The most bizarre part of this is that the original novels that this film is based on were written by a guy who read his underage daughter's diary about her adventures and romances with surfer culture and decided, "This will make a great story!"
Can you imagine, as an underage teenage girl, having your father turn your diary turned into a series of novels filled with sexual and romantic exploits, then made into several films and a TV show? I think I'd be too embarrassed to ever show my face in public again.