The Beach Girls#Main cast

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{{ Infobox film

| name = The Beach Girls

| image = The Beach Girls 1982.jpg

| caption = Theatrical poster

| director = Pat Townsend

| producer = Marilyn Jacobs Tenser
Michael D. Castle

| writer = Patrick Sheane Duncan
Phil Groves

| starring = Jeana Tomasino
Val Kline
Debra Blee
James Daughton
Adam Roarke

| cinematography = Michael D. Murphy

| editing = George Bowers

| music = Michael Lloyd

| distributor = Crown International Pictures

| budget =

|gross = $2.7 million{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/americanfilmdist0000dona/page/294/mode/1up|title= American film distribution : the changing marketplace|last=Donahue|first= Suzanne Mary|year=1987 |publisher=UMI Research Press |page=294|isbn= 978-0-8357-1776-2}} Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada

| released = {{Film date|1982|03|26}}

| runtime = 91 minutes

| language = English

| country = United States

}}

The Beach Girls is a 1982 American sex comedy film directed by Pat Townsend. It stars Jeana Tomasino, Val Kline and Debra Blee.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68238/beach-girls Turner Classics cast list of The Beach Girls][https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083628/ The Beach Girls cast]

Plot

Two college girls, Ducky and Ginger, meet their naive friend, Sarah, at a Southern California beach house. The house belongs to Sarah's uncle and to their luck has allowed them to use his house for the summer while he is gone. Soon after Ducky and Ginger arrive, the two plan the first of many wild parties, but not without some resistance from Sarah. The two continue the plans for more partying including inviting assorted misfits, delivery persons, and people just passing by. Eventually, Sarah's resistance fades and she joins in on the wild parties.Cosford, Bill (2 June 1982). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/630099680/ 'Beach Girls' no fun to be around], Miami Herald, p. 4B (paywall)

Main cast

Jeana Tomasino as "Ducky"
Debra Blee as Sarah
Val Kline as Ginger
James Daughton as Scott Daniels
Adam Roarke as Carl Purdue
Herb Braha as Captain Blye
Bert Rosario as Gardener
Dan Barrows as Mr. Brinker
Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Brinker
Fern Fitzgerald as Julie
Tessa Richarde as Doreen
Judson Vaughn as Lieutenant Gower

Reception

Though most reviews took easy pot shots at this low-brow comedy fare, Linda Gross wrote in The Los Angeles Times that the film is a "cheery, unpretentious, youth exploitation midsummer's sex fantasy with excellent production values."Gross, Linda (13 July 1982). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/389258727/ 'Beach Girls': Bookworm Lives It Up], Los Angeles Times, Part IV, p. 2 (paywall) Among other reviews, one stated, "frankly, the film's only saleable attractions are those of the leading actresses--and I would certainly hesitate to call them actresses. In summary, The Beach Girls attacks the senses like a beached whale that's been deteriorating in the sun for 24 hours."Reynolds, Harold (23 July 1982). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/737814149/ 'Beach Girls' is your typical 'T and A' film], Sun Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi), p. 29 (paywall) Another review noted that "for all the nudity, prancing bodies, and overtures to hedonism, there is surprisingly little outright sex in the film."Kelley, Bill (2 June 1982). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/233823061/ 'Beach Girls' mindlessly dull despite pretense of hedonism], Fort Lauderdale News, p. 6D (paywall) The Kansas City Star said the movie "enjoys the dubious distinction of being a worse comedy than Porky's, a feat this reviewer considered virtual impossible."Trussell, Robert C. (6 June 1982). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/678817671/ 'Beach Girls': Ebb Tide of Comedy], Kansas City Star, p. 48A (paywall)

The film had an eight-week production schedule. The Hollywood Reporter stated in July 1982 that the movie had grossed over $12 million.[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56728 The Beach Girls], AFI Catalog, Retrieved 6 September 2022