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Frankie is now a stressed out car salesman from Ohio, Annette is a {{housewife}}, and their son Bobby is a [[TheQuincyPunk punk]]. They go on a vacation, but never make it past their layover in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, where they find out their grown daughter, Sandi, is shacking up with a surfer named Michael. Frankie runs into his old flame Connie, which leads to a tiff between him and Annette. Hilarity, musical numbers, and many celebrity cameos ensue.

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Frankie Frankie[[note]]who for legal reasons is never addressed by name throughout the film, and is credited as "Annette's Husband"[[/note]] is now a stressed out car salesman from Ohio, Annette is a {{housewife}}, and their son Bobby is a [[TheQuincyPunk punk]]. They go on a vacation, but never make it past their layover in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, where they find out their grown daughter, Sandi, is shacking up with a surfer named Michael. Frankie runs into his old flame Connie, which leads to a tiff between him and Annette. Hilarity, musical numbers, and many celebrity cameos ensue.



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%%* * FirstPersonSmartass: Bobby.Bobby provides the OpeningNarration for the film and has a very snarky outlook on both of his parents and the lives they lead.
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* CameoCluster: The whole movie is essentially a long series of cameo appearances by various performers, most of whom (like Frankie and Annette) were famous in TheSixties. (Connie Stevens is an exception, appearing throughout the film in a major supporting role.) However most of the ''musical'' cameos are by then-modern acts such as Fishbone, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and (though he isn't usually regarded as a musician) Pee-wee Herman, who was probably the biggest star in the cast at the time of the film's release. Even the home video packaging emphasizes the film's cameos.

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* CameoCluster: The whole movie is essentially a long series of cameo appearances by various performers, most of whom (like Frankie and Annette) were famous in TheSixties. (Connie Stevens is an exception, appearing throughout the film in a major supporting role.) However most many of the ''musical'' cameos are by then-modern acts such as Fishbone, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and (though he isn't usually regarded as a musician) Pee-wee Herman, who was probably the biggest star in the cast at the time of the film's release. Even the home video packaging emphasizes the film's cameos.
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* CameoCluster: The whole movie is essentially a long series of cameo appearances by various performers, most of whom (like Frankie and Annette) were famous in TheSixties. (Connie Stevens is an exception, appearing throughout the film in a major supporting role.) However most of the ''musical'' cameos are by then-modern acts such as Fishbone, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and (though he isn't usually regarded as a musician) Pee-wee Herman, who was probably the biggest star in the cast at the time of the film's release.

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* CameoCluster: The whole movie is essentially a long series of cameo appearances by various performers, most of whom (like Frankie and Annette) were famous in TheSixties. (Connie Stevens is an exception, appearing throughout the film in a major supporting role.) However most of the ''musical'' cameos are by then-modern acts such as Fishbone, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and (though he isn't usually regarded as a musician) Pee-wee Herman, who was probably the biggest star in the cast at the time of the film's release. Even the home video packaging emphasizes the film's cameos.
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* CameoCluster: The whole movie is essentially a long series of cameo appearances by various performers, most of whom (like Frankie and Annette) were famous in TheSixties. (Connie Stevens is an exception, appearing throughout the film in a major supporting role.) However most of the ''musical'' cameos are by then-modern acts such as Fishbone, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and (though he isn't usually regarded as a musician) Pee-wee Herman, who was probably the biggest star in the cast at the time of the film's release.
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** When Sandi mentions her relationship with Michael is in trouble and asks what to do, Annette suggests a pajama party. Afterwards, there's a few more times when people are troubled and they think Annete's solution is another pajama party (though she has different solutions those times).
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* AccidentalMisnaming: When Bobby announces he's changed his name to Surley, his father thinks he's changed his name to Shirley. And when he then decides to change his name to Knife, his ssiter [[MaliciousMisnaming calls him "Nice".]]

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* AccidentalMisnaming: When Bobby announces he's changed his name to Surley, his father thinks he's changed his name to Shirley. And when he then decides to change his name to Knife, his ssiter Sandi [[MaliciousMisnaming teasingly calls him "Nice".]]
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* AccidentalMisnaming: When Bobby announces he's changed his name to Surley, his father thinks he's changed his name to Shirley. And when he then decides to change his name to Knife, his ssiter [[MaliciousMisnaming calls him "Nice".]]
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%%* OverprotectiveDad
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* AsideComment: "Are we the corniest couple you've ever seen or what?"

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* AsideComment: The very last line of the movie. "Are we the corniest couple you've ever seen or what?"

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%%* TheEighties

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%%* TheEighties* TheEighties: The film's primary comedic conceit is the contrast of "modern" '80s beach culture with the '60s atmosphere of the original Beach Party movies.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Frankie is referred to by no name other than "The Big Kahuna" throughout the film. He is even credited as "Annette's Husband" at the end. This is because the ''character'' of "Frankie" was the property of Creator/OrionPictures (who had bought out the original producers of the Beach Party movies, American International Pictures), who did not produce this film (Annette's character was usually called "Dee-Dee", which allowed them to use her real name in this movie). "The Big Kahuna" also is not from the original Beach Party movies, but ''Film/{{Gidget}}''.

