Name: Ocean Drive Weekend
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1985-07-19
Duration: 1 h 17 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Charles Redmond, Robert Peacock, P.J. Grethe

My review was written in June 1986 after watching the movie on Vestron video cassette.

"Ocean Drive Weekend" is a tame, uneventful teen comedy aimed at the 1960s nostalgia market. Picture was released in South Carolina (where it was shot) in 1985 sans trade screenings and has just entered home video release.

Talkathon concerns overage boys and girls from a southern university in the early 1960s who head out to Ocean Drive for a weekend of boozing and, hopefully, romancing. Abbreviated, mainly cover versions of several 1960s hits play on the soundtrack as well as numbers performed on camera by the inimitable Smitty Flynn & the Rivieras.

Filmmaker Bryan Jones (may the late Rolling Stones guitarist rest in peace) tries meely for some humor but the picture is hardly competitive in these post-"Porky's" grossout times. An audience could be forgiven for chanting "more plot, more plot" by the end of the aimless exercise.

Tech credits are weak and cast not very attractive. Filmed in Georgetown and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, picture obviously features local talent with drawls to match.

The comedy genre refers to a category of entertainment that aims to amuse and entertain audiences by using humor, wit, and comedic situations. Comedies are created with the primary intention of eliciting laughter and providing lighthearted enjoyment. They encompass a wide range of styles, tones, and themes, appealing to various tastes and audiences.

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More fun than Malibu Beach and wilder than Ft. Lauderdale, Ocean Drive is the place to score. It's American Graffiti meets Animal House.

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