# Spring Break Films: Spring Break 2027 Guide

> Spring break became a pop-culture event thanks to Hollywood, starting with a 1960 film set on Fort Lauderdale's beach.

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Updated: 2026-11-11

## Key facts

- The original: Where the Boys Are (1960)
- The cult classic: Spring Breakers (2012)
- The setting: Fort Lauderdale

## The classics

- Where the Boys Are (1960): MGM's film about four college women on spring break in Fort Lauderdale. Connie Francis sang the title song, and it sent thousands of students south.
- Palm Springs Weekend (1963): the West Coast answer, with Troy Donahue and Connie Stevens.
- Where the Boys Are '84 (1984): a remake for the MTV era.
- Spring Break (1983): a Fort Lauderdale comedy from the height of the craze.

## Modern spring break on screen

- From Justin to Kelly (2003): an American Idol musical set in Miami.
- Piranha 3D (2010): spring break meets horror at a lake party.
- Spring Breakers (2012): Harmony Korine's neon-soaked crime film, shot in St. Petersburg, Florida.

## Videos

- Where The Boys Are (1960) Official Trailer - Dolores Hart, George Hamilton Movie HD (Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SPWfetuc5s
- Film Premiere Of 'Where The Boys Are' (1960) (British Pathé): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NRJkFpZRc