Where the Boys Are '84

Where the Boys Are '84:
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Where the Boys Are '84:; Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	April 1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	Pop rock
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Denis Pregnolato; Louis St. Louis; Sylvester Levay; Sparks; Steve Smith;
Singles from Where the Boys Are '84
	"Where the Boys Are"; Released: April 1984;

Where the Boys Are '84
Where the Boys Are '84
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hy Averback
Written by	Stu Krieger; Jeff Burkhart;
Produced by	Allan Carr
Starring	Lisa Hartman; Russell Todd; Lorna Luft; Wendy Schaal; Howard McGillin; Lynn-Holly Johnson; Alana Stewart; Christopher McDonald; Daniel McDonald;
Cinematography	James A. Contner
Edited by	Bobbie Shapiro; Mel Shapiro;
Music by	Sylvester Levay
Production; company	ITC Productions
Distributed by	Tri-Star Pictures
Release date	April 6, 1984;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$10,530,000 (USA) (sub-total)

Where the Boys Are '84 (onscreen title: Where the Boys Are) is a 1984 American sex comedy film that was directed by Hyman Jack "Hy" Averback (the last film he ever directed) and starred 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]

Plot

Four female students from snowbound Penmore College in the Northeast head to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break: Carole (Lorna Luft) is taking a separate vacation from her steady boyfriend Chip (Howard McGillin), but she winds up as a hot contender in a "Hot Bod Contest;" Jennie (Lisa Hartman) is courted by both a rich classical pianist (Daniel McDonald) and a devil-may-care rocker (Russell Todd); Sandra (Wendy Schaal) is looking for the Mr. Right who will finally satisfy her; and Laurie (Lynn-Holly Johnson) is a sex crazed nymphomaniac who 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 young women 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

Lisa Hartman as Jennie Cooper
Russell Todd as Scott Nash
Lorna Luft as Carole Singer
Wendy Schaal as Sandra Roxbury
Lynn-Holly Johnson as Laurie Jameson
Howard McGillin as Chip
Louise Sorel as Barbara Roxbury
Alana Stewart as Maggie
Christopher McDonald as Tony
Daniel McDonald as Camden Roxbury III
Jude Cole as Jude
George Coutoupis as Ray
Asher Brauner as Officer Ernie Grasso
Frank Zagarino as Conan
Dara Sedaka as Christine
Barry Marder as Rappaport

Production

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

In an interview on the DVD Wendy Schaal remembered it as a fun production with a party atmosphere, thanks to producer Allan Carr who was known for his parties. Schaal admitted they were smoking real marijuana in the beach funeral scene.^[3] Russell Todd's singing was dubbed by Peter Beckett, vocalist with Player and Little River Band.^[3]

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.

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

Where the Boys Are '84 was produced independently by ITC Productions and was distributed by Tri-Star 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.^[4]

The film was released nationwide on April 6, 1984 and was both a box office and critical flop. It ranked #5 at the US box office grossing $3.6 million on its opening weekend. Its total domestic gross was $10.5 million.^[1]

Reception

Janet Maslin, writing for The New York Times, called the film "dumb, vulgar and mostly humorless."^[5] 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."^[6] Reel Film Reviews' David Nusair wrote: "There's ultimately not a whole lot within Where the Boys Are worth embracing or getting excited about..."^[7]

Accolades

Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Picture	Allan Carr	Nominated	^[8]
	Worst Supporting Actress	Lynn-Holly Johnson	Won
	Worst Screenplay	Stu Krieger and Jeff Burkhart	Nominated
	Worst Musical Score	Sylvester Levay	Nominated
	Worst New Star	Russell Todd	Nominated

Soundtrack

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.^[9]

Side A

"Hot Nights" – performed by Jude Cole
"Seven Day Heaven" – performed by Shandi
"Mini-Skirted" – performed by Sparks
"Be-Bop-a-Lula" – performed by The Rockats
"Jenny" – performed by Peter Beckett

Side B

"Where the Boys Are" – performed by Lisa Hartman
"Woman's Wise" – performed by The Rockats
"Girls Night Out" – performed by Toronto
"Slippin' & Slidin'" – performed by Phil Seymour
"All Fired Up" – performed by Rick Derringer

Home media

The film was released on VHS as 20th Century Fox offshoot Key Video. The DVD release was marred by copyright disagreement between Tri-Star and ITC Productions.^[3] On February 6, 2018 Scorpion Releasing issued a remastered version of the film on Blu-ray, with DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0.^[3]^[10]