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Beach Party movies were an American 1960s genre of feature films which often starred Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American Singer and Actress. Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone September 18 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Actor They were originally intended as a low-budget imitation of both the Elvis Presley musical and the Doris Day sex comedy, aimed at the teen market, but they ended up taking on a life of their own. Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as The "classic" series was produced by American International Pictures, and imitated in turn by numerous other studios. American International Pictures was a Film production company formed in April 1956 from American Releasing

Annette Funicello was still under contract to Walt Disney in 1963 and Disney's lawyers threatened to sue AIP if their now voluptuous star appeared in Beach Party, or any of the other films, in a bikini. Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American Singer and Actress. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter A bikini or two-piece is a type of women's Swimsuit, characterized by two separate parts &mdash one covering the Breasts (optionally in the case of AIP capitulated — an unimaginable act for the company prior to this, before the stakes were raised. American International Pictures was a Film production company formed in April 1956 from American Releasing Annette would not only not wear a bikini in the films, she would spend a surprising amount of her screen time repressing the sexuality of the other kids, especially in the first two pictures. It an odd angle indeed for the normally permissive and exploitative AIP. American International Pictures was a Film production company formed in April 1956 from American Releasing

Few if any of the principal actors were actually teenagers. Frankie Avalon was in his mid-twenties, married and had children when he made Beach Blanket Bingo. Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone September 18 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Actor Beach Blanket Bingo is an American International Pictures Beach Party film, released in 1965 and was directed by William Asher.

Many of the movies were made at Paradise Cove in Malibu, California. Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. 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.

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Storylines

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 with the exception of Muscle Beach Party, the villains of the story were usually 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" (which included Alberta Nelson, of The Andy Griffith Show). Muscle Beach Party is the second of the ' Beach Party films. It was made in 1964 by American International Pictures and was directed by Harvey Lembeck ( April 15, 1923 - January 5, 1982) was an American comedic actor best remembered for his role as Cpl Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century The Wild One is a 1953 Outlaw biker film directed by László Benedek. Alberta Nelson ( August 14, 1937 - April 29, 2006) was an American Television Actress. The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised by CBS between October 3 1960 and April 1

Cameo actors

Another feature to the series was its unending series of cameo appearances by longtime actors (such as Buster Keaton, 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 The Pyramids, The Hondells, and Dick Dale and The Del-Tones. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (born October 28, 1902 - December 26, 1986) was an Oscar -nominated English character Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s Dorothy Lamour ( December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American motion picture actress. Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an The Kingsmen were a 1960s Garage rock / Frat rock band from Portland, Oregon. The Egyptian pyramids are pyramid shaped structures located in Egypt, and were built as a tomb for dead pharaohs The Hondells were an American Surf rock band that formed in 1964 and was the product of Record producer Gary Usher. Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Surf rock guitarist, Original songs performed by the cast were largely written by Gary Usher and Roger Christian, or by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner. Gary Usher (December 14 1938 – May 25 1990 was an American Surf rock Musician, Songwriter, and Record producer. Roger "Hot Dog Rog" Christian ( July 3, 1934 – July 11, 1989) was a lyricist who wrote several songs for The Beach Boys

Production staff

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. Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta; September 22 1943) is an American Musician, video Artist, See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" Terry Ann "Teri" Garr (born December 11 1944 is an American Actress and Comedienne For the radio and television announcer see Donald Rickles (announcer. Dan Haggerty ( November 19, 1941 - in Hollywood California) is an American actor best known for his role as Grizzly Adams Meredith MacRae (born May 30, 1944 in Houston Texas, died July 14, 2000 in Manhattan Beach California) was an American The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture Silent-movie star Buster Keaton had featured roles in several of the movies. Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American Don Weis and William Asher directed most of the series, with Asher's then-wife Elizabeth Montgomery making a voice cameo in Bikini Beach, and appearing on camera in How to Stuff a Wild Bikini. Don Weis ( May 13, 1922 - July 26, 2000) was an American film and television director William Asher (born August 8, 1921) is an American television and film Producer, director, and Screenwriter. Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery ( April 15, 1933 &ndash May 18, 1995) was an American Film and television Bikini Beach is a 1964 Teen film directed by William Asher and starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini is a 1965 Beach Party film from American International Pictures.

End of the genre

The final entry in the original series was The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, released in 1966. The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini was the seventh (and last of the American International Pictures Beach Party films and was released in 1966 Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The end credits for another AIP Avalon comedy, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) reveal that the original title planned for this film was The Girl in the Glass Bikini, and that Funicello and Avalon were slated to appear. Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine is a 1965 American International Pictures film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Vincent Price, Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. However, Funicello and Avalon both passed (appearing instead in the car-racing themed Fireball 500), and the leads in The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini were played by Tommy Kirk and Deborah Walley, with an almost all-new supporting cast (including singer Nancy Sinatra). Thomas Lee Kirk, better known as Tommy Kirk (born December 10, 1941, in Louisville Kentucky) is a former American Child actor Deborah Walley ( August 12, 1943 &ndash May 10, 2001) was an American Actress. Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress. This time the "formula" did not work, the movie bombed, and the series was retired by AIP. Fireball 500 was followed by another racing film, Thunder Alley, also starring Funicello. Thunder Alley was an American television program a Situation comedy which ran for a season and a half (from 9 March 1994 until 4 July 1995 on the ABC Television

