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Teen Beach Movie

Two surfer teenagers are transported into a 1962 musical titled “Wet Side Story,” where their interactions with the film's characters bring them to important realizations about their own lives and futures.

Teen Beach Movie
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Cast:

Ross Lynch
Maia Mitchell
Grace Phipps
Garrett Clayton
Kevin Chamberlin
Steve Valentine
Chrissie Fit
John Deluca
Jordan Fisher

Director:
Jeffrey Hornaday

Producer:
Robert F. Phillips

Written by:
Vince Marcello, Mark Landry, Robert Horn

Distributor:
Disney-ABC Domestic Television

Budget:
$8 million

Metacritic Score:
54%

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
86%

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