Where the Boys Are '84

Where the Boys Are '84 (onscreen title: Where the Boys Are) is a 1984 American sex comedy film directed by Hy Averback and starring Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal and Lynn-Holly Johnson. A remake of the 1960 film Where the Boys Are, it was produced by Allan Carr. It was the first film released by Tri-Star Pictures.[2]

Where the Boys Are '84
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHy Averback
Produced byAllan Carr
Written byStu Krieger
Jeff Burkhart
Starring
Music bySylvester Levay
CinematographyJames A. Contner
Edited byBobbie Shapiro
Mel Shapiro
Production
company
Distributed byTriStar Pictures
Release date
  • April 6, 1984 (1984-04-06) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$10,530,000 (USA) (sub-total)[1]

Plot

Four co-eds from snowbound Penmore College in the Northeast head to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break: Carole (Lorna Luft) taking a separate vacation from her steady boyfriend Chip (Howard McGillin), winds up as a hot contender in a "Hot Bod Contest"; Jennie (Lisa Hartman) is doubly lucky, courted by both a rich classical pianist (Daniel McDonald) and a devil-may-care rocker (Russell Todd); Sandra (Wendy Schaal) looking for the Mr. Right who will finally satisfy her; and Laurie (Lynn-Holly Johnson) a sex crazed nymphomaniac dreams of a night of unbridled passion with a real he-man. Laurie ends up getting her wish, albeit through a rather unexpected source.

During the week-long festivities, the girls meet Sandra's snobbish aunt Barbara Roxbury (Louise Sorel) and her friend Maggie (Alana Stewart) and get to sample much of Fort Lauderdale's nightlife. They are also invited to a formal party at Barbara's house, which ends up being crashed by hundreds of spring breakers.

Cast

Production notes

Title

Whereas posters and advertising material presented the film's title as Where the Boys Are '84, the onscreen title is simply Where the Boys Are.

Screenplay

Although touted as a more "realistic" version of the popular 1960 film, with nudity and drug references, the date rape storyline of the original does not appear in this version. Jeff Burkhart and Stu Krieger were both nominated for Worst Screenplay by the Golden Raspberry Awards, losing to John Derek for Bolero.

Filming locations

Where the Boys Are '84 was filmed from May 16 to June 26, 1983 at the following Florida locations: Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club in Boca Raton; Lauderdale Beach Hotel, Bootleggers and City Limits Nightclub in Fort Lauderdale; Young Circle Bandshell in Hollywood.

Release and box-office

Where the Boys Are '84 was produced independently by ITC Productions and was distributed by TriStar Pictures after Universal Pictures rejected it.[2] On April 3, 1984, it was screened at the National Theater in New York City with Allan Carr and the principal cast attending the premiere, as well as the post-premiere party at Studio 54.[3]

The film was released nationwide on April 6, 1984 and was both a box office and critical flop, earning some 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. It was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards - including Worst Picture - with Lynn Holly-Johnson winning for Worst Supporting Actress.

Janet Maslin, writing for The New York Times, called the film "dumb, vulgar and mostly humorless."[4] Roger Ebert, writing for The Chicago Sun-Times, reported, "It isn't a sequel and isn't a remake and isn't, in fact, much of anything."[5]

Soundtrack
Where the Boys Are '84:
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedApril 1984
Recorded1983
GenrePop rock
LabelRCA Records
Producer
Singles from Where the Boys Are '84
  1. "Where the Boys Are"
    Released: April 1984

Where the Boys Are '84: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in April 1984 on vinyl and cassette tape by RCA Records. The soundtrack features ten songs, all of which appear in various scenes throughout the film. The title track cover version by Lisa Hartman was released as a single with the B-side "Hot Nights" by Jude Cole, however, it failed to chart. Lorna Luft recorded a disco version of "Where the Boys Are" released concurrently with the film although it was not a soundtrack item: produced by Joel Diamond, this version - credited mononymously to Lorna - featured background vocals by members of Village People.[6]

Side A
  1. "Hot Nights" – performed by Jude Cole
  2. "Seven Day Heaven" – performed by Shandi
  3. "Mini-Skirted" – performed by Sparks
  4. "Be-Bop-A-Lula" – performed by The Rockats
  5. "Jenny" – performed by Peter Beckett
Side B
  1. "Where the Boys Are" – performed by Lisa Hartman
  2. "Woman's Wise" – performed by The Rockats
  3. "Girls Night Out" – performed by Toronto
  4. "Slippin' & Slidin'" – performed by Phil Seymour
  5. "All Fired Up" – performed by Rick Derringer

Awards and nominations
Award Category Recipient Result
Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actress Lynn-Holly Johnson Won
Worst Picture Allan Carr Nominated
Worst Screenplay Stu Krieger and Jeff Burkhart Nominated
Worst Musical Score Sylvester Levay Nominated
Worst New Star Russell Todd Nominated

Home media

The film was released on VHS by Key Video in September 1984. On August 23, 2011, the film was released on DVD in region 1 by Scorpion Releasing. On September 25, 2015, Scorpion Releasing also released the film in a limited edition Blu-ray.

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See also

Spring Break, a 1983 film with a similar setting and tone

References
  1. Where the Boys Are '84 at Box Office Mojo
  2. London, Michael. "Tri-Star Bows With A Universal Castoff." Sarasota Herald-Tribune (February 18, 1984).
  3. Where the Boys Are '84 premiere at Getty Images
  4. "FILM: LAUDERDALE QUARTET, 'WHERE THE BOYS ARE'," Janet Maslin, The New York Times, April 7, 1984
  5. Chicago Sun-Times Review:Where the Boys Are '84 By Roger Ebert, January 1, 1984.
  6. St Petersburg Times 8 April 1984 "Where the Songs Are" p.6A
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