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Beach Party Overview:

Beach Party (1963) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by William Asher and produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson, Lou Rusoff and Robert Dillon.

Beach Party BlogHub Articles:

Classic Movie Beginner’s Guide: Beach Party Movies

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 27, 2020 From 4 Star Films

In our ongoing series, we’ve turned our focus to a specific person or genre we want to try and shine a light on. Today our topic is summer-themed. While it’s not exactly a venerated subgenre, the beach party movies are enjoyable nonetheless for evoking the surf craze and the teen beach c... Read full article

Musical Monday: Beach Party (1963)

on Aug 24, 2015 From Comet Over Hollywood

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Beach Party” (1964)... Read full article

Beach Party Blogathon: The Beach Girls and the Monster (1965)

By KC on Jun 12, 2015 From Classic Movies

Take a beach party movie a la Frankie and Annette, mix it with the creature from the Black Lagoon, and shake it till it loses most of its brain cells and that's The Beach Girls and the Monster (1965). Far from his heyday playing hunky leading man to Dorothy Lamour and Maria Montez, John Hall direct... Read full article

The Beach Party Blogathon: Stromboli

By The Wonderful World of Cinema on Jun 12, 2015 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

It’s June, it’s almost summer. It’s time to swim, go at the beach, drink lemonade, but also, for us, bloggers, it’s time for the Beach Party Blogathon. This wonderful event is hosted by Speakeasy and Silver Screenings. For the occasion, I’ve decided to explore Roberto R... Read full article

The Beach Party Series Comes to a Sad End with "The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini"

By Rick29 on Jun 10, 2015 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

This was not the film's original title. As visitors to this blog know, we are Beach Party proponents, Annette admirers, and Frankie aficionados. Yes, we like our BP movies, but what is one to make of the last--and least--entry in American International's seven-film series? Frankie and Annette are n... Read full article

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Beach Party Quotes:

[at the arrival of Eric Von Zipper and his Rat Pack]
Cappy: Just what we need, the black plague!
Prof. Robert O. Sutwell: [helping DeeDee out of the plane] Will I see you tomorrow?
Dolores: Only if they allow me visitors.
Cappy: [about Frankie] Boy, that kid's really got a chip on his shoulder. I think it's his head.
Prof. Robert O. Sutwell: [flying DeeDee in his plane] Dolores, this is a great little plane, it will do anything.
Dolores: Will it land?
Cappy: Can I ask you something, Professor? Are you studying these kids sex lives, or you getting involved in it?
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Beach Party Facts
Professor Sutwell gives his first names as Robert Orville - the same as Bob Cummings's own adopted names.
Was intended as a low-budget imitation of Elvis Presley's musical movies, with added teen appeal, but the series took on a life of its own.
Average Shot Length = ~7.1 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~6.4 seconds.
Although "old fogey" Professor Sutwell knew nothing about beach life, actor Robert Cummings was a competent surfer himself, as documented in personal home movies shot in Hawaii by Hollywood's television host and author Ken Murray.
Shameless self-promotion.. at one point Dorothy Malone says toRobert Cummings, "I hope you keep the picture rights, sell it to American International and make a fortune!" referring to the very studio that made "Beach Party".
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