Bikini Beach (1964)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

William Asher

Writers:

William Asher (writer)
Robert Dillon (writer)
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Release Date:

22 July 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

It's where every torso is more so, and bare-as-you-dare is the rule!

Plot:

A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.

Plot Keywords:

Millionaire | Beach | Beach Party | Sequel | Teen

Cast

Frankie Avalon	...	Frankie / Potato Bug
Annette Funicello	...	Dee Dee
Martha Hyer	...	Vivian Clements
Don Rickles	...	Big Drag
Harvey Lembeck	...	Eric Von Zipper
John Ashley	...	Johnny
Jody McCrea	...	Deadhead
Candy Johnson	...	Candy
Danielle Aubry	...	Lady Bug
Meredith MacRae	...	Animal
Delores Wells	...	Sniffles
Paul Smith	...	Cop #1
James Westerfield	...	Cop #2
Donna Loren	...	Donna
Stevie Wonder	...	Himself (as Little Stevie Wonder)
Janos Prohaska	...	Clyde, the Ape
Timothy Carey	...	South Dakota Slim
Val Warren	...	The Teenage Werewolf Monster
Keenan Wynn	...	Harvey Huntington Honeywagon III
Mary Kovacs	...	Old lady #1
Renie Riano	...	Old lady #2
Sheila MacRae	...	Secretary (as Sheila Stephenson)
Ronnie Dayton	...	Potato Bug
Alberta Nelson	...	Alberta (Rat Pack member)
Linda Rogers	...	Linda (Rat Pack member)
John Macchia	...	Joey (Rat Pack member)
Bob Harvey	...	Bobby (Rat Pack member)
Andy Romano	...	J.D. (Rat Pack member)
Jerry Brutsche	...	Jerome (Rat Pack member)
Allen Fife	...	Beard (Rat Pack member)
Guy Hemric	...	Beach boy
Gary Usher	...	Beach boy
Roger Christian	...	Beach boy
Frank Alesia	...	Rat Pack Member
Johnny Fain	...	Beach boy
Mickey Dora	...	Beach boy
Duane King	...	Beach boy
Michael Nader	...	Beach boy
Ned Wynn	...	Beach boy
Ed Garner	...	Beach boy
Bud Kemp	...	Beach boy
Jay Mullin	...	Beach boy
Luree Holmes	...	Beach girl
Darlene Lucht	...	Beach girl
Mary Hughes	...	Beach girl
Salli Sachse	...	Beach girl
Linda Benson	...	Beach girl
Nancy Long	...	Beach girl
Linda Bent	...	Beach girl
Patti Chandler	...	Beach girl
Julie O'Connor	...	Beach girl
Boris Karloff	...	The Art Dealer
Von Deming	...	Himself (as Von Deming 'West Coast Go-Kart Champion')
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elizabeth Montgomery	...	Lady Bug (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by
William Asher

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
William Asher		writer
Robert Dillon		writer
Leo Townsend		writer

Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff	....	producer
Anthony Carras	....	co-producer
James H. Nicholson	....	producer

Original Music by
Les Baxter

Cinematography by
Floyd Crosby

Film Editing by
Fred R. Feitshans Jr.		(as Fred Feitshans)
Eve Newman

Art Direction by
Daniel Haller

Set Decoration by
Harry Reif

Costume Design by
Marjorie Corso

Makeup Department
Ted Coodley	....	makeup artist
Eve Newing	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Joe Wonder	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Carras	....	second unit director
Clark L. Paylow	....	assistant director (as Clark Paylow)

Sound Department
Kay Rose	....	sound editor (as Kathleen Rose)
Don Rush	....	sound

Special Effects by
Roger George	....	special effects
Joe Zomar	....	special effects (as Joe Zonar)

Stunts
Linda Benson	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Ronnie Dayton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Dora	....	stunts (uncredited)
Johnny Fain	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Music Department
Milton Lustig	....	music editor
Al Simms	....	music coordinator

Other crew
Jack W. Cash	....	production assistant (as Jack Cash)
Tommy Ivo	....	technical advisor
Tom Mahoney	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• American International Pictures (AIP)

Distributors

• American International Pictures (AIP) (1964) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1968) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner-Pathé Distributors (1965) (UK) (theatrical)
• Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Butler-Glouner (photographie special effects)

Other Companies

• Butler-Glouner  titles

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

Danielle Aubry's voice was dubbed by director 'William Asher (I)''s wife Elizabeth Montgomery

Quotes:

Frankie: Baby, I think we associate with a very unstable group.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Drive-in Movie Memories (2001)

Soundtrack:

This Time It's Love

Bikini Beach (1964) *1/2

More of the same crapola from MUSCLE BEACH PARTY, with a lot of the same performers. Frankie and Annette are back, though I truthfully had no idea they were so inconsequential in these beach blanket bingo flicks. Don Rickles has given up working with muscle men, and now his character is into drag strip racing (he wears a shirt throughout the movie which pronounces "Big Drag", which sums everything up nicely). Yeah, drag racing and bikinis seem to go hand in hand in these things, though there is precious little of the latter on tap (don't let the title fool you). Things get dopier than ever as we see a prominent man-in-a-suit ape character driving race cars, surfing waves, and whatever else. There's a gang of leathernecks lead by one stupid Eric Von Zipper (a recurring character played by Harvey Lembeck), and ummm... what else? Oh yes, Candy Johnson again wearing her usual unrevealing outfit (was she afraid to show skin, or something?) , and a welcome return song and dance visit by the talented Little Stevie Wonder, who luckily couldn't see what kind of messy melange he was featured in. Last time we had Peter Lorre making a special appearance, so this time it's horror legend Boris Karloff with a brief walk-on. John Ashley's in here somewhere too. No more of these, please.