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Beach Party

  • 1963
  • Approved
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.6K
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Beach Party (1963)
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A bearded anthropologist studies the habits of swingin' American teens while they enjoy the summer surfing, loving, and partying at the beach.A bearded anthropologist studies the habits of swingin' American teens while they enjoy the summer surfing, loving, and partying at the beach.A bearded anthropologist studies the habits of swingin' American teens while they enjoy the summer surfing, loving, and partying at the beach.

  • Director
    • William Asher
  • Writers
    • Lou Rusoff
    • William Asher
    • Robert Dillon
  • Stars
    • Robert Cummings
    • Dorothy Malone
    • Frankie Avalon
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    2.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Asher
    • Writers
      • Lou Rusoff
      • William Asher
      • Robert Dillon
    • Stars
      • Robert Cummings
      • Dorothy Malone
      • Frankie Avalon
    • 35User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Trailer 2:43
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    Robert Cummings
    Robert Cummings
    • Professor Sutwell
    • (as Bob Cummings)
    Dorothy Malone
    Dorothy Malone
    • Marianne
    Frankie Avalon
    Frankie Avalon
    • Frankie
    Annette Funicello
    Annette Funicello
    • Dolores
    Morey Amsterdam
    Morey Amsterdam
    • Cappy
    Harvey Lembeck
    Harvey Lembeck
    • Eric Von Zipper
    Eva Six
    Eva Six
    • Ava
    John Ashley
    John Ashley
    • Ken
    Jody McCrea
    Jody McCrea
    • Deadhead
    Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
    • Bar Band
    • (as Dick Dale and the Del Tones)
    Dick Dale
    Dick Dale
    • Band Singer
    The Del Tones
    • Band
    Andy Romano
    Andy Romano
    • J.D.
    Jerry Brutsche
    Jerry Brutsche
    • A Rat
    Bob Harvey
    • A Rat
    John Macchia
    • A Rat
    Alberta Nelson
    Alberta Nelson
    • A Mouse
    Linda Rogers
    • A Mouse
    • Director
      • William Asher
    • Writers
      • Lou Rusoff
      • William Asher
      • Robert Dillon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      At one point in the film, Professor Sutwell takes Dolores up in the air for a flight in a small plane. She asks him where he learned to fly, to which he says he was a pilot instructor during World War Two. In real life, Robert Cummings was an accomplished pilot and had in fact served as a WWII military flight instructor.
    • Goofs
      At the end when Von Zipper says "I will return!" to the beach gang, it's still daylight. But seconds before, the gang is gathered around a campfire and it's pitch dark.
    • Quotes
      • Big Daddy: The pit! Bring me my pendulum, kiddies, I feel like swinging!
    • Crazy credits
      (First Screen after Director's credits) "Special Thanks to Vincent Price as Big Daddy..." (Next screen) "Soon to be seen in Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace (1963).
    • Connections
      Edited into Back to the Beach (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Beach Party
      by Gary Usher and Roger Christian
      Performed by Frankie Avalon (uncredited) and Annette Funicello (uncredited)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 7, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sucedió en la playa
    • Filming locations
      • Paradise Cove - 28128 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Alta Vista Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $350,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 41m(101 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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