ical ▁Company ▁br ands <0x0A> </s> ▁Sh ag ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Sh ag : ▁The ▁Movie ) ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁American ▁comedy ▁film ▁st arring ▁Br idget ▁F onda , ▁Pho eb e ▁C ates , ▁An nab eth ▁G ish , ▁Page ▁Hann ah , ▁Jeff ▁Y ag her ▁and ▁Scott ▁C off ey . ▁Direct ed ▁by ▁Zel da ▁Bar ron , ▁the ▁film ▁features ▁Carolina ▁sh ag ▁dan cing ▁and ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Film ▁Commission . ▁The ▁sound track ▁album ▁was ▁on ▁S ire / W ar ner ▁B ros . ▁Records . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁a ▁light heart ed ▁story ▁of ▁four ▁te en age ▁girl fri ends ▁of ▁various ▁temper aments ▁who ▁escape ▁from ▁their ▁parents ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁for ▁an ▁advent ure ▁in ▁My rt le ▁Beach , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁where ▁the ▁big ▁spring ▁festival ▁promises ▁a ▁dance ▁contest , ▁be er ▁bl asts , ▁and ▁lots ▁of ▁c ute ▁boys . ▁ ▁Car son ▁Mc B ride ▁( P ho eb e ▁C ates ) ▁is ▁engaged ▁to ▁a ▁to b acco ▁executive ' s ▁son ▁who ▁is ▁rich ▁but ▁square ; ▁Mel ain a ▁Bull er ▁( B rid get ▁F onda ) ▁is ▁a ▁pre acher ' s ▁daughter , ▁but ▁rather ▁prom is cu ous ▁and ▁fan cies ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁Hollywood ▁sex pot ; ▁the ▁bes pect ac led ▁Lu anne