Phat Beach
Brief Synopsis
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The summer beach movie just hip-hopped to a whole different shoreline. Larger than life Benny King is a dreamer with a poet's heart who dreams of becoming a famous writer and devoting his life to one woman, his muse, a vision so perfect she can't possibly be real. Benny's best friend, Durrel Jackson
Cast & Crew
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Doug Ellin
Director
Jermaine Hopkins
Benny King
Brian Hooks
Durrel Jackson
Coolio
Coolio
Tiny Lister
Tiny
Tre Black
Dj
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Digital Sound & Pictures; Fotokem Film & Video
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures; Orion Pictures
Location
Malibu, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Venice, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
The summer beach movie just hip-hopped to a whole different shoreline. Larger than life Benny King is a dreamer with a poet's heart who dreams of becoming a famous writer and devoting his life to one woman, his muse, a vision so perfect she can't possibly be real. Benny's best friend, Durrel Jackson, is also a dreamer. But his dream is sitting in Benny's driveway: Mr. King's vintage convertible Mercedes, the kind of car no woman can resist--and with Benny's family away on vacation, the car is theirs for the taking. It's high summer and the destiny of these boys from Bakersfield lies a few hundred miles south where the sun is hot and so are the babes. Benny's and Durrel's dreams are about to come tantalizingly to life but in ways they never expected.
Director
Doug Ellin
Director
Cast
Jermaine Hopkins
Benny King
Brian Hooks
Durrel Jackson
Coolio
Coolio
Tiny Lister
Tiny
Tre Black
Dj
Claudia Kaleem
Candace Williams
Eric Fleeks
Carl N King
Alma Collins
Janet King
Jennifer Lucienne
Denise Marie
Gregg D Vance
Mikey Z
Sabrina Depina
Tanya Watkins
Lawrence Lejohn
Hamburger Joint Manager
Candice Merideth
Tasha King
Devin Deray
Durrel'S Stripper/Cheek Slapper
Glenise Brathwaite
Benny'S Stripper/Catholic Girl
Tamara Nicole Bennett
Stripper On Pole
Sean Welton
Strip Club Bouncer
Nicole Amaral
Inga
Tanya Reid
Ulga
Laura L Weber
Swedish Twin
Debora Ann
Volleyball Sign-Up Girl
Dotan Bental
Geek
Corey Ann Chang
Stacey
Domonique Garcia
Army Girl
Glori Gold
Amy
Kate Ann Haney
Fat Woman In Hamburger Jjoint
Chad Edward Mcdaniel
Volleyball Kid
Bud Montgomery
1st Cop
Paul Tranghese
2nd Cop
Scott Vener
Volleyball Dude
Anelique Perrin
Aquanetta
Tiara English
Girl On Beach
Natalie Duvernay
Girl On Beach
Crew
Greg Alexander
1st Assistant Director
Brad Arensman
Post-Production Supervisor
Darren Aronofsky
Unit Director
Paul Bacca
Sound Mixer
Christopher Bailey
Production Manager
Sean Barnes
Production Assistant
Howard Barnett
Transportation Coordinator
Jurgen Baum
Director Of Photography
Patrick Belkadi
Production Assistant
Gary E Benham
Electrician
Laura Mae Bobick
Film Loader
Darcy Bowman
Production Assistant
Dominique Bram
Key Hair/Makeup
Stacye Branche
Key Hair/Makeup
Paul Brincat
Key Grip
Beth Browarsky
Producer'S Assistant
Steven Buhai
1st Assistant Director
Kevin A Caine
Gaffer
Jadira Carmona
2nd Assistant Camera
Brett Charles
Electrician
Beth-linn Clark
Costume Supervisor
Shontai Clark
Makeup Assistant
Wendy E Clarke
Script Supervisor
Byron J Cohen
Still Photographer
Scott Conner
1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Brian Dapp
1st Assistant Camera
Shawe Darwiche-ashante
Gaffer (Additional Photography)
Dean Demas
Grip
Colleen Devine
Production Designer
James Deyarmin
Assistant Production Coordinator
