Shag (film)

Shag
Theatrical release poster
Directed byZelda Barron
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Lanier Laney
  • Terry Sweeney
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter MacDonald
Edited byLaurence Méry-Clark
Production
company
Palace Pictures
Distributed by
Release dates
  • August 12, 1988 (1988-08-12) (United Kingdom)
  • July 21, 1989 (1989-07-21) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$6.9 million

Shag (also known as Shag: The Movie) is a 1988 teen romantic comedy film directed by Zelda Barron and starring Phoebe Cates, Scott Coffey, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, Page Hannah, Robert Rusler, and Tyrone Power Jr. The film features Carolina shag dancing and was produced in cooperation with the South Carolina Film Commission. The soundtrack album was on Sire/Warner Bros. Records.

An international co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom, the film was released in the UK on August 12, 1988, by Palace Pictures and in the US on July 21, 1989, by Hemdale Film Corporation.