Top billed cast

1. 

   Phoebe Cates

   Carson McBride

2. 

   Scott Coffey

   Chip

3. 

   Bridget Fonda

   Melaina Buller

4. 

   Annabeth Gish

   Caroline "Pudge" Carmichael

5. 

   Page Hannah

   Luanne Clatterbuck

6. 

   Robert Rusler

   Buzz Ravenel

7. 

   Tyrone Power Jr.

   Harley Ralston

8. 

   Jeff Yagher

   Jimmy Valentine

9. 

   Paul Lieber

   The Manager

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2018-05-27

Youths having fun at Myrtle Beach in 1963

RELEASED IN 1989 and directed by Zelda Barron, "Shag” is a teen drama about four girls freshly graduated from high school taking a vacation weekend at Myrtle Beach in 1963. There’s the senator’s daughter, Luanne (Page Hannah); the engaged or encaged Carson (Phoebe Cates); the wannabe Hollywood starlet Malaina (Bridget Fonda); and the thinks-she’s-still-fat-but-she’s-not Pudge (Annabeth Gish).

The movie plays like a melding of “American Graffiti” (1973), “Dirty Dancing” (1987) and “Mystic Pizza” (1988). It’s far superior t...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• dance
• beach
• summer
• boyfriend
• woman director