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- Palm Springs Weekend which was unashamedly ripped off from Where The Boys Meet The Girls, gave the Warner Brothers television stars a last time to strut their stuff before the cameras.
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Munroe's roommate Biff Roberts (Jerry Van Dyke) and plain-jane Amanda North (Zeme North) try to seduce each other, while hampered by having to babysit an inquisitive young boy (the son of hotelier Naomi Yates, who has just met and is romancing the group's chaperone, coach Fred Campbell).
Palm Springs Weekend which was unashamedly ripped off from Where The Boys Meet The Girls, gave the Warner Brothers television stars a last time to strut their stuff before the cameras.
Still, Palm Springs Weekend has no illusions of being taken seriously, not even to the point of Gidget or Where the Boys Are (both of which dealt fleetingly with more mature themes). Jerry Van Dyke and Zeme North, whose career fizzled in the late 1960s.
Nov 26, 2023 · Decide to cooperate with the filming of a movie that would paint the town as a destination for hijinks and hilarity or try to stop it altogether. The newspaper covered the controversy. “The ...
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A group of college students from Los Angeles travel to Palm Springs to spend the Easter weekend there. Student Jim Munroe (Troy Donahue) falls for Bunny Dixon (Stefanie Powers), the daughter of the overprotective Palm Springs police chief (Andrew Duggan). Munroe's room mate Biff Roberts (Jerry Van Dyke) and plain-jane Amanda North (Zeme North) try ...
Development
Jack Warner was impressed by the success of Where the Boys Are (1960). He wanted to make a similar film about the influx of teenagers into Palm Springs during the Easter vacation break, using the large number of young actors they had under contract. The studio had the title, Palm Springs Weekend even before they had a script. Warner gave the job of producing to Michael A. Hoey, who had never produced before, but had impressed Warner through his work as an assistant editor on The Chapman Repor...
Casting
Tuesday Weld was originally considered for the role of Gail, before Connie Stevens was cast. Troy Donahue was always considered for the part of Jim Munroe. Donahue says he refused to play the role - "nobody thought this was the kind of movie that would be particularly advantageous to our careers"- but the studio put him on suspension. He ran out of money and agreed to make the film. Ty Hardin's character was written especially for him as Hoey was impressed by his work in The Chapman Report. S...
Shooting
Filming went from 10 February to 16 May 1963.It was filmed on location in Palm Springs, as well as in the studio at Warners. Troy Donahue later recalled: Connie Stevens later said "By far, that film was one of the most fun times of my life." The two resorts seen in the film are the Irwin Schuman-designed Riviera Hotel (now the Riviera Palm Springs) on North Indian Canyon Drive; and the Desert Palms Inn - seen onscreen as "Las Casa Yates" - on Jones Road in Cathedral City. The two hotels serve...
The film was released to decent reviews. It was not a major success at the box office but made a profit for the studio. The movie had a long life on television and video. Earl Hamner later recalled, "When the phone rings around midnight, I know it's someone calling to tell me, 'Earl, Palm Springs Weekend is on'." Robert Conrad says his performance ...
Palm Springs Weekend at the American Film Institute CatalogPalm Springs Weekend at the Internet Movie DatabaseJan 3, 2021 · In fact, Palm Springs Weekend posits that each Easter weekend, horny college students from Los Angeles would rather flock to the California desert county for “sex, sand and suds.”. Technically speaking, viewers get one out of the three.
Palm Springs Weekend: Directed by Norman Taurog. With Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, Ty Hardin, Stefanie Powers. College students on spring break in Palm Springs pursue romantic entanglements. Jim falls for Bunny, Biff for Amanda. Gayle poses as a student while Eric courts her. Their coach flirts with a motel owner amid her son's antics.
