''Spring Break'' is a 1983 American

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film directed and produced by Sean S. Cunningham. It stars David Knell,

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and Steve Bassett. The film follows two sets of two college guys spending a spring break together in

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Synopsis

Two nerds, Nelson (David Knell) and Adam (

), are looking forward to their first spring break and book a room at an inexpensive hotel called the Breeze and Seas in

. They meet cool guys Stu (

) and O.T. (Steve Bassett) from

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, when the four of them are accidentally booked into the same room. With no other places available in town, they agree to share the room. Amidst the partying, a man named Eddie (

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) is trying to shut down the hotel with the aim of then buying it himself. Nelson's step-father, Ernest (

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. Nelson meets a girl named Susie (

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) and accompanies her back to her hotel. She asks him to get her a soda from the lobby, but when he forgets her room number the staff throws him out. The next day, Nelson finds Susie and explains what happened to him. He invites her to a party that night, which she accepts. Eddie, lurking nearby, manages to overhear this. Nelson and Susie meet up at the party, but have to leave when Eddie shows up with henchmen employed by Ernest. Nelson and Susie retreat to the beach, where they have sex. Eddie finds the couple the next morning and takes Nelson to his step-father. Nelson is severely scolded and locked up in the yacht. Eddie, having been paid enough by Ernest to buy the Breeze and Seas Hotel, bribes the local building commissioner to shut the place down. After being found and alerted by Susie, O.T. sneaks onto the yacht and frees Nelson. The four guys, Susie and a crowd of other spring breakers head to the hotel, where they get into a beer and whipped cream fight with Eddie and his henchmen. Ernest shows up and tries to throw his weight around, but Nelson gets the building inspector to admit he was bribed to shut down the hotel. Nelson's mother decides to divorce Ernest and he is then arrested by the police. With spring break over and the hotel saved, everyone says good-bye and takes a group photo to remember their adventures.

Cast

* David Knell as Nelson *

as Adam *

as Stu * Steve Bassett as O.T. *

as Susie *

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as Joan *

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as Eddie * Jessica James as Geri * Daniel Faraldo as Eesh * Fred Buch as Ames *

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as Gut Gut The cast also includes Tammy Lynn Leppert in an uncredited

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as a participant in a boxing match. Reportedly, she is also the bikini model used on the film poster. Leppert disappeared at the age of 18 from

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, on July 6, 1983, under mysterious circumstances and has not been seen since.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was issued on vinyl LP and released by

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. Side 1: # "Spring Break" by

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# "One of These Days" by Gerald McMahon (

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) # "True Lovin' Woman" by

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# "Kids These Days" by The Dreamers # "Do It to You" by Hot Date Side 2: # "Me and the Boys" by

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# "Hooray for the City" by Jack Mack and the Heart Attack # "Friends" by Hot Date # "Hit the Beach" by Big Spender The film's theme song and title track "Spring Break" by Cheap Trick was released as a single with the

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"Get Ready". However, it failed to chart. "

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" by

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is featured in the movie, but does not appear on the soundtrack.

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