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Plot summary

Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello are husband and wife living far from the surf and sand in Ohio. Heading to California to visit their daughter Sandi (Lori Loughlin), Frankie and Annette are appaulled to learn that she has been keeping time with punker Michael (Tommy Hinkley). In time-honored fashion, our hero and heroine set about to make the beach safe for funlovers everywhere by driving out Michael's unsavory friends. Along the way, Frankie nearly ruins his marriage by dallying Connie Stevens - one of several pop-culture icons appearing in the film, including Don Adams, Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr. Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, Dick Dale, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Pee-wee Herman. Lori Loughlin Lori Anne Loughlin (born July 28, 1964 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American actress. ... Connie Stevens Connie Stevens (born August 8, 1938) is an American actress and singer. ... Don Adams, born Donald James Yarmy, (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005) was a New York City-born actor best known for his role as Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the TV situation comedy Get Smart (1965–1970, 1995), for which he also directed and wrote. ... Robert Bob Denver (January 9, 1935 – September 2, 2005) was a comedic actor best known for his role as Gilligan on the television series Gilligans Island. ... Alan Hale Jr. ... Jerry Mathers (born June 2, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA), is best known for his role in the television sitcom series Leave it to Beaver (1957-1963), in which he starred as Theodore Beaver Cleaver, a child living in a somewhat ideal family. ... Tony Dow (born April 13, 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA) was an American child actor and has also been a producer and director. ... Dick Dale Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Mansour on May 4, 1937, in Quincy, Massachusetts) is a pioneer of surf rock and one of the most influential guitarists of the early 1960s. ... Stephen (Stevie) Ray Vaughan born in Dallas, Texas (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American blues guitar legend, known as one of the most influential electric blues musicians in history. ... Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman. ...

Main cast

• Frankie Avalon - Frankie
• Annette Funicello - Annette
• Connie Stevens - Connie
• Lori Loughlin - Sandi
• Tommy Hinkley - Michael
• Paul Reubens - Pee-wee Herman

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External links

• Back to the Beach at The Internet Movie Database
• Back to the Beach at Rotten Tomatoes