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Directed by | Sean S. Cunningham |
Produced by | Sean S. Cunningham |
Written by | David Smilow |
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Music by | Harry Manfredini |
Cinematography | Steven Poster |
Edited by | Susan Cunningham |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $24,071,666 |
Spring Break is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Sean S. Cunningham and starring David Knell and Perry Lang.
Two nerds, Nelson and Adam, book a room at an inexpensive hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for a great time on spring break, where they meet Stu and O.T. from Brooklyn, New York, also there to have fun. The hotel has overbooked the room so Nelson, Adam, Stu, and O.T. agree to share the room due to the shortage of hotel rooms. The wet T-shirt contests, beer drinking, and other illicit activities associated with spring break are all on display here. Nelson's step-dad shows up and causes trouble for the group; he is paired with a building inspector who threatens to shut down the hotel (and the fun).
The cast also included Tammy Lynn Leppert in an uncredited bit part as a participant in a boxing match. Reportedly, she is also the bikini model used on the movie poster. Leppert disappeared from Cocoa Beach, Florida on July 6, 1983 under mysterious circumstances and has not been seen since.
The soundtrack for the film was issued on vinyl LP and released by Warner Brothers.
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The film's theme song and title track "Spring Break" by Cheap Trick was released as a single with the B-side "Get Ready". However, it failed to chart.
"Caught Up in You" by 38 Special is featured in the movie, but does not appear on the soundtrack.
Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes reports that 22% of film critics gave Spring Break a positive review.