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Spring Break

  • 1983
  • R
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
3.8K
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Spring Break (1983)
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ComedyRomance

Two sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There they have lots of fun in and out of the sun.Two sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There they have lots of fun in and out of the sun.Two sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There they have lots of fun in and out of the sun.

  • Director
    • Sean S. Cunningham
  • Writer
    • David Smilow
  • Stars
    • David Knell
    • Steve Bassett
    • Perry Lang
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    3.8K
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    • Director
      • Sean S. Cunningham
    • Writer
      • David Smilow
    • Stars
      • David Knell
      • Steve Bassett
      • Perry Lang
    • 69User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 17Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    David Knell
    David Knell
    • Nelson
    Steve Bassett
    • O.T.
    Perry Lang
    Perry Lang
    • Adam
    Paul Land
    Paul Land
    • Stu
    Jayne Modean
    • Susie
    Corinne Wahl
    • Joan
    • (as Corinne Alphen)
    Richard B. Shull
    Richard B. Shull
    • Eddie
    Jessica James
    Jessica James
    • Geri
    Daniel Faraldo
    Daniel Faraldo
    • Eesh
    Donald Symington
    • Ernest Dalby
    Mimi Cozzens
    Mimi Cozzens
    • May Dalby
    John Archie
    • Dalby's Henchman
    Robert Small
    • Dalby's Henchman
    Fred Buch
    Fred Buch
    • Ames
    Markus T. Pellicori
    • Mean Biker
    Nikki Fritz
    • Girl in Corvette
    • (as Bobbi Fritz)
    Ru Flynn
    Ru Flynn
    • Girl in Corvette
    • (as Rhonda Flynn)
    Bert Sheldon
    • Hotel Detective
    • Director
      • Sean S. Cunningham
    • Writer
      • David Smilow
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    6anchovyd

    A Glimpse of Real 80's Spring Break with a Homo Vibe

    First off, this movie is a decent, watchable teen sex comedy from the early 80's. Sure the jokes are a little lame by today's standards and it looks dated but this movie brought back memories of mid-80's Spring Breaks. It is fairly similar to what I experienced Spring Breaking in Panama City, Florida. The wet T-shirt contests, hot legs and hot buns contests, the clubs with pools and the emcees narrating the contests. It's all in here. So if you're looking for a good time capsule of 80's spring break, this is it.

    There's a little T&A here, nothing serious. The strangest part about this movie are the four leads who end up having to share a hotel room, the two cool guys and the two nerds. Although they are all about scoring with the ladies, they do give off a very homo/fem vibe. Almost like watching the chicks from Sex and the City at spring break. For example, right after they all meet the cool Italian guy strips down to a speedo with his pubes going all over. Then the next morning they are all crammed in the little bathroom, one showering, one brushing teeth, one shaving and one dropping a deuce on the toilet. Then when they go out they all stay together drinking and hugging, go to the bathroom together, etc. They act more like girls going out rather than guys. Maybe the movie was written by a woman.

    The main focus of the movie is the nerdiest one trying to lose his virginity to a pretty nerd girl who has a hot body and loves video games. The movie is nice in that the cool guys give tips to the nerds and try to help them get laid. This is a feel good movie for sure.

    Bottom line: A step back in time to what it was really like in Florida at Spring Break in the early 80's. Mildly amusing and entertaining. Highly Watchable when nothing else good is on.
    6bgaiv

    At least it's better than the official Porky's 2

    It's obviously trying to cash in on Porky's massive success, but it's no remotely funny as Porkys. However, it's not bad for what it is and is a lot more pleasant than Porky's 2: The Next Day which went so far astray into dark material, it's almost like punishment for the first movie.
    crushin

    Great Film!

    I LOVED this film! It is such a reminder of the great teenage sex films of the 80's. HBO used to show this almost 24/7 and I still watch it everytime I can. Most people probably dismissed this film as being nothing more than another 80's "teenage coming of age" movie, but it really is more! Look at MTV's Spring Break yearly specials and "reality" shows. You'll see how much things REALLY have NOT changed. It should be noted that Steve Bassett who was an actor in this film went on to become one of the most loved actors in the daytime drama "As The World Turns" in the role of "Seth Snider" for many years. If you catch this film, watch it an relive the 80's fun all over again! And by no means, Don't Burn It!
    gafftape

    Beer is like, uh............F@#kin' Great!

    Welcome to Florida!

    Maybe your last vacation was just working two jobs instead of three - now you are in Eff Ell Lay. It would be immoral not to pursue women, beer and that evil dude from the Unsafe Buildings Commission.

    Actually, the guy from the USC was really the only hole in the script. Why did he choose to join those thugs after he did the bit that he was paid off for? The rest of the film was coherent, the acting suberb (was it? I kept getting distracted by the actresses) and the beer keep flowing right along with the storyline.

    I especially liked the part where O.T. swims through the water with a knife in his teeth. Could Coppola have come up with such imagery?
    5Edge49

    Very little going for it

    This movie did not have much to it. The comedy was very sparse. There was very little nudity. The plot wasn't apparent until towards the end. The characters all kind of annoyed me. Just a forgettable early 80's comedy.

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Tammy Lynn Leppert, who played the female boxer in the movie, disappeared on July 6, 1983 under suspicious circumstances and has never been heard from again.
    • Goofs
      None of Nelson's advice to Susie on how to play Galaga has anything to do with the real-life video game. The classic Galaga did not feature thrusters, shields, pulsars, photon blasts, hyperspace, or gamma darts.
    • Quotes

      Geri: [at the hotel check-in desk] Do you have a reservation?

      Adam: [ogling a girl in a bikini outside the window] About what?

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Teenage Sex Movies (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Spring Break
      Written by Rick Nielsen

      Performed by Cheap Trick

      Courtesy of Epic Records

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Primavera en la piel
    • Filming locations
      • The Button-on-the-Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Fogbound Inc.
      • Sean S. Cunningham Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $24,071,666
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,908,574
      • Mar 27, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,071,666
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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