Avalon and Funicello starred in Paramount Pictures Back to the Beach in 1987, playing off their original roles and subsequent careers. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Back to the Beach is a 1987 Comedy film starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, directed by Lyndall Hobbs. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) 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. Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an autoimmune condition in which the

The 1996 movie That Thing You Do! touches briefly on the phenomenon, with the Wonders making an appearance in a fictional beach party movie, Weekend at Party Pier. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) That Thing You Do! (known in Spain as The Wonders and in Italy as Music Graffiti) is a 1996 Film, written and A 2001 episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ("Beach Blanket Bizarro") also paid homage to the series, with Avalon appearing as himself. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Sabrina the Teenage Witch was an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name.

The "classic series"

The 1965 movie Ski Party (with Dwayne Hickman, Yvonne Craig, Lesley Gore and James Brown) is also notable for employing many of the same actors and schticks, only transplanted to a ski resort in the Sawtooth National Forest. Robert Cummings ( June 10, 1908 – December 2, 1990) also known as Bob Cummings, was an American Motion picture This article is about the actress For the cookbook writer see Dorothy Malone. Morey Amsterdam ( December 14, 1908 – October 27, 1996) was a veteran American television actor and comedian renowned for his large Muscle Beach Party is the second of the ' Beach Party films. It was made in 1964 by American International Pictures and was directed by Peter Lupus is an American Bodybuilder and Actor, born in Indianapolis Indiana, on June 17, 1932. Luciana Paluzzi (born June 10, 1937 (aged 71 in Rome, Italy) is a redheaded Italian actress Buddy Hackett ( August 31, 1924 &ndash June 30, 2003) was an American Comedian and Actor. Bikini Beach is a 1964 Teen film directed by William Asher and starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. Keenan Wynn ( July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American Character actor and member of a well-known show-business Martha Hyer (born August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth Texas) is an American Actress. Pajama Party is a Beach party film starring Tommy Kirk and Annette Funicello. Jesse White ( January 3, 1917 &ndash January 9, 1997) was an American Television, Film and stage Beach Blanket Bingo is an American International Pictures Beach Party film, released in 1965 and was directed by William Asher. Paul Edward Lynde ( June 13 1927 &ndash January 10 1982) was an American Comedian and Actor. Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad on November 18 1942 in Hartford Connecticut) is a Golden Globe -winning and Emmy nominated American Actress Marta Kristen (born Birgit Annalisa Rusanen on February 26, 1945 in Norway) is an American actress, specializing in character-type Timothy Agoglia Carey (b March 11, 1929 in Brooklyn New York d How to Stuff a Wild Bikini is a 1965 Beach Party film from American International Pictures. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr; September 23, 1920) is an American Film Actor and Entertainer whose Beverly Adams (born November 7, 1940 in Edmonton Alberta) is a Canadian-American Actress and Author. Leonard King "Len" Lesser (born December 3, 1922) is an American actor best known for his role as Uncle Leo on Seinfeld Irene Tsu (born April 5 1943) is an actress who started in the film Flower Drum Song in 1961. Brian Donlevy ( February 9 1901 &ndash April 5 1972) was an American Actor, known for many film roles from the 1930s to The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini was the seventh (and last of the American International Pictures Beach Party films and was released in 1966 Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967 was a South African-born English Actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Benny Rubin ( February 2, 1899 &ndash July 15, 1986) was an American comedian and film actor Francis Xavier Bushman ( January 10, 1883 &ndash August 23, 1966) was an American film actor Ski Party is a B-movie, directed by Alan Rafkin and released in 1965 by American International Pictures ("AIP" Dwayne Bernard Hickman (born May 18, 1934 in Los Angeles) is an American Actor and Television executive Yvonne Joyce Craig (born May 16, 1937 in Taylorville Illinois) is an American actress best known as Batgirl from Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American Singer-songwriter of the " Girl group era" James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The A shtick ( Yiddish: שטיק) (or schtick) is a comic theme or Gimmick. A ski area is a developed recreational facility usually on a Mountain or large Hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services Sawtooth National Forest is located in the US states of Idaho and Utah.

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. John Ashley ( December 25, 1934 &ndash October 3, 1997) was an actor who appeared in many films most notably Jody McCrea (born September 6, 1934 in Los Angeles, California) born Joel Dee McCrea is the son of Frances Dee and Joel McCrea Michael Nader (born February 18, 1945 in St Louis Missouri) is an American Candy Johnson (born February 8, 1944) is an American singer and dancer who appeared in several films in the 1960s Valora Noland was an American Actress, notable for her 1960s movie and television work Andy Romano is an American actor known for playing "JD" in the 1960s Beach Party movies (which starred Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon Susan Hart (born c 1960s is an American actress She had professional television roles starting in 1986 and began working in Chicago as an actress in 1991 playing Linda Rogers (born 10 October 1944) is a Canadian Poet and Children's writer.

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