Where the Boys Are

This article is about the film. For the song, see Where the Boys Are (Connie Francis song). For the 1980s remake, see Where the Boys Are '84.
Where the Boys Are
DVD cover by Reynold Brown
Directed byHenry Levin
Screenplay byGeorge Wells
Based onWhere the Boys Are
1960 novel
by Glendon Swarthout
Produced byJoe Pasternak
StarringConnie Francis
Dolores Hart
Paula Prentiss
George Hamilton
Yvette Mimieux
Jim Hutton
Frank Gorshin
CinematographyRobert J. Bronner
Edited byFredric Steinkamp
Music byScore:
George Stoll
Jazz:
Pete Rugolo
Songs:
Neil Sedaka (music)
Howard Greenfield (lyrics)
Color processMetrocolor
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 28, 1960 (1960-12-28)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[1] (equivalent to $16 million in 2023)
Box office$3.5 million (US rentals)[1][2] (equivalent to $27.6 million in 2023)

Where the Boys Are is a 1960 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by Henry Levin and starring Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Hutton, and Frank Gorshin. It was written by George Wells based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout. The screenplay concerns four female college students who spend spring break in Fort Lauderdale. The title song "Where the Boys Are" was sung by Connie Francis, who played one of the foursome.

Where the Boys Are was one of the first teen films to explore adolescent sexuality and the changing sexual morals and attitudes among American college youth. Aimed at the teen market, it inspired many American college students to head to Fort Lauderdale for their annual spring break.[3] It won Laurel Awards for Best Comedy of the Year and Best Comedy Actress (Paula Prentiss).[4]

  1. ^ a b Tom Lisanti, Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959–1969, McFarland 2005, p38-42
  2. ^ "1961 Rentals and Potential". Variety. 10 Jan 1961. p. 13.
  3. ^ ""Where the Boys Are"". 11 May 2016.
  4. ^ Lisanti, Thomas (2015-05-07). Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959–1969. McFarland. ISBN 9781476601427.