Private Resort
About the Film
Two fun-loving young friends, Jack and Ben, check into a glitzy Miami beach resort for a weekend on the hunt for sun, girls and mischief. Their carefree plans quickly go sideways when they cross paths with the Maestro, a smooth con man and jewel thief scheming to steal a wealthy guest’s diamond necklace.
What follows is a fast, farcical chase through the hotel — full of mistaken identities, narrow escapes, angry husbands and slamming doors — as the boys blunder in and out of the heist while still trying to chat up every woman in sight. A breezy 1980s teen sex comedy, it’s most notable today as an early showcase for a very young Johnny Depp.
Plot synopsis by johnny-depp.org.
Johnny Depp
One of Johnny Depp’s earliest film roles, made when he was barely into his twenties, casts him as Jack Marshall — the more mischievous half of the film’s girl-chasing duo. It’s light, broad comedy a world away from the character work he’d become known for, but it captures the boyish, easy charm that first got him noticed on screen.
Cast & Crew
Cast
Jack MarshallJohnny Depp
BenRob Morrow
PattiEmily Longstreth
The MaestroHector Elizondo
Amanda RawlingsDody Goodman
DanaKaryn O’Bryan
Crew
DirectorGeorge Bowers
ScreenplayGordon Mitchell, Ken Segall & Alan Wenkus
MusicMichael Convertino
CinematographyAdam Greenberg
ProducersDon Enright, R. Ben Efraim
StudioTriStar Pictures
Filming Locations
- Miami and Boca Raton, Florida
- The Boca Raton Resort & Club, Florida
- Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, Florida
More about this film
Trivia
- It is one of Johnny Depp’s earliest screen roles, made the same year he began his rise to fame.
- The film was the feature directorial debut of editor-turned-director George Bowers.
- It was part of producer R. Ben Efraim’s loose “Private” series of 1980s teen comedies.
- Depp’s co-lead Rob Morrow would later find fame on TV’s Northern Exposure.
