"Beach Party" movies were an American 1960s genre of feature films which often starred Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. They were originally intended as a low-budget imitation of Elvis Presley musicals, aimed at the teen market, but ended up taking on a life of their own. The "classic" series was produced by American International Pictures, and imitated in turn by numerous other studios. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Funicello on the Mickey Mouse Club. ... Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an actor and teen idol in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll or The King, was an American singer and actor. ... American International Pictures was formed in 1956 from American Releasing Corporation by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff, dedicated to releasing independently produced, low-budget films, primarily of interest to the teenagers of the 1950s. ...

Many of the movies were made at Paradise Cove in Malibu, California. Ironically, to meet the release schedule, most of the movies had to be filmed during the winter months—when hardly anyone wanted to run around a beach in a swimsuit, or go in the water. Malibu is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

The storylines typically revolved around boyfriend and girlfriend Frankie and Annette trying to make one another jealous with newcomers, as they and their friends had adventures (on and off the beach), with someone breaking into song every few minutes. The main cast usually had running roles (though their character names sometimes changed from picture to picture), and the standard "villains" of the story were biker Eric Von Zipper (played by comic actor Harvey Lembeck as a parody of Marlon Brando in The Wild One) and his inept gang the "Rat Pack", or "Rats & Mice" (who included Alberta Nelson, of "The Andy Griffith Show"). Late nebbishy Jewish sidekick and comedic actor who began acting in 1951 and ended his career in 1982, a few years before he died. ... Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Marlon Brando, Jr. ... What are you rebelling against? What have you got? The Wild One (1953) was the very first outlaw biker film, also made memorable by the youthful Marlon Brando playing gang leader Johnny Stabler. ... Griffith as Andy Taylor and Howard as Opie Knotts as Barney Fife and Griffith as Andy Taylor The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. ...

Another feature to the series was its unending series of cameo appearances by longtime actors (Vincent Price, Elsa Lanchester, Boris Karloff, Dorothy Lamour, and Peter Lorre in his last film appearance), plus musical guest-stars like Stevie Wonder, Donna Loren, The Kingsmen, and surf-n-car groups like The Pyramids, The Hondells, and Dick Dale and his Del-Tones. Original songs performed by the cast were largely written by Gary Usher and Roger Christian, or by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner. 2002 Lincoln cent, Obverse, proof with cameo Cameo is a method of carving; or an item of jewelry made in this manner. ... Vincent Price on Broadway as Mr. ... Elsa Lanchester (October 28, 1902-December 26, 1986), was a British-born American character actress, perhaps best-known as the long-suffering wife of Charles Laughton. ... Boris Karloff Boris Karloff (November 23, 1887 - February 2, 1969), born William Henry Pratt, was a famous actor in horror films. ... Dorothy Lamour (December 10, 1914 - September 22, 1996) was a motion picture actress, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, died in Hollywood, California. ... Peter Lorre, 1946, by Yousuf Karsh Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was an actor especially known for playing roles with sinister overtones in Hollywood crime films and mysteries. ... Stevie Wonder is a legend in rock and pop music history. ... The Kingsmen were a rock band from Milwaukie, Oregon who rose suddenly to fame with their recording of Richard Berrys Louie Louie. ... The pyramids of Egypt, some of which are among the largest man-made constructions ever conceived [1], constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilisation. ... The Hondells, product of producer Gary Usher, formed in 1964. ... Dick Dale (born Richard Monsour on May 4, 1937) was a pioneer of surf rock and one of the most influential guitarists of the early 1960s. ...

Toni Basil served as choreographer for many of the movies' dance sequences (also appearing onscreen), and several future or up-and-coming stars (Teri Garr, Don Rickles, Bobbi Shaw, Dan Haggerty, Meredith MacRae, and members of the Beach Boys) appeared in supporting roles, or as extras. Silent-movie star Buster Keaton had featured roles in several of the movies. Don Weis and William Asher directed most of the series, with Asher's then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery also making a cameo or two. Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta on September 22, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a musician, video artist and choreographer. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... Teri Garr (born December 11, 1944 in Lakewood, Ohio) is a United States actor. ... Don Rickles (born May 8, 1926) is an American comedian and actor. ... Dan Haggerty was the burly, bearded star of TVs Grizzly Adams. He was born in Hollywood, growing up amidst the Southern California bodybuilding lifestyle. ... Meredith MacRae (born May 30, 1944 in Houston, Texas, died July 14, 2000) was an American actress. ... The Beach Boys 1976 album 15 big ones The Beach Boys are a pop music group formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961, whose popularity has lasted into the twenty-first century. ... Joseph Frank Keaton VI (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966), always known as Buster Keaton, was a popular and influential American silent-film comic actor and filmmaker. ... William Asher (born 8 August 1921) is an American producer, director and writer. ... Montgomery as Samantha and Dick Sargent as Darrin in Bewitched Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery (April 15, 1933 – May 18, 1995) was an American movie and television actress. ...

