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.

Plot

Marilyn (Brenda Vaccaro) is a woman unexpectedly plunged into grief when her otherwise healthy husband is killed by Anita Stern (Renée Taylor), who was talking on her cell phone while backing her car out of a driveway. Marilyn is introduced to the Boynton Beach Bereavement Club by Lois (Dyan Cannon), a talkative and flirtatious decorator who also serves as the club s unofficial social director.

Meanwhile, Harry (Joseph Bologna) tutors the newly widowed Jack (Len Cariou) in the related skills of cooking and courtship, while Jack comes to terms with secret wishes he never knew his late wife had. Harry considers himself a ladies man, but his confidence is temporarily shaken when an Internet dream date turns out to be a prostitute (Janice Hamilton). Jack eventually gives in to the interest from Sandy (Sally Kellerman), with whom he re-discovers his sexuality and capacity to love, but they have to overcome Sally s discomfort with being divorced and not widowed. Lois herself begins dating Donald (Michael Nouri), who fears his real profession as an exterminator may turn off Lois who thinks he s a real estate developer, while she fears letting him know her real age. After Marilyn faces Anita down over her loss, the other issues come to a head at the club s New Year s Eve party, modeled after the sock hops they all enjoyed in their youths.

Cast

• Joseph Bologna — Harry
• Dyan Cannon — Lois
• Len Cariou — Jack
• Sally Kellerman — Sandy
• Michael Nouri — Donald
• Renée Taylor — Anita Stern
• Brenda Vaccaro — Marilyn
• Mal Z. Lawrence — Marty

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.

Year	2005
ReleaseDate	2006-08-25
RuntimeMins	105
RuntimeStr	1h 45min
Plot	A romantic comedy about our amazing capacity to rebound and fall in love at any age.
Awards	Awards, 2 nominations
Directors	Susan Seidelman
Writers	Florence Seidelman, David Cramer, Susan Seidelman
Stars	Dyan Cannon, Joseph Bologna, Brenda Vaccaro
Produced by	Daniel Blanc,Jamin O Brien,Blair Treisman Rosenfeld,Florence Seidelman,Susan Seidelman,Deborah Shantz van Eck
Music by	Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography by	Eric Moynier
Film Editing by	Keiko Deguchi
Casting By	Kerry Barden,Suzanne Crowley,Billy Hopkins,Paul Schnee
Production Design by	Kevin Kropp
Art Direction by	Lissette Schettini
Set Decoration by	Lissette Schettini,Jay Weber
Costume Design by	Sarah Beers
Makeup Department	Malinda Ballesteros,Karina Del Bel,Linda Schonning,Linda Zibelli
Production Management	Kesshann Cortez,Jamin O Brien
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Josué D. Aguilar,Douglas Bruce,Karen Radzikowski
Art Department	Luis Aponte,Art Arnone,Orlando A. Castro,Sarah Croot,Yolan Fisher,Juliet Primo,Emilio Saez
Sound Department	Ryan Collison,Mariusz Glabinski,Marlena Grzaslewicz,Harry Higgins,Bobby Johanson,Bruce Kitzmeyer,Andy Kris,Eric M. Moorman,Jay Peck,Michael Pisano,Ira Spiegel,Jon Tendrich,Chad Birmingham
Visual Effects by	Brian Scott Benson
Camera and Electrical Department	Mike L. Germaine,Chris Hill,Jeffrey Kim,David Kimelman,Justin Marx,Ethan Rosenduft,Angela Rosik,Richard Samuels,George Schiavone,Matthew Thiemann
Casting Department	David H. Kramer,Lori Wyman
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Lynn Rossi,Sherri Weiss
Editorial Department	Sandra Nash,David Hamme,Dave Pultz
Location Management	Sacha Harris,Antonio Piedra
Music Department	Mariusz Glabinski,Lawrence Manchester,Todd Thompson,Robin Urdang
Script and Continuity Department	Carol A. Compton,Carmen Soriano
Transportation Department	Michael Cannestro
Additional Crew	Jason Carro,Jonathan David Kane,Nancy Moore,Elisa Robin Resnick,Janie Noble Simon
Genres	Comedy, Romance
Companies	NOW Productions, Snow Bird Films
Countries	USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	R
ImDbRating	6.5
ImDbRatingVotes	1080
MetacriticRating	61
Keywords	title directed by female,female director,female filmmaker,bereavement,white lie