Where the Boys Are

1960
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1h 39m

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6.7/10

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George Hamilton, Jim Hutton, Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, and Yvette Mimieux in Where the Boys Are (1960)

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Romantic Comedy Comedy Drama Romance

Four very different college girls drive to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break and seek out various adventures and romance for themselves.Four very different college girls drive to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break and seek out various adventures and romance for themselves.Four very different college girls drive to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break and seek out various adventures and romance for themselves.

Director
- Henry Levin
Writers
- George Wells
- Glendon Swarthout
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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Henry Levin
Writers
- George Wells
- Glendon Swarthout
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

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Where the Boys Are

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Dolores Hart

Merritt Andrews

George Hamilton

Ryder Smith

Yvette Mimieux

Melanie Tolman

Jim Hutton

TV Thompson

Barbara Nichols

Lola Fandango

Paula Prentiss

Tuggle Carpenter

Chill Wills

Police Captain

Frank Gorshin

Basil

Rory Harrity

Franklin

Ted Berger

Stout Man on Beach

John Brennan

Dill

Connie Francis

Angie

Carol Byron

Sybil
(uncredited)

John Cliff

Policeman at Hospital
(uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Nightclub Patron
(uncredited)

Jack Deery

Nightclub Patron
(uncredited)

Amy Douglass

Dr. Raunch
(uncredited)

Dennis Durney

Young Man
(uncredited)

Director
- Henry Levin
Writers
- George Wells
- Glendon Swarthout
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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.

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.

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]

Crazy credits
"and introducing Connie Francis"

Connections
Featured in Where the Boys Were: A Retrospective (2004)

Soundtracks
Where the Boys Are
Words by Howard Greenfield
Music by Neil Sedaka
Performed by Connie Francis (uncredited)
Courtesy of Nevins - Kirshner

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Featured review

Enjoyable "period" piece

As the saying goes, "it is what it is." Cutting edge (for 1960) teen drama holds up well, with excellent performances by several of the leads. Although it doesn't appear they actually filmed the majority of the film in Florida, there are still some wonderful shots on location in Fort Lauderdale. That community has since banned the Spring Break crowd, but I remember it well in the 60s - 80s, when living in the area.

Many users have complained about the "moralizing" of this film, but I don't find it "preachy." Prentiss is indeed a standout. Connie Francis is adequate, if somewhat masculine, in her first film role. "Narrator" Paul Frees seems to pop up in the oddest places, including The Haunted Mansion ride for Disney.