Muscle Beach Party

"When 10,000 Biceps go around 5,000 Bikinis... you KNOW what's gonna happen!"

1964 1h 34m EN

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★5.7TMDB · 33

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Synopsis

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Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.

“When 10,000 Biceps go around 5,000 Bikinis... you KNOW what's gonna happen!”

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Cast

Frankie Avalon
Frankie
Annette Funicello
Dee Dee
Luciana Paluzzi
Julie
John Ashley
Johnny
Don Rickles
Jack Fanny
Peter Turgeon
Theodore
Jody McCrea
Deadhead
Dick Dale
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Asher
Writers: Robert Dillon, William Asher
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

CINEMA

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

ERA

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Les Baxter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

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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.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

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Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello and Luciana Paluzzi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When 10,000 Biceps go around 5,000 Bikinis... you KNOW what's gonna happen!".

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058384 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

William Asher directs. Harold E. Wellman behind the camera. Les Baxter scores. Eve Newman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

162 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 Harold E. Wellman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Les Baxter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Eve Newman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello and Luciana Paluzzi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "When 10,000 Biceps go around 5,000 Bikinis... you KNOW what's gonna happen!".
8IMDB entry: tt0058384 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Harold E. Wellman
Original score: Les Baxter
Editing: Eve Newman
Costume design: Marjorie Corso
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Muscle Beach Party (1964)

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.