Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)

Director:

William Asher

Writers:

Leo Townsend (written by) and
William Asher (writer)

Release Date:

14 April 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

Any number can play...but it's better with just two!

Plot:

In the fourth of the highly successful Frankie and Annette beach party movies, a motorcycle gang led...

Plot Keywords:

Publicity Stunt | Beach Party | Mermaid | Motorcycle | Publicity

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
Linda Evans	...	Sugar Kane
Timothy Carey	...	South Dakota Slim
Don Rickles	...	Big Drop
Paul Lynde	...	Bullets
Donna Michelle	...	Animal
Michael Nader	...	Butch (as Mike Nader)
Patti Chandler	...	Patti

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Leo Carrillo State Beach - 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

Company:

Alta Vista Productions

Trivia:

Nancy Sinatra was the original choice to play Sugar Kane. However, she backed out just before production was supposed to begin because a few months earlier her brother Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped and when she found out that part of the plot involved a kidnapping she decided to back out. Interestingly, it would have been her motion picture debut.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In almost all close-ups with characters in water (particularly in the scenes between Bonehead and Lorelei) the water is obviously blue chlorinated pool water.

Quotes:

Puss: [as Sugar Kane is tied to the sawmill log] This isn't very nice.
Boots: No, I think it's kinda mean!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

I'll Never Change Him

This Movie is AWESOME!!!!!

It is truly one of the best movies out there, no doubt! The music is great, it's HILARIOUSLY funny, it's perfect for the entire family to enjoy, and the characters are wonderful!!! Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon make such a cute couple; Donna Loren once again nails it at her wonderful singing; Paul Lynde and Don Rickles are funny as always; Jody McCrea and Marta Kristen's mermaid-human relationship is beautiful; John Ashley and Deborah Walley's skydiving bag is out of sight; Harvey Lembeck does the hilarious Von Zipper antics once again; and what a great almost-final acting job for Buster Keaton before he died (even though it wasn't a big role)! If you're looking for a lot of fun, romance, comedy, drama, adventure, and more...this is the movie for you! It has everything!!! Look out Hot-Doggers and Beach Bunnies...this movie's a knockout!!!