Best movie of this year hands down!

How sad is this?

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

This movie is about sex from beginning to end. It starts out in some sort of college class that only women took in the late 1950s. Sassy Merritt Andrews, IQ 138, a 19-year-old Penmore U. freshmen from Illinois, is threatened by her professor, Dr. Raunch (sic) with expulsion for voicing her opinion that most of her fellow coeds are seriously considering sleeping around before marriage. (Probably Louise Fletcher used Amy Douglass--playing the pinch-face dried up old prune Raunch--as one of her models for Nurse Ratchitt in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.) After the four friends get to Fort Lauderdale, Yvette Mimieux is typecast as the ditsy blonde Mel, willing to say "yes" to any Ivy League pretender who bothers to ask. Merritt must comfort Mel when one of her previously yessed-men forgets to ask, and not only rapes her but rips her outfit. Meanwhile, seven-foot something Paula Prentiss as Tug stands above the fray, hooking up with a cheap date from Michigan who goes by T.V. (Jim Hutton). Connie Francis is thrown in as fourth wheel Angie, apparently along for the ride just to sing for her supper, and her attachment to "dialect jazz" (?!) specialist-soon-to-turn-Batman's-Riddler, Frank Gorshin as Basil, is cringe-worthy when the singing stops. (The sequel--WHERE THE GIRLS ARE--was retitled PORKY'S, by the by.)

WHERE THE BOYS ARE is delightfully entertaining and you'll be singing the song for days! I love the fact that it is really a Spring Break soap opera that doesn't take itself too seriously. As with all soaps, a couple of threads are usually the highlights. These threads are played by our leads: Hart, Hamilton, Hutton, and Prentiss. Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss always play off of each other so well, and here again they do not disappoint. They are the comedic story thread. Delores Hart and George Hamilton bring out the romantic drama aplenty. Of course, there are many other lovely girls and silly guys to round out the cast. It's the perfect cast for a Spring Break Beach movie.This isn't necessarily an award winning worthy film, but if they gave awards for Popcorn and Powder Puff Pieces, then this would be in the top 10. It's fun to watch once a year as all the college kids are headed off on Spring Break. Yes, times have changed. Yes, this film is dated. And yes, it represents the end of an era before the studio system began to collapse and then anything goes from that point on, and that's not necessarily a good thing. So relax, enjoy, and be prepared to be entertained two times over by the great Connie Francis who acts and sings the famous title song. Best of all, enjoy being transported to a week of fluff and fun!

To be honest, the movie began as a typical- and not so great, teenage comedy flick, in which a couple of youngsters are going on a spring break holiday. "Where the Boys Are" however handles delicate themes delicately and the movie is way more than just another teenage comedy.Actually quite amazing considering that this movie got made in 1960. The movie and its theme seems far ahead of its time. It makes the movie all the more relevant for the time period it got released in and all the more interesting now days to watch. This movie is basically a good observation of how teenagers handled sexual themes in 1960, without ever getting raunchy or not honest. It's a straightforward flick with its theme but its style ensures that this movie at all times mostly remains an entertaining and light one to watch. The movie also really doesn't feel like it was made in 1960.It's an all the more interesting movie since it tells the story from the viewpoint of the female characters, which works refreshing for a change.The movie knows to create a perfect balance between its more serious moments and its entertainment value. With movies like this the drama would often feel forced and out of place since the entire movie is done in a comical style of film-making. The creators of this movie however managed to find the right balance, without ever crossing any lines.Above all things it's still a very entertaining movie to watch. It's still mostly a comedy that provides some good entertainment and has some likable characters in it.The characters are also really a reason why the movie works out. Lot of the characters are very stereotypical but luckily the actors don't go over-the-top with their roles, which ensures that we can also really start to like- and feel for some of the characters.The acting was way better than expected. Paula Prentiss really impressed me, also with her beauty and the movie further more features George Hamilton and Frank Gorshin in some early roles. Gorshin is still perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Riddler in the early "Batman" series.A surprising and fresh movie that deserves to be seen by more.7/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

A bunch of college girls (Delores Hart, Yvette Mimieux, Paula Prentiss, Connie Francis) spend Easter vacation in Ft. Lauderdale. There they meet some handsome young men (among them are George Hamilton, Jim Hutton and Frank Gorshin) and love, sex and drama occur.For its time this was pretty shocking. There is talk about having sex (called "playing house") and how some girls think it's OK. And Mimieux is raped--not shown but made clear. But by today's standards this is VERY tame...and kind of silly.I saw this a few years ago at the Provincetown Film Festival. Connie Francis was on hand to introduce the film. She HATED it! She said it's a stupid film, doesn't belong in any film festival and she hated the way she looked and acted. In fact she said she only did the film because her father didn't want her to! To be truthful she isn't good. Her character is secondary and the one song she sings on screen (not the title song) is pretty bad. Still it's isn't THAT bad.It's pretty light and flimsy (the rape aside) and the dialogue is on the level of a good sitcom. And all the girls and guys are SO nice and friendly and everything looks perfect. Also the title song (sung during the opening credits) IS a great song. It's pleasant, non taxing viewing and kind of fun to see what was considered racy way back then. This is the perfect movie to watch on a lazy, warm summer afternoon. Also look for the scene (which brought howls from my audience) of a doctor coming out of an operating room...and immediately lighting a cigarette! Pleasant, light entertainment. Recommended...if that's what you're looking for.