Shag

Compared to "Dirty Dancing" or "Footloose," movies of the genre, the content of this film doesn't quite gibe with the title. The Shag was a complicated, embellished and sexually- charged dance between a couple; the film could have expanded on that.... Full review

Another nostalgia piece? Yes, and a fun one at that. "Shag" does not have anything to do with Austin Powers, but rather portrays four teenage girls spending a weekend partying in 1963 Myrtle Beach, before one of them gets married (the... Full review

I watched this movie only to get a look at Tyrone Power, Jr., and ended up enjoying it immensely. Set in 1963 before the assassination of JFK, four young southern women go to Myrtle Beach for a last hurrah before college... Full review

Charming, colorful, and spirited are a few words I can apply to "Shag - The Movie." In case you're wondering, the title is referring to a style of dancing that was popular in southern U.S. beach communities during the late 1950's,... Full review

Four friends head to Myrtle Beach, SC after high school graduation. There they meet boys, have a party (hellacious for 1963), and enter a fabulous dancing contest. This movie is fun, keeps your attention, and is wonderful to be able to... Full review

First saw this film around 8yrs ago on Channel 4 (UK) Excellent, Fantastic - Phoebie cates - Sexy - luv the sixties look the cars and the shag music (of course shag means something else here in Engalnd) So I wondered... Full review

I saw at the bottom of the page, that "if you like this title we also recommend American Graffiti". So true, so true. Of course, it can't be compared to "graffiti", but it's a movie with many laughs and adorable... Full review

Starring Phoebe Cates (Mrs. Kevin Kline, who knew?), as in "what ever happened to", and Bridget Fonda just as her career took off, Shag is sweet, warm, funny, nostalgic, and above all, wild. I saw a trailer for this on another... Full review

The actors in " Shag " are some of the best of the younger generation in Hollywood, and they treat their material with the humor and delicacy it deserves. Shag " respects these conventions so sincerely that there is hardly a surprising plot development in the whole movie, and yet it's fun anyway. ... Full Review

Cates has her best screen role yet as the virginal snob whose socialite fiancT, Harley (Tyrone Power Jr. Fonda (daughter of Peter) brings snap and humor to the blond bad girl, whose dream of having an affair with President Kennedy "outside of marriage" has moved some to label her "a piece of Dixie ass. ... Full Review

In bottom-line terms, "Shag" is about not dancing dirty. The people responsible for "Shag," a friendly but slight comedy set in South Carolina in 1963 about a group of longtime girlfriends who head to the beach for a final, postgraduation blowout, show something that's fairly rare these days -- a genuine delight in having gotten hold of their filmmaking equipment. ... Full Review