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Frankie, who is merely using her to make Dolores jealous. Frankie tires of the games, and decides to confess his love to Dolores, who accepts and kisses him; however, when Ava intervenes and says that Frankie also told her that he loves her, Dolores breaks things off with him. Meanwhile, Sutwell's assistant Marianne also has romantic interest in the Professor, who is oblivious to her hints.
658:. "It was about young guys on a beach with their girls," Avalon says. "The next thing I knew, they cast this girl on loan from Disney called Annette Funicello. The director was Bill Asher. I had worked with Bill when he was doing a lot of specials for television. We talked about the project, and sooner or later we were on the set doing it. And it just worked."
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We all had to wear body make up because nobody had a tan. One day
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was written specifically for the film and directed by Kaylen Mandry and featured a score that picked up several cues from the songs used – a common move for most musicals, but a rarity for a B-grade studio teen film filled with pop songs – even today.
672:"We were constantly filming," says Avalon. "We were doing 28 setups a day. I would say to Bill Asher ... 'I don't think my character Frankie would say this.' And he'd say, 'What are you talking about? Just say the line. Let's have fun with it.'"
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who agreed to make the movie if it became more of a musical comedy about teenagers having a good time and not getting in trouble. Arkoff and Nicholson agreed so Asher rewrote the script with Robert Dillon. He was asked not to take credit by
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features a parody of 1960s beach movies. In the film, the fictional singing group called The Wonders star as "Cap'n Geech and The Shrimpshack Shooters." The movie within the movie is titled
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waitress at the local restaurant. Upset by his flirting, Dolores accidentally stumbles into the lap of Eric Von Zipper, the leader of the local
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audience. This film is often credited with creating the
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637:to play opposite her but he was under contract to
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1420:American International Pictures: The Golden Years
958:With this film, AIP created a new subgenre – the
1355:Flying Through Hollywood By the Seat of My Pants
1858:. Riverside, California, USA: PTB Productions.
1805:Chidester, Brian & Priore, Domenic (2008).
1546:Lertzman, Richard A; Birnes, William J (2013).
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1877:. Harcourt, Inc. pp. 270–271.
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768:Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
1459:from the original on March 6, 2016
1160:The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini,
943:from 1958 to 1971, gave this film
823:"Swingin' and Surfin'" – Dick Dale
633:Arkoff says that AIP tried to get
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820:"Secret Surfin' Spot" – Dick Dale
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561:(uncredited) as Blonde Yoga Girl
2360:Films directed by William Asher
2124:Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1554:. Skyhorse Publishing. p.
1478:Vagg, Stephen (December 2019).
1447:King, Susan (January 7, 2003).
303:American International Pictures
218:American International Pictures
1854:McParland, Stephen J. (1994).
1622:. October 9, 1963. p. 17.
1604:. January 8, 1964. p. 71.
1200:List of American films of 1963
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1598:"Top Rental Features of 1963"
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1258:"The John Ashley Filmography"
1048:Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
519:Laura Nicholson as Beach girl
510:Luree Nicholson as Beach girl
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1973:Annette Funicello – Promises
1955:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
1353:& Turbo, Richard (1992)
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1226:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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1875:The Encyclopedia of Surfing
1693:(368): 133. September 1964.
1657:. July 17, 1963. p. 6.
1649:"Film Reviews: Beach Party"
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504:Lorie Summers as Beach girl
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975:For Those Who Think Young
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549:(uncredited) as Beach Boy
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1751:I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1520:Staff (August 25, 1963)
940:Motion Picture Exhibitor
735:The Pit and the Pendulum
507:Roger Bacon as Beach boy
286:$ 2,300,000 (US/ Canada)
233:August 7, 1963
2390:Films set in California
2385:1960s teen comedy films
1527:April 30, 2016, at the
1422:, Bear Manor 2013 p 208
845:is largely a parody of
528:Donna Russell as Surfer
501:John Beach as Beach boy
446:The Ratz and The Mice:
348:Advertisement from 1963
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208:Alta Vista Productions
2148:Return to Green Acres
1987:Turner Classic Movies
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1256:Lamont, John (1990).
1009:Weekend at Party Pier
483:Pam Colbert as Surfer
468:David Landfield as Ed
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2132:Movers & Shakers
1758:. Birch Lane Press.
1747:Arkoff, Sam (1992).
1533:St. Petersburg Times
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377:as Professor Sutwell
42:Original film poster
2241:Beach Blanket Bingo
2100:Beach Blanket Bingo
1616:"Poe & Bikinis"
1484:Diabolique Magazine
1402:McGee, Mark (1996)
1086:Beach Blanket Bingo
1026:Films in the series
995:It's a Bikini World
837:Cultural references
598:who told them that
492:John Fain as Surfer
328:Southern California
2217:Muscle Beach Party
2084:Muscle Beach Party
2022:Films directed by
1943:TCM Movie Database
1755:Muscle Beach Party
1715:The New York Times
1635:The New York Times
1387:The New York Times
1338:Warshaw, pp.270-71
1329:Betrock, pp.100-05
1062:Muscle Beach Party
1046:in the mountains,
1004:That Thing You Do!
969:Ride the Wild Surf
904:The New York Times
861:Muscle Beach Party
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407:as Eric Von Zipper
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96:James H. Nicholson
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1730:Los Angeles Times
1670:Los Angeles Times
1565:978-1-62087-589-6
1499:Los Angeles Times
1453:Los Angeles Times
1369:Los Angeles Times
1351:Arkoff, Samuel Z.
1180:Back to the Beach
1168:Sergeant Deadhead
1110:Sergeant Deadhead
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1017:Annette Funicello
980:A Swingin' Summer
978:(all from 1964),
919:Los Angeles Times
866:Cafe Frankenstein
762:Sergeant Deadhead
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294:Beach Party
254:101 minutes
241: (U.S.)
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140:Jody McCrea
89:Produced by
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2355:1963 films
2349:Categories
2044:Mobs, Inc.
1206:References
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964:Surf Party
877:Box office
781:Gary Usher
757:Les Baxter
665:Production
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478:Bobby Pane
452:Bob Harvey
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283:Box office
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177:Kay Norton
100:Lou Rusoff
65:Lou Rusoff
58:Written by
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474:as Rhonda
429:Dick Dale
335:Hungarian
182:Edited by
160:Dick Dale
2327:See also
1932:AllMovie
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1463:March 3,
1457:Archived
1194:See also
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267:Language
190:Music by
108:Starring
2268:Related
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606:Casting
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411:Eva Six
313:genre.
270:English
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275:Budget
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