Sandra Doerr
Production Assistant
Beverly Douthet
Production Assistant
Le'ce Edwards-bonilla
Art Director
Doug Ellin
Screenwriter
Javier Estrella
Boom Operator
Jeff Ferrell
1st Assistant Camera
Denise Fischer
Makeup Assistant
Michele Garbin
Makeup Assistant
Shirley Gardner
Production Coordinator
Rocky Giordani
Extras Casting
Jeremy Goldscheider
1st Assistant Director
Thianar Gomis
2nd Assistant Director
Harriet Grace Granby
Makeup Assistant
Christopher Gray
Extras Casting
Gary Greenberg
Production Counsel
Skeeter Haffner
Transportation Coordinator
Josh Hakian
Special Effects Coordinator
John Harris
Production Manager
Alphy Hoffman
Casting Consultant
V Dachin Hsu
Unit Director
V V Hsu
Line Producer
V Dachin Hsu
Line Producer
V V Hsu
Unit Director
G Barak Humphrey
Electrician
Tony Jacobs
Line Producer
Fred Johnson
Extras Casting
Jaya Knauft
Production Assistant
Baqi Kopelman
Key Grip
Mads Larsen
Production Coordinator
Brian Lataille
Steadicam Operator
Andrew Leary
2nd Assistant Director
Jim Lebovitz
Director Of Photography
Sherry Leopold
Craft Service
Michelle Leve
Grip
Andrew G Levy
Camera Intern
Stacey Lock
Assistant Production Coordinator
John A Locke
Grip
Kenji Luster
Steadicam Operator
Eric Manes
Line Producer
Julia Manzel
Makeup Assistant
Brian Marshall
Production Assistant
Laura Martinez
Script Supervisor
Gary Meals
Music Supervisor
Omar Menjivar
Boom Operator
Anita Michetti
Other
Ayal Moreno
2nd 2nd Assistant Director
Mark Morris
2nd Assistant Camera
Suzan A Muszynski
Art Director
Tom Neveril
Production Assistant
Richard Nord
Editor
Joyce North
Production Assistant
Brian E O'neal
Screenwriter
Brian O'neal
Co-Producer
Brian E O'neal
From Story
Cleveland O'neal
Producer
Cleveland O'neal
From Story
Susan Odry
Best Boy Electric
Josh Oliver
1st Assistant Director
Dave Perkal
Director Of Photography (Additional Photography)
Adam Pierce
Electrician
Boris Price
1st Assistant Camera (Additional Photography)
Beverly Jo Pryor
Key Hair/Makeup
Andre Ramirez
Production Assistant
Thomas Reavis
Best Boy Electric
Chad Rosen
1st Assistant Director
Eric S Rothchild
Still Photographer
Louis C Rubsamen
Grip
Christine Rush
Production Assistant
Clive Sacke
1st Assistant Camera
David Sammons
2nd Assistant Camera (Additional Photography)
Terri Schaetzle
Production Designer
James G Schreiber
Production Counsel
John Scivoletto
1st Assistant Camera
Tom Seymour
Grip
Jon Sheinberg
Special Thanks (92.3)
Donna Shirazi
Casting Consultant
Donna Shirazi
Associate Producer
Mahasa Shirazi
Production Accountant
Andrew Smith
Production Cpa
Paul Stewart
Music Supervisor
Tucker Stilley
Editor
Tim Stratton
Best Boy Electric
Dominique Annette Streeter
Producer'S Assistant
Alexander B Sykes
Key Grip
Ken Sylvester
Best Boy Grip
David Taylor
1st Assistant Camera
Mona Thalheimer
Costume Designer
Richard D Thompson
Production Counsel
Minerva Tristan
Assistant Craft Service
Royce Vaughn
Property Master
Doug Weinmann
Gaffer
Teresa Weissman
Script Supervisor
Alex Zordan
Production Assistant
Julie E Zvorsky
Makeup Assistant
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Digital Sound & Pictures; Fotokem Film & Video
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures; Orion Pictures
Location
Malibu, California, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Venice, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video November 12, 1996
Released in United States Summer August 2, 1996
Feature directorial debut for Doug Ellin.
Began shooting April 1995.
Completed shooting May 1995.
Released in United States Summer August 2, 1996
Released in United States on Video November 12, 1996
