The Best Beach Scenes in Pop Culture History
The Best Beach Scenes in Pop Culture History
It’s summertime, so that means getting some beach days in. “Entertainment Weekly” put together a list of the best beach scenes in movies and TV.
Here are 10:
1. “From Here to Eternity” (1953): Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr’s adulterous makeout session on the beach as the waves crash around them.
2. “Barbie” (2023): There are multiple beach scenes, like Ryan Gosling’s Ken challenging Simu Liu’s Ken to a “beach off”, and Venice Beach in the “real” world.
3. “Baywatch” (1989 to 2001): For starters, it’s literally a whole SERIES filled with beach scenes.
4. “Top Gun” (1986): You know this list had to include the sweaty volleyball match between Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer.
5. “Casino Royale” (2006): Daniel Craig’s 007 walks out of the water in nothing but blue swim trunks.
6. “Die Another Day” (2002): Bond girl Halle Berry makes her entrance on the beach in an orange bikini.
7. “Saving Private Ryan” (1998): When Tom Hanks and his soldiers storm Omaha Beach during World War 2.
8. “The Karate Kid” (1984): Ralph Macchio’s training sequence, including the crane technique.
9. “Hollywood (Part 3)” on “Happy Days” (1977): When Fonzie goes waterskiing and jumps over a shark . . . leather jacket and all.
10. “Beach Games” on “The Office” (2007): Michael Scott takes the team to a LAKE to compete in “beach games”.
