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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.
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.
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.
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- Bikini Beach (1964) The third installment of the popular American International Pictures produced series sees high schoolers out of school for the summer and ready to hit the beach.
- Wild on the Beach (1965) After her uncle passes away, college student Lee Sullivan (Sherry Jackson) inherits a beach house from him that she decides she wants to use as a boarding house for girls to alleviate the student housing shortage and finance her education.
- The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) Technically the seventh installment of the Beach Party movie series as it has some appearances by some characters in the previous films, The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini includes the same random singing and ridiculous plot lines as other beach-themed films of the time.
- The Girls on the Beach (1965) In this beach comedy, the girls of Alpha Beta need to earn $10,000 in two weeks to save their sorority house. They come up with a variety of ways to make money, including a beauty content, a baking contest, and a newspaper puzzle.
Oct 16, 2011 · 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...
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.
