Palm Springs Weekend

Palm Springs Weekend
Theatrical poster
Directed byNorman Taurog
Written byEarl Hamner Jr.
Produced byMichael A. Hoey
StarringTroy Donahue
Connie Stevens
Ty Hardin
Stefanie Powers
Robert Conrad
Jack Weston
Carole Cook
Jerry Van Dyke
CinematographyHarold Lipstein
Edited byFolmar Blangsted
Music byFrank Perkins
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 5, 1963 (1963-11-05)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,565,000[1]

Palm Springs Weekend is a 1963 Warner Bros. bedroom comedy film directed by Norman Taurog.[2] It has elements of the beach party genre (AIP's Beach Party became a smash hit in July, while Warner Bros. was still putting this film together[3]) and has been called "a sort of Westernized version of Where the Boys Are" by Billboard magazine.[4] It stars Troy Donahue, Stefanie Powers, Robert Conrad, Ty Hardin, and Connie Stevens.

  1. ^ Michael A. Hoey, Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52-Film Career of Norman Taurog, Bear Manor Media 2013 ISBN 978-1593937553
  2. ^ Library of Congress data: LCCN fi67-1299
  3. ^ McParland, Stephen J. (1994). It's Party Time – A Musical Appreciation of the Beach Party Film Genre. US: PTB Productions. ISBN 0960188029.
  4. ^ Billboard, Album Reviews, October 26, 1963.