Where the Boys Are | Dolores Hart, George Hamilton | Don't Be Mislead By Superficial Reviews

Where the Boys Are | Dolores Hart, George Hamilton | Not Beach Blanket Bingo

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Where the Boys Are

	Where the Boys Are Dolores Hart, George Hamilton Warner Home Video, 2004 average customer review:based on 51 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Don't Be Mislead By Superficial Reviews

Don't be mislead by superficial reviews of a supposedly superficial movie. This is a movie for everyone who ever went someplace else to find himself. A group of teen-aged girls go on a road trip to Ft. Lauderdale to spend Spring Break. On the way, they join some guys who are doing the same thing. As each of them finds peace with his or her own personal dilemma, they emerge as adults ready to face adult obligations. They will have problems, even big ones, but you can see that because they know more about themselves and each other, they will be able to face their futures with wisdom and courage. Everyone, and I mean, everyone in the cast performs beautifully. The film is funny, moving, insightful, and entertaining and I haven't changed my opinion since I first saw it when I was a lost teen. Maybe I'm getting more out of it than the author intended, but this film will make you care about the characters and feel good about the future, your own and everyone else's.

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Not Beach Blanket Bingo

Where The Boys Are is really the grandaddy of all Beach Flicks. Being made in 1960 it was totally different from the later Beach Movies the early 60's. For one thing it had a message about drinking, sex etc. which I find really incredible for the Genre, but again this movie made its own rules. I did not notice until a few years ago that this movie uses Jazz from the fifties instead of the Surf music from the later Gidget, Frankie and Annette movies of the 60's which is what this makes it a totally different beast from the Surf flicks of a few years later that were lightweight teen angst. This flick turned me on to the romance of Spring break as a teen but when you watch it later you pick up the romantic fable of post WW2 America. It may be a forerunner of 60's beach flicks but it is way above them.A final note on the fine- fine cast that went on to other movie and music roles except for the actress who fell for George Hamilton who I have read went out and became a Nun.

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Happy Days

I haven't seen this film in a long time. I lived this life every spring during break. I was a student at Ft. Lauderdale High and graduated '55. Growing up in South Florida at that time was great. No drugs or hatefulness going on. All of us kids had a wonderful time. When spring break came us girls would rent a motel room for a week and spend the time at the beach. The Elbow Room played a big part in our adventures. I'm ordering the movie tonight and can't wait for it to get here. All the places used in the movie are the places where we hung out. A Ronner

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More depth than most beach type movies

It is Spring break and a group of innocent young ladies are going head long into a wild and woolly Ft. Lauderdale where just about anything can happen and does.

Made on location at Ft. Lauderdale, many people can relate. This is called a comedy; however there are stressful moments and lots of good songs with words by Howard Greenfield and Music by Neil Sedaka
Performed by Connie Francis. I keep it as part of the George Hamilton collection.

Other George Hamilton films include:
The Power (you will have to copy this from the TV)
"Zorro, the Gay Blade"
"Love at First Bite"
"8 Heads in a Duffel Bag "
"The Power"

Zorro, the Gay Blade ~ George Hamilton

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A Cautionary Tale

This is a fun movie, but it also touches on some very adult topics such as rape and suicide. It's NOT for children, and it's not beach blanket bingo! If you have teenage girls or boys, this is probably good viewing for them and may even act as a springboard for family discussions about the dangers of dating and love.

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