How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

"It's a Beginner's Course in 'Boy-Girlsmanship'"

1965 1h 33m EN

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★5.3TMDB · 25

ComedyMusicRomance

Synopsis

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When he's stationed in Tahiti, a sailor hires a witch doctor to keep an eye on his girlfriend.

“It's a Beginner's Course in 'Boy-Girlsmanship'”

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Cast

Annette Funicello
Dee Dee
Dwayne Hickman
Ricky
Brian Donlevy
B.D. 'Big Deal' MacPherson
Harvey Lembeck
Eric Von Zipper
Beverly Adams
Cassandra
John Ashley
Johnny
Jody McCrea
Bonehead
Marianne Gaba
Animal

Credits

Behind the camera

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 Fred R. Feitshans Jr. 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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Annette Funicello and Dwayne Hickman and Brian Donlevy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's a Beginner's Course in 'Boy-Girlsmanship'".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0059287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 25 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. Fred R. Feitshans Jr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

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 Fred R. Feitshans Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Annette Funicello and Dwayne Hickman and Brian Donlevy carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's a Beginner's Course in 'Boy-Girlsmanship'".
7IMDB entry: tt0059287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Floyd Crosby
Editing: Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (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.