C. Thomas Howell, Christopher Rydell, Courtney Thorne-Smith

Monroe (C. Thomas Howell) heads to Los Angeles for a summer job with his attorney uncle. But the dream position turns into a waking nightmare when Monroe learns he must evict tenants who are late on t...( read more  read more... )heir rent. Zack Barnes, a former volleyball champ, is first on Monroe's list. In a 360-degree career redirect, Monroe chucks his job and joins up with Zack to make volleyball history. Co-stars Kathy Ireland, Sinjin Smith and Courtney Thorne-Smith.

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PG-13, 104 min.

Directed by: Peter Israelson

Release Date: March 30, 1990

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DVD Release Date: July 6, 2004

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  • January 6, 2008
    For some strange reasons, I like this movie.
  • October 21, 2008
    While I lived in Orange County, California, I played on the California Beach Volleyball Association. I went from A to AAA play and was only four tourneyments from going onto the Professional Circut before I moved here to the Denver Metroplitan area. I have met/ practiced with suc...( read more)h people as Karch Kiraly!
  • June 13, 2008
    anyone likes vollyball. this is the movie to watch. and also team work.
  • June 4, 2008
    C Thomas Howell as a wannabe lawyer/beach bum very believable.....fun to watch you find yourself cheering and hoping towards the end
  • April 4, 2007
    no description for the movie here, but trust me u cannot expect much about a movie who presents u with a banker of sorts, turned beach volleyball player
  • March 19, 2007
    I love this very favourite sport film - beach volleyball. Lots of beautiful and sexy women at the beach and more exciting in the contests that C. Thomas Howell and Peter Horton make fantastic volleyball skills sequences.
  • February 24, 2007
    The Hoosiers of beach volleyball. Great movie and an underrated classic!
  • February 12, 2007
    A movie about beach volleyball and i like the drama of it
  • January 30, 2007
    some cheesy V-ball movie
  • December 10, 2006
    Quite a poor movie to say the least..... Certainly not worth the time to watch it.

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  • heathsgirl03
    February 5, 2007
    i actually loved this movie. i thought that c. thomas howell looked hot in this movie.

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