Where the Boys Are (1960)
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- Approved
- 1h 39min
- Comedy, Drama
- 28 Dec 1960 (USA)
- Movie
Four very different college girls drive to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break and seek out various adventures and romance for themselves.
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Awards:
- 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Dolores Hart | ... |
Merritt Andrews
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George Hamilton | ... |
Ryder Smith
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Yvette Mimieux | ... |
Melanie Tolman
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Jim Hutton | ... |
TV Thompson
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Barbara Nichols | ... |
Lola Fandango
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Paula Prentiss | ... |
Tuggle Carpenter
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Chill Wills | ... |
Police Captain
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Frank Gorshin | ... |
Basil
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Rory Harrity | ... |
Franklin
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Ted Berger | ... |
Stout Man on Beach
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John Brennan | ... |
Dill
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Connie Francis | ... |
Angie
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Carol Byron | ... |
Sybil (uncredited)
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John Cliff | ... |
Policeman at Hospital (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Jack Deery | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Amy Douglass | ... |
Dr. Raunch (uncredited)
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Dennis Durney | ... |
Young Man (uncredited)
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John Durren | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Tom Ferrandini | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Sean Flynn | ... |
Guy in Blue 'Xavier University' Sweatshirt (uncredited)
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Robert Foulk | ... |
Bouncer at the Elbow Room (uncredited)
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Paul Frees | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Richard George | ... |
Young Man at the Beach (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Percy Helton | ... |
Fairview Motel Manager (uncredited)
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Jack Kruschen | ... |
Max - Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
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Jon Lormer | ... |
Motel Manager (uncredited)
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Jerry Madison | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Bob Markley | ... |
Young Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
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Patricia Marlowe | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Owen McGiveney | ... |
Wesley - Ryder's Butler (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Garry Murray | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Monty O'Grady | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Mary Patton | ... |
Dean Caldwell (uncredited)
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Ted Perritt | ... |
Young Man (uncredited)
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Maggie Pierce | ... |
Dody (uncredited)
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Leoda Richards | ... |
Fainting Lady (uncredited)
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Michael Rougas | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Paul Russell | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Marlo Ryan | ... |
Redhead (uncredited)
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Vito Scotti | ... |
Maitre D' of The Tropical Isle (uncredited)
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Christopher Seitz | ... |
Smiley (uncredited)
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Norman Stevans | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Dean Stewart | ... |
Young Man (uncredited)
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Tony Tarantino | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Larry Thor | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Ken Wales | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Robert Woods | ... |
Electric Guitar Player (uncredited)
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Directed by
Henry Levin |
Written by
George Wells | ... | (screen play) |
Glendon Swarthout | ... | (novel "Where The Boys Are") |
Produced by
Joe Pasternak | ... | producer |
Music by
George Stoll |
Cinematography by
Robert J. Bronner | ... | director of photography (as Robert Bronner) |
Editing by
Fredric Steinkamp |
Editorial Department
Charles K. Hagedon | ... | color consultant |
Art Direction by
E. Preston Ames | ... | (as Preston Ames) |
George W. Davis |
Set Decoration by
Henry Grace | ||
Hugh Hunt |
Costume Design by
Kitty Mager | ... | (costumes: women) |
Makeup Department
Mary Keats | ... | hair stylist |
John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
William Tuttle | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Jennings | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Matty Azzarone | ... | swing gang (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Franklin Milton | ... | recording supervisor |
Van Allen James | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Lee LeBlanc | ... | special effects |
Music Department
Pete Rugolo | ... | composer: original dialectic jazz |
Calvin Jackson | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Irving Aaronson | ... | assistant to producer |
Robert Sidney | ... | choreographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1961) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1961) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro (1961) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1961) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1961) (Italy) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1966) (United States) (tv) (original airing) (pan/scan)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Archive Collection (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Panavision (photographic lenses)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Merritt, Melanie, Tuggle and Angie are four Midwestern college co-eds who travel to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for their spring vacation and we follow the episodic series of adventures and romance they all get into with some college guys they meet. Written by matt-282 |
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Taglines | The hilarious inside story of those rip-roaring spring vacations! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Dolores Hart left Hollywood a few years after this movie was released and became a Benedictine nun; she has been a Mother Superior for many years. As a member in good standing of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, she is the only nun who votes for the Oscars. See more » |
Goofs | When the kids are first introduced to Basil's jazz band, hundreds of kids rush to the bar, with the main characters in the rear. Yet, the main characters somehow manage to find one of the few tables in the bar. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Where the Boys Were: A Retrospective (2004). See more » |
Soundtracks | Where the Boys Are See more » |
Crazy Credits | "and introducing Connie Francis" See more » |
Quotes |
Police Captain:
Wait a minute! Haven't I seen you in here before? Lola Fandango: Just once, and it was purely by accident. The night my strap broke? [she shows her very revealing top] See more » |