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Where the Boys Are

Where the Boys Are

The hilarious inside story of those rip-roaring spring vacations!

19605.91h 39m

Overview

Good girls Merritt, Melanie, Tuggle and Angie - all students at mid-western Penmore University - are planning on going to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break to get away from the mid-western snow despite not having much money to spend once there. On the drive down, they admit their real purpose is to go where the boys are.

Directed by Henry Levin
Written by George Wells, Glendon Swarthout
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0MRevenue: $3.5M

Top Cast

Dolores Hart

Dolores Hart

Merritt Andrews

George Hamilton

George Hamilton

Ryder Smith

Yvette Mimieux

Yvette Mimieux

Melanie Tolman

Jim Hutton

Jim Hutton

TV Thompson

Barbara Nichols

Barbara Nichols

Lola Fandango

Paula Prentiss

Paula Prentiss

Tuggle Carpenter

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Police Captain

Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

Basil

R

Rory Harrity

Franklin

T

Ted Berger

Stout Man on Beach

Themes & Keywords

floridarapebased on novel or booksuicide attemptbikinispring breakfort lauderdale

About Where the Boys Are

Where the Boys Are is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1960 exploring themes of florida, rape, based on novel or book, suicide attempt, bikini, spring break. Directed by Henry Levin, it stars Dolores Hart, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux. Good girls Merritt, Melanie, Tuggle and Angie - all students at mid-western Penmore University - are planning on going to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break to get away from the mid-western snow despite not having much money to spend once there. On the drive down, they admit their real purpose is to go where the boys are.

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