Beach Blanket Bingo

"It's the game that separates the girls and the boys...into groups of two!"

1965 1h 38m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 35

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In the fourth of the highly successful Frankie and Annette beach party movies, a motorcycle gang led by Eric Von Zipper kidnaps singing star Sugar Kane managed by Bullets, who hires sky-diving surfers Steve and Bonnie from Big Drop for a publicity stunt. With the usual gang of kids and a mermaid named Lorelei.

“It's the game that separates the girls and the boys...into groups of two!”

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Cast

Frankie Avalon
Frankie
Annette Funicello
Dee Dee
Deborah Walley
Bonnie Graham
Harvey Lembeck
Eric Von Zipper
John Ashley
Steve Gordon
Jody McCrea
Bonehead
Donna Loren
Donna
Marta Kristen
Lorelei

Credits

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Director: William Asher
Writers: William Asher, Leo Townsend
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Beach Party Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by William Asher, shot by Floyd Crosby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Eve Newman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello and Deborah Walley carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's the game that separates the girls and the boys...into groups of two!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

William Asher directs. Floyd Crosby behind the camera. Eve Newman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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161 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Beach Party Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by William Asher, shot by Floyd Crosby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Eve Newman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello and Deborah Walley carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's the game that separates the girls and the boys...into groups of two!".
7IMDB entry: tt0058953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Floyd Crosby
Editing: Eve Newman
Costume design: Marjorie Corso
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)

Part of

Beach Party Collection

American International Pictures produced a series of seven beach films, starting with Beach Party. The 1965 AIP film 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.

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Wuchak2022-11-28
★ 6/10
Silly 60’s amusement on the beaches of Malibu Frankie, Dee Dee (Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello) and their gang encounter an up-and-coming singer (Linda Evans) and her sly promoter (Paul Lynde), which inspires them to try their hand at skydiving. Don Rickles plays the school’s manager with Deborah Walley on hand as one of the instructors. Meanwhile Harvey Lembeck leads the “menacing” black-clad motorcycle gang. "Beach Blanket Bingo” (1965) is the fifth beach party film by American International Pictures that released a whopping twelve such movies in less than four years from 1963-1967. I’ve only seen one other, “Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine” (1965) featuring Vincent Price, and didn’t like it. This one’s more entertaining if you’re in the mood for some innocuous 60’s beach-oriented fun that’s silly with a capital ‘S.’ The best parts are Lynde’s droll humor, the touching subplot featuring Bonehead and a mermaid (Jody McCrea & Marta Kristen), the scenic Malibu locations and the attractive female cast, highlighted by Bobbie Shaw Chance as the lass in a fur bikini and Donna Michelle as ‘Animal.’ For the real deal in SoCal beach flicks, check out the original “Gidget,” released in 1959 (I’m not talking about the two sequels or the TV series with Sally Field). “Gidget” is worthy of its iconic status as the first beach flick with surprising mindfood and no goofiness. No kidding. The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes, and was shot in Malibu at Surfrider Beach, Paradise Cove and Leo Carrillo State Beach. GRADE: B-

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