BEACH PARTY (WIDESCREEN/FULL SCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1963
• Genre: Comedy, Music, Musical, Romance
• Plot: This is the bash at the beach that launched them all, the original Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello beach movie that defined the California generation and introduced surfing, bikinis, and a whole lotta hip-shakin' rock'n'roll to a shocked America. This 'downright yummy' (New York Times) inaugural bash co-stars Bob Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Harvey Lembeck, and Morey Amsterdam and features the legendary southcoast surf band, Dick Dale and the Del-tones.; ; Summer break means only one thing to teen hipsters Frankie (Avalon) and Dolores (Funicello): partying at the beach with their buds! While the gang is getting down in the sand, a disgusted local Professor (Cummings) decides to expose these kids as primal deviants to put an end to their monkey business. But this fun-loving gang pulls out all the stops to teach the good Professor about jiggling, oogling and rocking the night away.
• Cast: Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Morey Amsterdam, Harvey Lembeck, Eva Six, John Ashley, Jody McCrea, Dick Dale, Andy Romano, Jerry Brutsche, Bob Harvey, John Macchia, Alberta Nelson, Linda Rogers, David Landfield, Bob Payne, Pam Colbert, Delores Wells, Johnny Fain, Valora Noland, Meredith MacRae, John Beach, Lorrie Summers, Roger Bacon, Luree Holmes, Michael Nader, Laura Nicholson, Mickey Dora, Donna Russell, Ed Garner, Candy Johnson, Vincent Price, Duane Ament, Marlo Baers, Brent Battin, Roger Christian, Sharon Garrett, Laura Lynn, Bill Parker, Bill Slosky, Gary Usher, Yvette Vickers, Brian Wilson, Susan Yardley, William Asher
• Director: William Asher
• Runtime: 1:38
• Company: MGM Home Entertainment, American International Pictures
• Media Format: Movie