Review of Back to the Beach (1987) by Aaron T — 17 Dec 2007

My sisters and I can recite this movie - its actually really funny!!! Stupid, but funny. Oe of my all time favs.

This review of Back to the Beach (1987) was written by Aaron T on 17 Dec 2007.

Back to the Beach has generally received mixed reviews.

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