There are arguably two surf movie genres. The first type would be the sporting documentary pioneered by Bud Browne (i.e. "Hawaiian Holiday") in the 1940s and early 1950s, later popularized by Bruce Brown (i.e. "Endless Summer") in the late 1950s and early 1960s, then later perfected by Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman (i.e. "Five Summer Stories") in the 1970s and beyond. Beach Party movies were an American 1960s genre of feature films which often starred Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. ... Bud Barracuda Browne, born July 12, 1912 is an early pioneer surf filmmaker. ... Bruce Brown (born December 1, 1937) is the father of filmmaker Dana Brown and is an early pioneer of surf films. ... The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential films of the surf movie genre, creating and defining an entire category of cinema which has endured and evolved for the past 40 years since its release in 1966. ...

The second type would be the campy entertainment feature, also termed "beach party films" or "surfploitation flicks" by true surfers, having little to do with the authentic sport and culture of surfing and representing movies that attempted to cash in on the growing popularity of surfing among youth in the early 1960s.

Beach Party (1963) was the first of the Beach Party films, aimed at a teen audience. It was directed by William Asher and written by Lou Rusoff. The main actors included Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. Template:C20YearInnTopic 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Beach Party movies were an American 1960s genre of feature films which often starred Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. ... Teenage Fun, 1948 Adolescence is the period of psychological and social transition between childhood and adulthood (gender-specific manhood, or womanhood). ... William Asher (born 8 August 1921) is an American producer, director and writer. ... Cummings (left) with Grace Kelly and Ray Milland in Dial M for Murder (1954) Robert Cummings (June 10, 1908 – December 2, 1990), also known as Bob Cummings, was an American motion picture and television actor. ... Promotional photo for Malone Dorothy Malone (born January 30, 1925) is an American actress. ... Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an Italian-American actor and teen idol in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... Funicello on the Mickey Mouse Club. ...

Summary

The plot included an anthropologist, Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell (Robert Cummings) who was studying the wild dating habits of teenagers that hang out at the beach, and decides to court a young girl (Annette Funicello) so he can study the behaviour of her jealous boyfriend. See Anthropology. ... Cummings (left) with Grace Kelly and Ray Milland in Dial M for Murder (1954) Robert Cummings (June 10, 1908 – December 2, 1990), also known as Bob Cummings, was an American motion picture and television actor. ... Funicello on the Mickey Mouse Club. ...

Cast

• Robert Cummings .... Prof. Robert 'Bob' Orwell Sutwell (as Bob Cummings)
• Dorothy Malone .... Marianne
• Frankie Avalon .... Frankie
• Annette Funicello .... Dolores/DeeDee
• Morey Amsterdam .... Cappy
• Harvey Lembeck .... Eric Von Zipper
• Eva Six .... Ava
• John Ashley .... Ken
• Jody McCrea .... Deadhead
• Dick Dale .... Himself (as Dick Dale and The Del Tones)
• Andy Romano .... J.D. (Rat Pack member)
• Jerry Brutsche .... Rat Pack member
• Bob Harvey .... Rat Pack member
• John Macchia .... Rat Pack member
• Alberta Nelson .... Rat Pack member
• Linda Rogers .... Rat Pack member
• David Landfield .... Ed
• Bob Payne .... Tom (as Bobby Payne)
• Pam Colbert .... Surfer
• Delores Wells .... Sue
• Johnny Fain .... Surfer (as John Fain)
• Valora Noland .... Rhonda
• Meredith MacRae .... Beach girl
• John Beach .... Beach boy
• Lorrie Summers (as Lorie Summers)
• Roger Bacon .... Tour guide
• Luree Holmes (as Luree Nicholson)
• Michael Nader .... Beach boy (as Mike Nader)
• Laura Nicholson .... Beach girl
• Mickey Dora .... Beach boy
• Donna Russell .... Surfer
• Ed Garner .... Surfer (as Eddie Garner)
• Candy Johnson .... Perpetual motion dancer
• Vincent Price .... Big Daddy

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Crew

Directed by William Asher William Asher (born 8 August 1921) is an American producer, director and writer. ...

Writing credits Lou Rusoff

Produced by

Samuel Z. Arkoff .... executive producer Samuel Zachary Arkoff (June 12, 1918–September 16, 2001) was an American producer of B-movies. ...

Robert Dillon .... associate producer

James H. Nicholson .... producer

Lou Rusoff .... producer

Original Music by Les Baxter Les Baxter (March 14, 1922 - January 15, 1996) studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory before moving to Los Angeles for further studies at Pepperdine College. ...

Trivia

Beach Party was intended as a low-budget parody of Elvis Presley's musical movies, but soon spawned into something more, making significantly more money than the studio expected. Six more films in the "Beach Party film" series were produced over the next few years. In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll was an American singer, music producer and actor, a giant in the modern entertainment industry. ... Beach Party movies were an American 1960s genre of feature films which often starred Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. ...

The film introduced a running gag throughout most of the rest of the series, when Eric Von Zipper (Harvey Lembeck) learns a special nerve touch to the head that puts a person into a frozen trance that he calls 'giving someone the finger'. Unfortunatelly for Von Zipper, the only person he seems to be able to give the finger is himself. The gag isn't used in Muscle Beach Party because Von Zipper and his gang do not appear in the film. Late nebbishy Jewish sidekick and comedic actor who began acting in 1951 and ended his career in 1982, a few years before he died. ... Muscle Beach Party is the second of the Beach Party films. It was made in 1964 by American International Pictures and was directed by William Asher. ...

AIP didn't feel that Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello had enough "star power" to get top billing for a motion picture, so they gave Robert Cummings and Dorothy Malone top billing. By the next film, Muscle Beach Party, however, Frankie and Annette were the top billed stars. Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an Italian-American actor and teen idol in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... Funicello on the Mickey Mouse Club. ... Cummings (left) with Grace Kelly and Ray Milland in Dial M for Murder (1954) Robert Cummings (June 10, 1908 – December 2, 1990), also known as Bob Cummings, was an American motion picture and television actor. ... Promotional photo for Malone Dorothy Malone (born January 30, 1925) is an American actress. ... Muscle Beach Party is the second of the Beach Party films. It was made in 1964 by American International Pictures and was directed by William Asher. ...

Annette Funicello was still under contract to the Walt Disney Company in 1963 and Disney's lawyers threatened to sue AIP if their now voluptuous star appeared in Beach Party in a bikini. AIP capitulated — an unimaginable act for the company prior to this, before the stakes were raised. Annette would not only not wear a bikini in the film, she would spend a surprising ammount of her screen time repressing the sexuality of the other kids, an odd angle indeed for the once exuberantly permissive and exploitative AIP. Funicello on the Mickey Mouse Club. ... Alternate meanings: Disney (disambiguation) The Walt Disney Company (also known as Disney Enterprises, Inc. ... See Afghan Islamic Press for the Pakistan based news agency. ...

It was deemed "Sleeper of the year" by the Motion Picture Exhibitor magazine.

External links

• Beach Party at The Internet Movie Database
• Alberta Nelson as Flora Malherbe
• Alberta Nelson Forum