Comedy Cult Classic

Military school dropouts take on a struggling hotel with risqué schemes and wild antics.

SCREWBALL HOTEL

Please do not disturb the guests... They already are!

1988 · 1h 41m · R · Comedy · IMDB TMDB

Three boys drop out of military school. They get jobs working at a hotel, but it's about to go under. They decide to help the owner raise enough money to stay in business. They prove that sex sells by holding "Miss Purity Pageant" starring some of the females staying at the hotel.

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What is Screwball Hotel about?

Screwball Hotel is a 1988 UK/US comedy film directed by Rafal Zielinski about three military school dropouts who try to save a failing hotel by organizing a provocative beauty pageant.

Programmer's Pick

If you like your comedies with a heavy dose of 1980s mischief and barely-contained chaos, Screwball Hotel checks in with exactly that. Between oil wrestling, a makeshift beauty pageant, and a hotel full of wild guests, subtlety is not on the guest list.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

In Screwball Hotel, three young men, fresh from dropping out of military school, stumble into jobs at a struggling hotel on the brink of closure. Faced with the challenge of saving their new workplace, the trio brainstorm unconventional ways to raise quick cash. Their answer: stage the 'Miss Purity Pageant,' a cheeky contest featuring some of the hotel's female guests. The film sets itself up as a raucous, sex-fueled comedy rooted in 1980s irreverence, with bawdy humor, risqué situations, and a cast of eccentric characters. Fans of the era’s sex comedies will find familiar territory: pranks, seduction, and plenty of adolescent scheming—all under the Florida sun.

Details & Specs

Director: Rafal Zielinski
Writers: Charlie Wiener, B.K. Roderick, Nick Holeris, Phil Kueber
Release: 1988
Runtime: 1h 41m
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: Czech, English
Genres: Comedy
Also Known As: Tarados no Hotel da Barafunda, Theotrello xenodoheio, Lío en el Gran Hotel, El hotel de los rompecocos, Los Rompecocos 3: Lío en el Gran Hotel

Why This Matters

As the second sequel to Screwballs, this film continues the bawdy comedy franchise, showcasing the enduring appeal of raunchy teen humor in late 1980s American and British cinema.

— SassyFlix Curator

Cast & Crew

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Director: Rafal Zielinski Writers: Charlie Wiener +3 more

Michael Bendetti Mike AZ Andrew Zeller Herbie JG Jeff Greenman Norman

Corinne Wahl Cherry Amour CB Charles Ballinger Mr. Stoner IL Ishah Laurah Wright Miss Walsh LD Lori Deann Pallett Candy

Theresa Bell Mrs. Perkins JD Jack Dillard Mr. Spaulding TB Tina Bayne Mrs. Abercombie

Kelly Monteith Mr. Ebell RN Richard Norris Sam Morgan PB Peter Bellnier Mr. Ferguson VI Violet I. Turo Sweet Old Lady TS Tom Sobeck Mafia Man No. 1 GC Greg Cory Mafia Man No. 2 JC Johnny Cole Commanding Officer RH Robert Howayeck Arab PK Phil King Bill Collector

Gianna Amore Mary Beth LL Laura Lewis Tammy RS Renee Shugart Blue Bell AB Andi Bruce Bobbi Jo

Patricia Hamilton Chastity DT Dianne Turgeon Elaine JL Jack Lam Juan PP Phil Prince Mysterious Man KB Katarina Bailot Lisa Morgan PT Patrick Thomas Preppie VM Victor McKinney Pianist AB Allison Bibicoff Restaurant Patron BL Barbara Lipnick Nun LB Lisa Bradford-Aiton Punk Singer LS Leslie Smith Dancer No. 1 GM Gabriella Malonee Dancer No. 2 TL Traci London Dancer No. 3 DJ Dennis James-Morgan Chef Rene LP Lisa Penny Pageant Girl MH Monica Hemness Pageant Girl DR Diana Rossi Pageant Girl SR Shawn Rochelle Pageant Girl AS Adriana Smith Pageant Girl PJ Pamela Jackson Pageant Girl SB Sherry Blake Pageant Girl GR Gail Ray Pageant Girl LS Laurie Scott Pageant Girl ET Elizabeth Toomey Pageant Girl RP Rhonda Pursley Pageant Girl NC Nanette Callahan Pageant Girl

Leigh Anderson Pageant Girl LH Laurie Hanna Pageant Girl

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