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.

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

 * 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

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, 1983 to June 26, 1983 at the following Florida locations: Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club in Boca Raton; Lauderdale Beach Hotel 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. 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 Razzie 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." 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."

Soundtrack
Where the Boys Are '84: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in April 1984 on LP vinyl and cassette tape by RCA Records. The film's title track cover version by Lisa Hartman was released as a 7" single with the B-side "Hot Nights" by Jude Cole. However, it failed to chart.


 * 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

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.