Where the Boys Are
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Movie Reviews of Where the Boys Are
Movie Review: Where the Boys are
Summary: 5 Stars
I was pleased with how quick I received the movie. Movie in great shape.Movie Review: What's Better than a Spring Break?
Summary: 5 Stars
Being on a Beach in the days of George Hamilton's golden tan! Great movieMovie Review: "Experience! That's what separates the girls from the Girl Scouts"
Summary: 4 Stars
Four New England co-eds swap the winter chill for the warm sands of Fort Lauderdale in the landmark 1960 spring break favourite, WHERE THE BOYS ARE. Petite brunette pop singer Connie Francis makes her film debut, with a surprising, literate screenplay crafted from the novel by Glendon Swarthout.
With her grades falling by the wayside and the winter seriously affecting her morale, Merritt Andrews (Dolores Hart) decides the perfect mid-term escape is a holiday in Fort Lauderdale with her three best gal-pals: Melanie (Yvette Mimieux), Tuggle (Paula Prentiss) and Angie (Connie Francis). The boys are beckoning, the water is warm and the "dialectic jazz" is hot! It's going to be a spring break to remember...
What sets this film apart from the sunny antics of the "Gidget"'s and "Beach Party"'s is the way it candidly deals with the subject of girls having sexual relationships outside of marriage. Dolores Hart's Merritt is torn over falling in love with handsome college stud Ryder (George Hamilton--long before he became a walking caricature) or remaining a "good girl". Yvette Mimieux's Melanie, on the other hand, falls into a dangerous mixture of rowdy college boys and alcohol. Comedy relief comes in Tuggle's hilarious pairing with TV (Jim Hutton), a lanky wisecracker who is "queer for hats".
Connie Francis sings "Where the Boys Are" and "Turn on the Sunshine". The supporting cast includes Frank Gorshin, Barbara Nichols and Chill Wills. Warner's DVD comes stacked with some recent interviews with Ms Prentiss and Ms Francis, an audio commentary with Prentiss, footage from the movie's premiere, and the trailer.
Movie Review: Before "Sex and the City" there was...
Summary: 4 Stars
Four young ladies(one a bit more of a trollop than the others)looking for love without sacrificing their personal identities--part comedy, part "serious" drama. Sound familiar? WHERE THE BOYS ARE could have been the mould HBO used to create its hit series SEX AND THE CITY. But the year is 1960, so the language is not so rough and the sex happens off screen. I was pleased with how well this almost 45-year-old movie has held up (for the most part). It has some of the big-studio hallmarks (like the way women's wardrobes happen to coordinate nicely with the colors of the rooms they just happen to be in at the moment). But the lead actresses--Dolores Hart, Yvette Mimieux, Paula Prentiss, and Connie Francis--are very appealing. This was Paula Prentiss's first picture (she provides a commentary track that is more gushy and nostalgic than informative), and her star quality is evident. Their male counterparts--George Hamilton, Jim Hutton, and Frank Gorshen--are less magnetic, but at least they don't wreck the movie. While you might want to pass on the commentary track, don't skip the featurette with Prentiss and Francis sharing their memories. (Dolores Hart, by the way, is now a mother superior at a convent somewhere in Connecticut. Hmmmm?)A fine film, still enjoyable these many years later.
Movie Review: Win A Date With George Hamilton
Summary: 4 Stars
"Where the Boys Are" is an interesting exploration of the mores of the college set circa 1960. The film has the task of juggling it's intention of entertaining but also making a statement about the mating rituals of young adults and I think it succeeds on both fronts. What I also found interesting was how the film approached the topic of date rape without trivializing it. All seriousness aside, though, this is a fun and engaging film that holds up remarkably well. This is made possible by an able young cast(Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss, Yvette Mimieux, Connie Francis, George Hamilton, Jim Hutton, Frank Gorshin) who inject the film with vibrancy. Prentiss and Hutton probably come off best with their comic rapport but Hart anchors the film well as it's moral center. Mimieux is moving as the most vulnerable of the group. Francis comes off equally well as a songstress and comedienne. This may sound trivial but the film should interest fans of the "Batman" TV series because it features two villains in it's cast, Gorshin(the Riddler) and Barbara Nichols(Maid Marilyn).