Boynton Beach Club

Boynton Beach Club
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Susan Seidelman
Produced by	Florence Seidelman; Susan Seidelman
Written by	Susan Seidelman; Shelly Gitlow
Starring	Brenda Vaccaro; Dyan Cannon; Joseph Bologna; Michael Nouri; Sally Kellerman; Len Cariou; Renée Taylor
Music by	Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography	Eric Moynier
Edited by	Keiko Deguchi
Distributed by	Roadside Attractions; Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release date	October 21, 2005 (Hamptons International Film Festival); August 4, 2006 (United States);
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Boynton Beach Club is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Susan Seidelman, produced by her and her mother Florence. Based on experiences of Florence and her widowed friend David Cramer at an adult enclave in Boynton Beach (a city in Palm Beach County, Florida), the film was scripted by Susan Seidelman and Coral Gables, Florida writer Shelly Gitlow.

Plot

Marilyn (Brenda Vaccaro) is a woman unexpectedly plunged into grief when her otherwise healthy husband is killed by Anita Stern (Renée Taylor), who was talking on her cell phone while backing her car out of a driveway. Marilyn is introduced to the Boynton Beach Bereavement Club by Lois (Dyan Cannon), a talkative and flirtatious decorator who also serves as the club's unofficial social director.

Meanwhile, Harry (Joseph Bologna) tutors the newly widowed Jack (Len Cariou) in the related skills of cooking and courtship, while Jack comes to terms with secret wishes he never knew his late wife had. Harry considers himself a ladies' man, but his confidence is temporarily shaken when an Internet "dream date" turns out to be a prostitute (Janice Hamilton). Jack eventually gives in to the interest from Sandy (Sally Kellerman), with whom he re-discovers his sexuality and capacity to love, but they have to overcome Sally's discomfort with being divorced and not widowed. Lois herself begins dating Donald (Michael Nouri), who fears his real profession as an exterminator may turn off Lois who thinks he's a real estate developer, while she fears letting him know her real age. After Marilyn faces Anita down over her loss, the other issues come to a head at the club's New Year's Eve party, modeled after the sock hops they all enjoyed in their youths.

Cast

Joseph Bologna — Harry
Dyan Cannon — Lois
Len Cariou — Jack
Sally Kellerman — Sandy
Michael Nouri — Donald
Renée Taylor — Anita Stern
Brenda Vaccaro — Marilyn

Release

Shot in 2005, Boynton Beach Club premiered in the Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, New York. It was then released to theaters in South Florida on March 17, 2006 and wider on August 4, playing in six states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Missouri, Arizona and California.

The film's working title was The Boynton Beach Bereavement Club.

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