Boynton Beach Club

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Boynton Beach Club
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Directed by Susan Seidelman
Written bySusan Seidelman
Shelly Gitlow
Produced by Florence Seidelman
Susan Seidelman
Starring Brenda Vaccaro
Dyan Cannon
Joseph Bologna
Michael Nouri
Sally Kellerman
Len Cariou
Renée Taylor
CinematographyEric Moynier
Edited byKeiko Deguchi
Music by Marcelo Zarvos
Distributed by Roadside Attractions
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release dates
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Boynton Beach Club is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Susan Seidelman, produced by her and her mother Florence. Based on experiences of Florence and her widowed friend David Cramer at an adult enclave in Boynton Beach (a city in Palm Beach County, Florida), the film was scripted by Susan Seidelman and Coral Gables, Florida writer Shelly Gitlow.

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Plot

Several stories of older people in a bereavement group finding new love. Some are funny and some are poignant.

Cast

Release

Shot in 2005, Boynton Beach Club premiered in the Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, New York. It was then released to theaters in South Florida on March 17, 2006 and wider on August 4, playing in six states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Missouri, Arizona and California.

The film's working title was The Boynton Beach Bereavement Club.

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