Main Cast: Grant Cramer, Teal Roberts, Gary Wood, Michael Rapport, Sorrells Pickard
Release Year: 1984
Country: US
Run Time: 88 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Three middle-aged men take off for the beach in search of sex and happiness in this comedy that does not think much, and so it partly is. When the three older men arrive at the sea and surf, sex is not exactly forthcoming because they have lost the knack of picking up women. Enter the local hunk Scotty (Grant Kramer) who brings them up to speed, and, voilà, the men are miraculously able to overcome their obvious flaws and attract the younger women they desire. Even though they are together, the three men are not alike -- Hunter (Gary Wood) is a dedicated lecher and when he gets involved with Scotty's girlfriend Kristie (Teal Roberts), trouble starts to brew. Rounder (Michael Rapaport) is likeable and funny, and Ashby (Sorrells Picard) finally opts out of their joint venture. Most of these characters and their sexual hang-ups and interests and humor soon pale like a tan in winter, long before the last sunset has faded into night. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Cast
Grant Cramer - Scotty
Teal Roberts - Kristi
Gary Wood - Hunter
Michael Rapport - Rounder
Sorrells Pickard - Ashby
Roberta Collins - Lana; Cindy Silver - Kimberly; Darcy de Moss - Dede; Courtney Gains - Rag; Joyce Jameson - Rounder's Mom; Marcia Karr - Hardbody on Stairs; Kathleen Kinmont - Pretty Skater; Emily Longstreth - Girl on Skates (uncredited); Antony Ponzini - Rocco; Crystal Shaw - Candy; Kristi Somers - Michelle; Mark Wilson - Partygoer; Kane Hodder - Old Geek; David Spector - Krok (Group in Club); Louise Baker - Rocco's Girl; Leslee Bremer - Photo Session Hardbody; Chuck Hart - Young Geek; Kip Waldo - Head Geek; Jackie Easton - Girl in Dressing Room; Marvin Katzoff - Dorky Geek; Karen Lee Kelly - Hardbody on Bike; Michael Miller - Landlord
Credit
Mark Griffiths - Director, Andy Blumenthal - Editor, Vic Caesar - Musical Direction/Supervision, Gregg Fonseca - Production Designer, Tom Richmond - Cinematographer, Jeff Begun - Producer, Ken Dalton - Producer, Anne Huntley-Ahrens - Set Designer, David Brownlow - Sound/Sound Designer, Eric Alter - Screen Story, Steven Greene - Screen Story, Steve Green - Screen Story, Eric Alter - Screenwriter, Steven Greene - Screenwriter, Mark Griffiths - Screenwriter
Hardbodies is a 1984sex comedy film about three middle-aged men who hire a younger man to help them pick up women at the beach. The film was directed by Mark Griffiths, and stars Grant Cramer, Courtney Gains, and Gary Wood.
Plot
Scotty Palmer (Grant Cramer) is portrayed as a down on his luck con man who gets kicked out of his home. Scotty soon finds three older divorcees who have a lot of money, however they do not have a trait that Scotty possesses, moxie with women. They agree to let Scotty stay with them at their beach house, if he returns the favor by teaching them how to pick up women.
Scotty shows them how to "dialog" women by giving them a dose of the old BBD (Bigger and Better Deal). Along this journey, Scotty loses his playboy ways and falls in love with Kristi (played by Teal Roberts). Kristi, knowing Scotty's playboy past, puts up with his ups and downs early on in the movie but later insists that he change his ways. Scotty recognizes that Kristi is ultimately more important than the empty life he has led up until now and changes his ways.
