South Beach Academy

Back in the 60's, beach movies had casts filled with unattractive actors (Frankie & Annette). In the 80's, beach movies had some attractive ladies, but most of the guys (with the exception of Grant Cramer) were still too wiry. In the 90's, the made-for-video beach movies finally got it right, but if your movies are MFV affairs, whose going to care?

This movie wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either. Mixing up every cliche it can muster, we have a film about a couple of brothers trying to help a woe-be-gone uncle from losing his shirt from a crafty rival through a beach volleyball game. Admittedly, they did put a lot of twists and turns in this one, but there are painful moments here with the acting. Elizabeth Kaitan sounds like she has something stuck in her voice. Al Lewis gets under your nerves, and James Hong delivers every Asian stereotype again. Still, the women are hot and Miami is a gorgeous city as depicted in the film, so if you're into this, by all means take a dip. Just stay out of Club Madonna. My trip to Miami was nice, but it felt more like the S Club 7's.

This is not the worst movie ever made. No, wait, this is the worst movie ever made. In a scene between two brother, Corey Feldman delivers the immortal line "I like breasts, fake breasts." He seems to be echoing the thought of the filmmakers who put breasts, either naked or covered with a bikini top in nearly every scene. There are also 40 or 50 shots of the backsides of different women in thongs. The plot has something to do with a gambler, a bet and a woman's volley ball team, but the plot is just an excuse to parade dozens of scantily clad women in front of the camera. It is a little sad seeing Al Lewis, who must have been in his late 80's here. He was a fine comic actor (see the television series, "Car 54 Where Are You"). He deserved better.

The movie is too leering and sneering for women and too tame and lame for men, and too witless for both men and women.

Actually, if a fashion designer student wanted to know what bikinis were popular in Miami in the 1990's, this would be the perfect movie to watch.

I recently watched South Beach Academy ;1995) on Tubi. The storyline follows a school that teaches beach activities. The owner of the school has a gambling problem and is duped into betting his entire ownership of the academy on a ladies' volleyball tournament. Two brothers must train some ladies to win the tournament and save the school.

This film is directed by Joe Esposito in his lone directorial project and stars Corey Feldman (Lost Boys), Al Lewis (The Munsters), James Hong (Big Trouble in Little China), Keith Coulouris (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II), and Ron Jeremy (The Boondock Saints).

This movie is absolutely wild and should have been better given the fun, random cast. The hijinks essentially serve as an excuse to feature as many random, gorgeous women as possible, resulting in a ton of nudity. Lorelei Leslie (Pulp Fiction) is stunning and reminded me of a young JLo. The film has a very '80s feel in terms of plot, characters, and circumstances. The premise and subplots are terrible. The best parts of the movie are a topless car wash sequence and a random topless scorekeeper during the volleyball game. Corey Feldman's presence in this movie is puzzling; he's annoying and not funny. Additionally, seeing Al Lewis as a creepy old man was uncomfortable...but somehow it worked for James Hong and Ron Jeremy.

In conclusion, South Beach Academy delivers exactly what you'd expect-lots of nudity and little else. I would score this a 4/10 and recommend skipping.

A romp on the beach promising and delivering beautiful breasts.

Too many movies promise and don't provide more than a few moments. Others portray nudity and human interactions negatively. In this movie any negative treatment is rapidly slapped away. For those who see the beauty in nudity, the overall impression is of positive vibes and joyous, loving relationships having fun on the beach.

I think that there are some people - not a lot, but certainly SOME people - who would really enjoy "South Beach Academy". There are a lot of women in bikinis, and the movie also has a number of these ladies taking off their tops at regular intervals. But I think most viewers would want some substance along with these gorgeous women, and that's what the movie is lacking - SERIOUSLY lacking. The plot, concerning an athletic competition to decide ownership of the title place, is old hat, and is executed with no cleverness or energy. The movie boasts some recognizable stars, such as porn legend Ron Jeremy and James Hong, but these actors can't do much to liven things up. The headline star - Corey Feldman - has a part that has absolutely no real bearing on the story or other characters. It's as if the production was desperate to have a star big enough as Feldman that they did a last minute rewrite to fit him in. At least he got a free trip to Florida.