Midwest nobodies crash Malibu's cocaine-fueled soap opera and it's gloriously unhinged.
A young couple from Milwaukee moves into the fabled, high-society Malibu beach community and becomes involved with the lives of the various people living in the community.
Acting
Kim Novak serving ice queen realness at 50.
Production
Three hours of beachfront property pornography.
Costume
Shoulder pads, perms, and cocaine chic.
Director
E.W. Swackhamer
William Atherton
Stan Harvey
Susan Dey
Linda Harvey
Kim Novak
Billie Farnsworth
Valerie Perrine
Dee Staufer
James Coburn
Tom Wharton
Chad Everett
Art Bonnell
George Hamilton
Jay Pomerantz
Steve Forrest
Rich Bradley
Jenilee Harrison
Cindy
Ann Jillian
Gail Hessian
Richard Mulligan
Charlie Wigham
Anthony Newley
Wilson Mahoney
Eva Marie Saint
Mary Wharton
Bridget Hanley
Laura Bonnell
Troy Donahue
Clint Redman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Kim Novak's first major TV role after a 20-year film career—she reportedly took it for the Malibu location shoots.
Malibu arrived at peak 80s miniseries mania, when networks would burn three hours on any Judith Krantz adaptation with a beach.
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