NYT Connections Purple Group Hint

The purple group is the hardest one, so don’t kick yourself if this visual hint does not immediately take you to the promised land.
Here’s your verbal clue: There’s a movie, two bands, and depending on your tastes, either a book series or a legendary wrestling tag team in here.
Crying uncle? Today was one of those odd days that we actually got the purple group first. All that pop culture knowledge finally came in handy…
Today’s purple group answer is ___ Boys and its words are BAD, BEACH, HARDY, and PET SHOP
That wraps up your weekend of Connections hints—we’ll see you next Saturday!