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Malibu Beach
“Where The Ocean Sets The Motion!”
45%
Movie
1h 29m
AI Analysis
Malibu Beach (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Malibu Beach (1978) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Day or night, it's a hot and wild summer at Malibu Beach. When the sun is high, it's Dina's job to patrol the area. Being the hot new lifeguard on duty isn't as easy as you'd think -- there's the older, muscle-bound beach idiot Dugan continually lusting after her, while jerk kids fake drowning just to get her to sav… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~89 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Malibu Beach 45% (21 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
45%
from 21 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Day or night, it's a hot and wild summer at Malibu Beach. When the sun is high, it's Dina's job to patrol the area. Being the hot new lifeguard on duty isn't as easy as you'd think -- there's the older, muscle-bound beach idiot Dugan continually lusting after her, while jerk kids fake drowning just to get her to save them. And who can forget that pesky bikini-stealing dog?!?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-05-01
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- TMDB rating
- 4.5
- TMDB ID
- 60029
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Is there an official trailer for Malibu Beach?
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What is Malibu Beach about?
Day or night, it's a hot and wild summer at Malibu Beach. When the sun is high, it's Dina's job to patrol the area. Being the hot new lifeguard on duty isn't as easy as you'd think -- there's the o... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Malibu Beach?
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How long is the movie Malibu Beach?
The official runtime for Malibu Beach is approximately 89 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast
Kim Lankford
Dina
Susan Player
Sally (as Susan Player Jarreau)
- M
Michael Luther
Paul
- S
Steve Oliver
Dugan
James Daughton
Bobby
- F
Flora Plumb
Ms. Plickett
- R
Roger Lawrence Pierce
Claude
- S
Sherry Lee Marks
Margie
Tara Strohmeier
Glorianna
- R
Rory Stevens
Charlie
Parris Buckner
Rodney
Bruce Kimball
Lyle
- B
Bill Adler
Vanner
- J
Jim Kester
Vanner
Diana Herbert
Marie
- W
Walter Maslow
Harold
- M
Marty James
Bratty Kid
- T
Tom Mahoney
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