The final entry in the original series was Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, released in 1966. By this time, Funicello and Avalon had tired of their roles, and the leads were played by Tommy Kirk and Deborah Walley, with an almost all-new supporting cast (including singer Nancy Sinatra). This time the "formula" didn't work, the movie bombed, and the series was retired by AIP. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-B̩del Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Tommy Kirk (born December 10, 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former American child actor, and later a businessman and adult actor. ... Deborah Walley (August 12, 1943 РMay 10, 2001) was an American actress Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, at fourteen she was playing summer-stock theatre. ... Nancy Sinatra as shown on the cover of the soundtrack to Movin with Nancy Nancy Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. ...

Avalon and Funicello starred in Back to the Beach in 1987, playing off their original roles and subsequent careers. The movie became a hit, and there was talk of making a sequel, but with the beginning of Funicello's trouble with multiple sclerosis, this never came to be. Back to the Beach is a film that starred Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The 1996 movie That Thing You Do! touches briefly on the "Beach Party" phenomenon, with the Wonders making an appearance in a fictional beach-party movie. A 2001 episode of "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" also paid homage to the series, with Avalon appearing as himself. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... That Thing You Do! is the name of a 1996 film, written and directed by Tom Hanks. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The cast of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; from left, Caroline Rhea (Aunt Hilda), Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina), and Beth Broderick (Aunt Zelda), and Salem the cat. ...

Titles in the series were:

• Beach Party (1963) (also starring Bob Cummings, Dorothy Malone and Morey Amsterdam)
• Muscle Beach Party (1964) (with Peter Lupus, Luciana Paluzzi and Buddy Hackett)
• Bikini Beach (1964) (with Keenan Wynn and Martha Hyer)
• Pajama Party (1964) (with Jesse White and Ben Lessy)
• Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) (with Paul Lynde, Linda Evans, Marta Kristen and Timothy Carey)
• Ski Party (1965) (with Dwayne Hickman, Yvonne Craig, Lesley Gore and James Brown)
• How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) (with Mickey Rooney, Beverly Adams, Len Lesser, Irene Tsu and Brian Donlevy)
• Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) (with Basil Rathbone, Benny Rubin and Francis X. Bushman)

Regular cast members included John Ashley, Luree Holmes, Jody McCrea, Salli Sachse, Michael Nader, Candy Johnson, Johnny Fain, Valora Noland, Andy Romano, Susan Hart, Jerry Brutsche and Linda Rogers. The Bob Cummings Show was an American television sitcom which was produced from 1955 to 1959. ... Dorothy Malone (born January 30, 1925) is an American actress. ... Morey Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 - October 28, 1996) was a veteran television actor and comedian, renowned for his large, ready supply of jokes. ... Buddy Hackett (August 31, 1924 - June 30, 2003), born Leonard Hacker, was an American comedian and actor. ... Television quiz show featuring a bikini-clad female in a studio beach. ... Keenan Wynn, (27 July 1916 – 14 October 1986), an American character actor and member of a well-known show-business family. ... Martha Hyer (born August 10, 1924, Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actress. ... A sleepover (also called a slumber party) is a type of party which a guest or guests are invited to anothers house to stay overnight. ... Jesse White (born June 23, 1934) is a Democratic American politician. ... Paul Lynde Paul Edward Lynde (June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) was an American comedian and actor. ... Linda Evans Linda Evans (born November 18, 1942) is an American television actress. ... Marta Kristen (born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen, on February 26, 1945, in Norway) is an actress best known for her role as the character Judy Robinson in the televison series Lost in Space, as well as the subsequent motion picture of the same title and the TV movie Lost in Space... Dwayne Hickman (born May 18, 1934) is an American actor and television executive. ... Yvonne Craig, early 60s. ... Lesley Gore, French EP Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 in New York City) is an American singer and songwriter, one of the best known performers of the girl group era. ... James Brown is the name of several notable people: James Brown, soul and funk singer and bandleader, born 1933 James Brown, American TV personality, born 1955 James Brown, U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1766-1835) James Brown, British music journalist and magazine editor Jim Brown, né James Nathaniel Brown, American... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Joseph Yule, Jr. ... Beverly Adams (b. ... Donlevy (right) with costar Ella Raines in Impact (1950) Brian Donlevy (born Waldo Bruce Donlevy on February 9, 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; died April 6, 1972 in Woodland Hills, California, USA) was an American actor, known for many film roles from the 1930s through to the 1960s. ... Basil Rathbone (June 13, 1892 – July 21, 1967) was an English actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and swashbuckler film villain roles. ... Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was the first major male movie star, first starting in 1911 in the silent film His Friends Wife. ... Categories: Stub | 1945 births | Soap opera actors ... Linda Rogers (born 1944) is a Canadian poet and childrens writer. ...