Back to the Beach

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Back to the Beach is a 1987 American comedy film starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, directed by Lyndall Hobbs. The original music score is composed by Steve Dorff. The film generated a total domestic gross of $13,110,903. It received a "two thumbs up" rating from Siskel and Ebert, who compared it favorably to Grease. The film is an open parody of the beach party films made popular in the 1960s, especially those in which Avalon and Funicello had appeared, with special appearances by renowned guest actors such as Don Adams, Alan Hale Jr, Bob Denver and Paul Reubens, among others. The plot is merely the means of connecting the various sight gags, homages and in-jokes. All character names are taken from those earlier films. The film's soundtrack included covers of several well-known beach tunes, along with new songs by such artists as Aimee Mann and Private Domain.

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