This has been a classic, for me, since I was about 12 years old. It was popular slumber party fare back then, but it's aged well and I still enjoy watching it today. The story follows a group of high school grads as they set off for one last weekend together in Myrtle Beach. It's your basic friendship/coming of age story with a backdrop of 1963 beach life in South Carolina. The film has fantastic eye candy; the actors, the clothes, the hair, and the scenery come to life in lollipop-colored fun. There's just enough plot to keep it interesting, and the right balance of humor without too much sentimentality. All of this, combined with good performances from a strong ensemble cast, makes for easy repeat-watching. My only problem with the film was the soundtrack tampering that took place with the VHS (second) version. Luckily, the original soundtrack has been restored for the DVD version (or most of it, as I can recall). The music is perfect and really adds to the enjoyment of the film and the sense of time period. It may look a bit cheesy, and probably is, but it's a fabulous popcorn flick that will put you in a good mood, guaranteed.

Shag is a pretty laid back, Saturday afternoon variety of 80s movies.Set in South Carolina in the 1960s, it is the story of a group of girls who take a road trip out to Myrtle Beach for the week before their friend goes off to get married. Consider it, a bachelorette weekend. Only, bad girl Melanie Buller (Bridget Fonda), soft-spoken Caroline 'Pudge' (Anabeth Gish), and exceedingly proper Luann (Page Hannah) have more in mind for their conservative engaged friend, Carson (Cates) than lying on the beach and catching a tan. The girls try to get Carson to break out of her conservative, timid shell and let loose and have some fun while she's still legally single. But, in fact, there is more in store for everyone during their wild stay at the summer house, not just Carson. Specifically, all this happens when the girls arrive at the summer home and meet two rambunctious guys. Robert Russler plays the suave romantic, Buzz who pursues hard-to-get Carson who keeps insisting that, despite whatever feelings and attractions she can't help but to feel for Buzz, she's going to be married to some boring stiff named Harley (Power). Basically, she is all rules, and he isn't. Is Harley who she really wants to be with? The other guy is Scott Coffey, with his typical red-headed buzz cut who becomes 'Pudges' new friend in a very young puppy love kind of relationship as well as her dance partner in a Shag contest in which she's up against Melanie's rival, two vicious local babes who don't like the group. Melanie is constantly competing with them in beauty contests, for boyfriends, etc. Everyone's various going-ons turns into a giant disaster as they all try to keep things going smoothly. Carson is falling for Buzz about the same time Harley announces he's coming out to the house. Luann's house is practically destroyed as they all get drunk and a bunch of locals invite themselves in for a huge bash about the same time Luann's parents announce they're coming out to the beach. It all turns into a wild mess, and makes for a pretty funny series of events and quite a cute story. Loaded with plenty of familiar actors during their prime years, this is a fun story particularly recommended for female 80s fans. This is just a movie about a bunch of girls try to cut loose before their friend heads off to get married, and one that has established itself as a cult classic.

Just came here to play pools fats. This has got to be the best movie ever. I first saw it about 12 years ago on HBO and I was like this is the most fun. Buzz is a total sweet potato. Then I got the video and to my total disappointment I found that most of the songs had been replaced and I was like what the heck. I think there was some royalties disspute or something. But to let all ya'll devoted Shag fans know the DVD has all the original songs and me and my friends about passed out cuz we were so excited!!!!!!!!!!!! "I take it you didn't like the Hustler." "I wasn't allowed to watch that picture show." And just a little tib bit of info, the Hustler is a great movie, too. I had to watch it since Buzz quoted it so well. =)!!Well just wanted to share in all the happieness of knowing and loving Shag, other than that...........have a good time.

What can I say. I wholeheartedly love this movie. I must admit, the first time I saw this movie I really didn't care for it too much. Why? Because I expected it to be something else. I had "seen" parts of it years ago when I was little kid and had developed some kind of warped image in my head about what it was about. But upon my second viewing, it really grew on me. The characters were relateable, the music was great, and the chemisty between the actors was palpable; especially between the characters Carson and Buzz. And you gotta love Jimmy Valentine and his infamous "move" and Bridget Fonda, with her witty and sexy dialogue stole all of her scenes. I now have this movie in my collection and re-view it regularly. I love films set in the '60's and this movie truly captured the "innocence" of the pre-Kennedy assasination, pre Vietnam summer of 1963. Though it has its flaws, (such as the lackluster acting of Tyrone Powers Jr. as Carson's hubby- to-be Harley) it still has charm. I recommend this coming of age tale because it is definitely the most fun.