldn't wait to see what you'd do with it. And see, now I know what you did with it. You Went Shopping!
Phyllis: Hey, I went shopping, Buster, to furnish your perfect house, to build your perfect image, to be your perfect Beverly Hills wife!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Godfather (1972)

Soundtrack:

The Twist

hilarious Beverly Hills house wife proves that you don't have to have bad hair, no makeup or discount clothes to be a true wilderness girl...

this movie is for anyone who can laugh at their own ridiculousness and still look utterly fabulous doing it. Shelley long is uproarious and reminds us all of what we loved about the 80's...EXCESS!! big hair, big fashion, big money and big fun! i know i wish i had Mrs. Phylis Neffler for my mom. she has the ability to make you laugh till your gut hurts and still let you know that she cares and would do anything for you..even camp with dirt and bugs and rain. many people who have never had money cant appreciate a lot of the comedy because they have never experienced what its like to have nothing to do all day but shop. and some may be offended because they believe that Beverly hills kids really do act as such, but living not too far from Beverly Hills makes it all the more hilarious. this movie is a classic and anyone who says otherwise doesn't have much of a sense of humor..probably a bad childhood or something...whatever...GO TROOP BEVERLY HILLS!