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The 7 Original Beach Party Films (& the 1987 satirical follow up) with Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello. Frankie & Annette co-star together in 5 of the films, Frankie stars in 2 of the films with Annette appearing in only a cameo, and Annette stars in 1 of the films with Frankie appearing in only a few scenes.
The beach party film is an American film genre of feature films which were produced and released between 1963 and 1968, created by American International Pictures (AIP), beginning with their surprise hit, Beach Party, in July 1963. With this film, AIP is credited with creating the genre.
Beach Party is a 1963 American film and the first of seven beach party films from American International Pictures (AIP) aimed at a teen audience. This film is often credited with creating the beach party film genre.
Beach Party. August 7, 1963. Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and Dee Dee don't have much sex but they sing, battle the motorcycle rats and mice led by Eric Von Zipper and dance to Dick Dale and the Del Tones. Muscle Beach Party.
- BEACH PARTY (1963) In 1963, Beach Party, the first official "beach party" movie, was released and became a box-office smash. It starred the most popular beach party couple: Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.
- MUSCLE BEACH PARTY (1964) Beach Party was followed quickly by three more beach party films in 1964: Muscle Beach Party, Pajama Party. The first two were pretty much just more formula films starring Frankie and Annette.
- BIKINI BEACH (1964) The third movie, Bikini Beach, has a slight (very uneasy) twist: Frankie plays dual roles, that of "Frankie" and also a bizarre "rock star" known as "The Potato Bug."
- PAJAMA PARTY (1964) The third beach party movie of 1964, Pajama Party, is notable mainly because former Disney actor Tommy Kirk took over the "Frankie" role as Annette's boyfriend.
May 23, 2023 · Swapping the beaches of California for the beaches of Hawaii's Oahu Island, Ride the Wild Surf follows surfers Jody (Fabian), Steamer (Tab Hunter), and Chase (Peter Brown) who come to the island...
American International Pictures' Beach Party (1963) initiated one of the shortest film series on record - seven movies in just over two years - but these films mirrored a specific "fad" in American pop culture in a surprisingly freewheeling and self-reflexive manner.
