The Beach Party movies are fondly remembered, but probably by people who haven't actually sat down to watch one in a long time.
There are a number of these in the series, all essentially the same and all interchangeable. Sure, there are ghost ones and Snow Party ones, but all of them basically concern a group of attractive, but virginal teenagers who romp about on the beach, never doing more than talking about sex even though it's pretty clear that they're meant to be irresistable in their bikinis and board shorts.
There's a biker gang who are meant to be a parody of Brando in "The Wild One", but who are played for sub-Three Stooges slapstick.
The boys go surfing and the girls watch the boys go surfing and everyone says things like "real gone" and "cool cats" and dance like things possessed. There's lots of lingering shots of the girls and the boys linger about flexing their muscles and making sexist jokes.
There's stunt casting - Buster Keaton turns up in this, looking a long way from The General - and songs are song that are so empty that you'll forget them while they're being performed.
It's all very innocent and light and perfect for the people who find the gritty drama of "Kissin' Cousins" or "Viva Las Vegas" a bit raw.
There are a number of these in the series, all essentially the same and all interchangeable. Sure, there are ghost ones and Snow Party ones, but all of them basically concern a group of attractive, but virginal teenagers who romp about on the beach, never doing more than talking about sex even though it's pretty clear that they're meant to be irresistable in their bikinis and board shorts.
There's a biker gang who are meant to be a parody of Brando in "The Wild One", but who are played for sub-Three Stooges slapstick.
The boys go surfing and the girls watch the boys go surfing and everyone says things like "real gone" and "cool cats" and dance like things possessed. There's lots of lingering shots of the girls and the boys linger about flexing their muscles and making sexist jokes.
There's stunt casting - Buster Keaton turns up in this, looking a long way from The General - and songs are song that are so empty that you'll forget them while they're being performed.
It's all very innocent and light and perfect for the people who find the gritty drama of "Kissin' Cousins" or "Viva Las Vegas" a bit raw.