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* AsHimself: UsefulNotes/OJSimpson (or not?), Music/DickDale, Music/StevieRayVaughan, Music/{{Fishbone}}, [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee-wee Herman]], [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Barbara Billingsley, Jerry Mathers, and Tony Dow]].
** It's not clear that all the celebrities are playing themselves. Except Bob Denver, who is [[Series/GilligansIsland Gilligan]].

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* AsHimself: UsefulNotes/OJSimpson (or not?), Music/DickDale, Music/StevieRayVaughan, Music/{{Fishbone}}, [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee-wee Herman]], [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Barbara Billingsley, Jerry Mathers, and Tony Dow]].
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Dow]]. It's not clear that all the celebrities are playing themselves. Except Bob Denver, who is [[Series/GilligansIsland Gilligan]].



* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Am I crazy, or is this the plot to ''Series/GilligansIsland''?"
** But more importantly, The Accident Story.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
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"Am I crazy, or is this the plot to ''Series/GilligansIsland''?"
** But more importantly, The Accident Story.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: A verbal one. When The Big Kahuna challenges the punks to the surfing contest he suggest they settle it like they did in the old days. You hear a random background voice say "A pajama party?"
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* AsideComment: "Are we the corniest couple you've ever seen or what?"
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A 1987 AffectionateParody of the 1960s beach party movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello... starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.

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A 1987 AffectionateParody of the 1960s beach party movies with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello...Creator/AnnetteFunicello... starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.
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* AsHimself: UsefulNotes/OJSimpson (or not?), Creator/DickDale, Music/{{Fishbone}}, [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee-wee Herman]], [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Barbara Billingsley, Jerry Mathers, and Tony Dow]].

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* AsHimself: UsefulNotes/OJSimpson (or not?), Creator/DickDale, Music/DickDale, Music/StevieRayVaughan, Music/{{Fishbone}}, [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee-wee Herman]], [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Barbara Billingsley, Jerry Mathers, and Tony Dow]].
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* MagicalRealism: The film deliberately invokes the feeling of a bedtime story or a FairyTale, such as when Pee Wee somehow blasts off into space on a surfboard.
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: Invoked with the Big Kahuna surfing in front of an obvious rear screen projection, as a reference to the old surfer movies.
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%%* SlumberParty: A pajama party

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%%* * SlumberParty: A pajama partyparty set up by Annette as part of her formuliac plan to get Frankie back.
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* AsHimself: Creator/OJSimpson (or not?), Creator/DickDale, Music/{{Fishbone}}, [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee-wee Herman]], [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Barbara Billingsley, Jerry Mathers, and Tony Dow]].

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* AsHimself: Creator/OJSimpson UsefulNotes/OJSimpson (or not?), Creator/DickDale, Music/{{Fishbone}}, [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee-wee Herman]], [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Barbara Billingsley, Jerry Mathers, and Tony Dow]].
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* AsHimself: Creator/OJSimpson (or not?), Creator/DickDale, Music/{{Fishbone}}, [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee-wee Herman]], [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Barbara Billingsley, Jerry Matters, and Tony Dow]].

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* AsHimself: Creator/OJSimpson (or not?), Creator/DickDale, Music/{{Fishbone}}, [[Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee-wee Herman]], [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Barbara Billingsley, Jerry Matters, Mathers, and Tony Dow]].
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* DrowningMySorrows
* TheEighties
* FirstPersonSmartass: Bobby.

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* %%* DrowningMySorrows
* %%* TheEighties
* %%* FirstPersonSmartass: Bobby.



* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: Troy, at one point.

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* %%* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: Troy, at one point.



* OddFriendship: Frankie and Michael.

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* %%* OddFriendship: Frankie and Michael.



* OverprotectiveDad

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* %%* OverprotectiveDad



* SlumberParty: A pajama party

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* %%* SlumberParty: A pajama party



* SurferDude: Mountain.

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* %%* SurferDude: Mountain.

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!!This film !! ''Back to the Beach'' contains examples of:



* GoodBadGirl: Annette's rival Connie. She spends a good chunk of time trying to steal Frankie - but has no real interest in Frankie. Why? Because she's ''supposed'' to, and it's a way for Annette to re-realize how good she has it with Frankie.

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* GoodBadGirl: Annette's rival Connie. She spends a good chunk of time trying to steal Frankie - but Frankie--but has no real interest in Frankie. Why? Because she's ''supposed'' to, and it's a way for Annette to re-realize how good she has it with Frankie.



* {{Pun}}: "Somebody get me a net. ...Well I didn't mean ''that'' kind of Annette."

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* {{Pun}}: "Somebody get me a net. ...Well net... well I didn't mean ''that'' kind of Annette."



* SmugSnake: Bobbie. He's trying desperately to be hardcore and...isn't. Mostly because he's twelve.

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* SmugSnake: Bobbie. He's trying desperately to be hardcore and... isn't. Mostly because he's twelve.



* VoodooShark: The Humunga Cowabunga from Down Under.

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* VoodooShark: The Humunga Cowabunga from Down Under.Under.

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