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What do you get when you mix T-Birds Bermuda shorts bubble-flip dos and incredible dancing? You get Shag The Movie a comic free-for-all (The New York Times) that Variety calls fun and breezy and you'll call a blast! Carson (Phoebe Cates Fast Times at Ridgemont High) is all set to marry respectable but boring Harley (Tyrone Power Jr. Cocoon) until her best friends Melaina (Bridget Fonda Single White Female) Pudge (Annabeth Gish MysticPizza) and Luanne (Page Hannah TV's Fame ) whisk her off for a last-fling beach party where all the girls have the time of their lives! A charming bad boy throws Carson's marriage plans intothe spin cycle. His nerdy sidekick whirls Pudge through some dazzling dance steps. Sultry Melaina learns some sexy moves from an Elvis-like teen idol. And even straight-laced Luanne whips off her horn-rimmed glasses and tosses her innocence to the wind!

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It's not too surprising that Shag flopped on its 1989 release but found a devoted cult following on cable TV and home video. This featherweight comedy looked like a waste of space on the big screen?? but it plays very cozily on the tube?? where it lends itself to popcorn breaks and pajama parties. (The lousy title must have had something to do with the movie's initial failure?? a problem worsened by the film being marketed as Shag: The Movie?? a truly dumb idea.) Shag is in the tradition of Spring Break pictures?? a thorough