Beach blanket bingo is considered by many as their favorite beach party movie. Beach blanket bingo 1965 directed by william asher. Subplots in this classic beach movie of the 1960s include. Sergeant deadhead is a bumbling soldier who is sent to the guardhouse for blowing up a model rocket on the parade ground of the air base where he is stationed. Another key to the success of the beach party franchise was the theme of teenage freedom, as parental involvement was nonexistent. The film starred frankie avalon and annette funicello and also featured cameos by paul lynde, don rickles and buster keaton. Watch the clip titled big drops comedy for the film beach blanket bingo 1965. In this sequel, dee dee annette funicello and frankie frankie avalon decide to take skydiving lessons from the hardnosed pilot john ashley and the late deborah walley. Theatrical trailer for one of the best beach films. Part of americaninternationals beach party series, beach blanket bingo was directed by william asher.
In order, my three favorites are beach blanket bingo, pajama party and beach party. Funicello said, breaking the fourth wall at the conclusion of back to the beach. Beach blanket bingo is a 1965 beach movie starring frankie avalon and annette funicello. The story may not make a whole lot of sense, but its fascinating as a document of 60s. The classic beach movie of the 1960s with lots of great rock n roll. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 54 produced by 3. Theatrical trailer, beach blanket bingo, 1965, frankie. Overview of beach blanket bingo, 1965, directed by william asher, with frankie avalon, annette funicello, deborah walley, at turner classic movies. There are currently eleven videos available for the film, of which zero are trailers, as listed below.
The pretty girls in bikinis, the surf music, beach fires, complete heavenoh, the film s good too. Starring the beautiful linda evans who was dubbed btw, frankie avalon, annette funicello, deborah walley, and john ashley. The film s title has been spoofed by the muppets on a few occasions, which have actually been broader parodies of the beach movies as a whole. Beach boy duane ament beach boy brian wilson beach boy. Lorelei the mermaid marta kristen returns to bonehead jody mccrea with legs, which prompts him to ask her out for the night, before she. Watch the clip titled date with a mermaid for the film beach blanket bingo 1965. Beach blanket bingo is pretty close to the end of the cycle for these beach party movies and without having seen any of those others as of this writing, its difficult to say whether the film makers had exhausted their beach movie material or what. This archetypal beach movie fourth in the frankie avalonannette funicello, and many others of the period, was filmed at malibu lagoon state beach, or surfrider beach as it then was. Also around and about is a mermaid, appropriately named lorelei marta kristen. Ah yes, 1965s beach blanket bingo, a film that i became of age watching. Singing star sugar kane does a publicity stunt, by letting another woman skydive for her, and then. When they locate it, they sing the films title song beach blanket bingo. Beach blanket bingo the grindhouse cinema database. Beach blanket bingo trailer directed by william asher and starring marta kristen, alberta nelson, buster keaton, harvey lembeck, paul lynde.
Beach blanket bingo cast and crew cast photos and info. In this film, annette keeps frankie in tow after he falls for linda evans. It is the fifth film in the beach party film series. Through all those beach party films, frankie chased while annette. Timothy carey is wild as zonkedout hipster south dakota slim, a pool playing, biker sadist, and kidnapping tap dancer who is a swell guy.
Beach blanket bingo trailer directed by william asher and starring marta kristen, alberta nelson, buster keaton, harvey lembeck, paul. Annette funicello becomes jealous of frankie avalon. This is the 5th in the beach series of movies all staring at least frankie avalon, annette funicello, and in this case, linda evans, deborah walley, paul lynde, and don rickles. Beach blanket bingo 1965, directed by william asher film. Frankie frankie avalon briefly deserts dee dee annette funicello in favor of pop star. With frankie avalon, annette funicello, deborah walley, harvey lembeck. Beach blanket bingo 1965 aficatalog american film institute. Remembering back to the beach, the beach party movies last hurrah. For a publicity stunt, paul lynde stages a skydiving publicity stunt. The most famous beach scene in cinematic history can be found in fred zinnemans 1953 world war iiera drama, from here to eternity. Beach blanket bingos plot involves skydiving, a biker gang, a mermaid, and silent film icon buster keaton. And while the beach party cycle of films peaked in 1965, in many ways beach blanket bingo would.
Frankie avalon and linda evans in beach blanket bingo 1965. Beach blanket bingo is a film directed by william asher with frankie avalon, annette funicello, deborah walley, harvey lembeck, year. Big drop don rickles addresses the young crowd with a biting comedy routine. Frankie frankie avalon briefly deserts dee dee annette funicello in favor of pop star sugar kane linda evans. Pretty dumb really, but at least it knows it, and for the record, they never actually play bingo, with beach blankets or anything else. This movie had frankie avalon, annette funicello, paul lynde, don rickles in the lead roles of the film. Beach blanket bingo is an english movie directed by william asher released in the year 1965. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The movie was adapted to a comic book beach blanket bingo by dell. The best film in a short lived series of beachthemed, party films. Beach blanket bingo is an american international pictures beach party film, released in 1965 and was directed by william asher. Sergeant deadhead is a 1965 musical comedy film directed by norman taurog and starring frankie avalon.
Cast and crew credits for beach blanket bingo, 1965, directed by william asher, with frankie avalon, annette funicello, deborah walley, at turner classic movies. The film takes place in 1941 hawaii and follows three. Such a persuasive and stunning showcase for our cause is beach blanket bingo that we countenance the inclusion of flagrant sodomite paul lynde and mewling jew don rickles, who i was able to see live just before it became too latemake god laugh, both of you. Beach blanket bingo american international pictures, 1965. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beach blanket bingo near you. Part of the series success was due to its episodic nature that juggled pop acts dick. Beach blanket bingo is a 1965 film starring annette funicello and frankie avalon, the fifth film in aips beach party movie series of the 1960s. Video archive for the film beach blanket bingo, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1965. Beach blanket bingo 1965 beach party, the 1963 surprise hit for american international pictures, became a minifranchise for that studio pairing annette funicello and frankie avalon in a series of slapdash musical comedies set against a malibu backdrop of surfing and sun worshipping california teenagers.
It features many cast members who appeared in the beach party movies. The pretty girls in bikinis, the surf music, beach fires, complete heavenoh, the films good too. Donna loren beach blanket bingo 1965, vinyl discogs. Beach blanket bingo 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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