Beach party

Resource Information

The work Beach party represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Neenah Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Beach party

Statement of responsibility

Orion Pictures Corporation ; an American International picture ; produced by James H. Nicholson and Lou Rusoff ; written by Lou Rusoff ; directed by William Asher. Bikini beach / Orion Pictures Corporation ; an American International picture ; produced by James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff ; written by William Asher & Leo Townsend and Robert Dillon ; directed by William Asher

Title variation

Frankie & Annette

Contributor

• Orion Pictures
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Arkoff, Samuel Z., 1918-2001
• Asher, William, 1921-2012
• Avalon, Frankie
• Cummings, Robert, 1908-1990
• Dillon, Robert
• Funicello, Annette
• Hyer, Martha
• Malone, Dorothy
• Nicholson, James H., 1916-1972
• Rickles, Don
• Rusoff, Lou, 1911-1963
• Townsend, Leo, 1908-1987
• American International Pictures (Firm)

Subject

• Adolescencia -- Conducta sexual -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Beach party films
• Beaches
• Bikinis
• Comedy -- Feature
• Comedy films
• Man-woman relationships
• Millionaires
• Motorcycle gangs
• Relaciones humanas -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Romance -- Feature
• Romantic comedy films
• Teenagers -- Sexual behavior
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Youth -- Feature

Genre

• Comedy
• Comedy films
• Romance
• Romantic comedy films
• Teatro
• Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
• Youth
• Beach party films

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

• Beach party: Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are at the beach studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and Dee Dee don't have much sex but they sing, battle the motorcycle rats and mice led by Eric Von Zipper and dance to Dick Dale and the Del Tones
• Bikini beach: Millionaire Harvey Huntington Honeywagon III tries to prove to his colleague Vivian Clements that his chimp, Clyde, is more intelligent than the average American teenagers. Meanwhile Dee Dee is torn between Frankie and British recording star, the Potato Bug. Eric Von Zipper shows up to aid Harvey's anti-teen campaign

Related

• Bikini beach

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Dewey number

791.43/75

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.C55

LC item number

B4334 2007

PerformerNote

• Beach party cast: Bob Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Harvey Lembeck, Jody McCrea, John Ashley, Morey Amsterdam, Eva Six, Dick Dale and the Del-Tones
• Bikini beach cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Martha Hyer, Harvey Lembeck, Don Rickles, John Ashley, Jody McCrea, Candy Johnson, Little Stevie Wonder, The Pyramids, The Exciters Band, Keenan Wynn

Runtime

198

Series statement

• M-G-M movie legends.
• M-G-M movie legends double feature

Target audience

general

Technique

live action