| Where the Boys Are '84 | |
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| Directed by | Hy Averback |
| Produced by | Allan Carr |
| Written by | Jeff Burkhart Stu Krieger |
| Starring | Lisa Hartman Lorna Luft Wendy Schaal Lynn-Holly Johnson Russell Todd Howard McGillin Alana Stewart Christopher McDonald Daniel McDonald Louise Sorel |
| Music by | Sylvester Levay |
| Cinematography | James A. Contner |
| Editing by | Bobbie Shapiro Mel Shapiro |
| Studio | ITC Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 6, 1984 (USA) |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $10,530,000 (USA) (sub-total) |
Where the Boys Are '84 is a 1984 remake of the 1960 teen sex comedy film Where the Boys Are, starring Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal and Lynn-Holly Johnson. Directed by Hy Averback and produced by Allan Carr, it was the first film released by Tri-Star Pictures.
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Four college co-eds head south on a spring break trek to Fort Lauderdale, Florida seeking fun in the sun: Carole (Lorna Luft) taking a separate vacation from her steady boyfriend, winds up as a hot contender in a "Hot Bod Contest"; Jennie (Lisa Hartman) is doubly lucky, courted by both a rich classical pianist and a devil-may-care rocker; Sandra (Wendy Schaal) looking for the Mr. Right who will finally satisfy her; and Laurie (Lynn-Holly Johnson) dreams of a night of unbridled passion with a real he-man.
Where the Boys Are '84 was produced independently by ITC Entertainment and was distributed by TriStar Pictures. The film was released nationwide on April 6, 1984 and was both a box office and critical flop, earning one of the year's worst film reviews from critics. It ranked #5 at the US box office grossing $3.6 million on its opening weekend. Its total domestic gross was $10.5 million.
Janet Maslin, writing for The New York Times, called the film "dumb, vulgar and mostly humorless."[1]
In the 1980s, the film was released on VHS by Key Video, but has long been out of print and can still be found online via Amazon & eBay.
On August 23, 2011, it was finally released on DVD in region 1 by Scorpion Releasing.
Where the Boys Are '84 was filmed between May 16, 1983 to June 26, 1983 at the following locations:
A soundtrack album for the movie was released by RCA Records.
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| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
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| 1985 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Won | Worst Supporting Actress | Lynn-Holly Johnson |
| Nominated | Worst Picture |
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| Worst New Star | Russell Todd |