Palm Springs Weekend

Description

In an earlier time, East Coast Spring Break pleasure seekers overran Fort Lauderdale. And for Easter Week West, busloads of teens would converge on California's desert playground for a wild Palm Spring Weekend. Troy Donahue headlines this romp as Jim Munroe, captain of the West's #1 college basketball team, in town with his buddies for a fast-break frolic of fun, sun and romance. Jim meets true love Bunny (Stefanie Powers) at a record store. Gail (Connie Stevens) falls for the wrong guy (Robert Conrad) but emerges with reputation unsullied thanks to Stretch (Ty Hardin). Team nerd Biff (Jerry Van Dyke) finds he doesn't need the "romance machine" he invented when the real thing (Zeme North) comes along. And Coach Campbell (Jack Weston) puts on a full-court press to win Naomi (Carole Cook). Join in on this zingy spring fling!

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-20
Summary: "Pleased"

I was pleased with the condition of the movie purchased and it arrived super fast in the mail!

Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2009-05-22
Summary: "Fun In The Sun"

I remember seeing this film for the first time on television in 1968 or 1969 and have been waiting for a DVD release for years.It was worth the wait!No,this film from Warner Brothers isn't great art but it's a lot of fun.A number of Warner Bros. contract players including Robert Conrad,Troy Donahue,Ty Hardin and Connie Stevens appear in this film as well as a young Stephanie Powers and Jerry Van Dyke.The 1963 film made during the peak of the beach movie cycle follows the misadventures of a group of college students who descend on Palms Springs for a weekend during spring break.A lot of the characters and situations are standard cliches,but this doesn't stop this film from being fun.This DVD was originally part of a package of films from Warner Bros. showcasing Troy Donahue.Other films in the set include Parrish and A Summer Place.