MGM's 2.35:1 Widescreen releases of BEACH PARTY, BIKINI BEACH, & PAJAMA PARTY are better then Skippy peanut butter the Mickey Mouse Club, or an original 45 rpm recording of VENUS. Good solid transfers of AIP's cash cows. Yup, they made other successful films in addition to their horror series.
Throwaway plots and inane dialogue can't tarnish the shine of these AIP Saturday afternoon teen classics.
Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, John Ashley, Jody McCrea, Candy ("fringe" dancer) Johnson, Donna (little girl, big voice) Loren, Eva Six (Marilyn Monroe wanna-be)Tommy Kirk, Harvey Lembeck, Elsa Lanchester, Don Rickles, Buster Keaton, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Cummings, Martha Hyer, Morey Amsterdam, Keenan Wynn, Dick Dale and the Del-Tonics, and Little Stevie Wonder - how's that for casting. And directed by William (I Love Lucy; Bewitched) Asher.
Tons of songs, tons of dancing beach boys and girls, tons of skin but NEVER anything too revealing, surfing, motorcylce gangs, virginity, popularity - these flicks have it all.
The currently in release PSYCHO BEACH PARTY tries hard to copy but fails to capture the magic of these films.
All we need now is the release of the greatest film of the series BEACH BLANKET BINGO and all will be right with the world.
Throwaway plots and inane dialogue can't tarnish the shine of these AIP Saturday afternoon teen classics.
Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, John Ashley, Jody McCrea, Candy ("fringe" dancer) Johnson, Donna (little girl, big voice) Loren, Eva Six (Marilyn Monroe wanna-be)Tommy Kirk, Harvey Lembeck, Elsa Lanchester, Don Rickles, Buster Keaton, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Cummings, Martha Hyer, Morey Amsterdam, Keenan Wynn, Dick Dale and the Del-Tonics, and Little Stevie Wonder - how's that for casting. And directed by William (I Love Lucy; Bewitched) Asher.
Tons of songs, tons of dancing beach boys and girls, tons of skin but NEVER anything too revealing, surfing, motorcylce gangs, virginity, popularity - these flicks have it all.
The currently in release PSYCHO BEACH PARTY tries hard to copy but fails to capture the magic of these films.
All we need now is the release of the greatest film of the series BEACH BLANKET BINGO and all will be right with the world.
