When I was a small child, every Sunday beginning at 12:00 noon, there would be a movie on television. Inevitably it would be one from the beach party film genre so popular in the 1960s. I recently rented some of my all-time favorites from that period in my life and I have but one word to describe them, corny! Here's my list for the 10 worst movies filmed at a beach.
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello starred in a whole string of "beach-themed" movies. The acting was bad, the plot and story line were sub-standard, and interwoven into all of this was dubbed-in singing from Frankie and Annette. These movies alone account for the first five of my worst beach movies ever! There were actually seven beach party movies in total but can't list them all without slighting some of my other bad beach movies.
"Beach Party" was the first of the worst. It involved a whole host of actors posing as teens and living on the beach. They did what they wanted, when the wanted! The plot consisted of Annette falling for a Professor that saves her from advances made by the leader of a motorcycle gang; she develops a crush on him much to Frankie's dismay. He retaliates by attempting to make her jealous, they sing, and everything turns out OK.
"Muscle Beach Party" was the next beach movie made in the series. It starred all the same people with only Annette's character's name changing from Dorothy to Dee Dee. Instead of a derelict motorcycle gang threatening their turf, this time it's a gang of bodybuilders, led by Don Rickles. The bright star in all of this, Stevie Wonder, makes his film debut at age 13.
"Bikini Beach" quickly followed that same year. The teens head to the beach again but this time the villain is a millionaire who's convinced that the teens are nothing but empty-headed and sex obsessed, and wants to turn their beach into a senior citizens retirement home. In walks British rocker and drag racer, The Potato Bug, played by Frankie Avalon. Dee Dee uses The Potato Bug to make Frankie, played by Frankie Avalon, jealous! More dubbed music ensues and Frankie and Dee Dee make up at the end.
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello starred in a whole string of "beach-themed" movies. The acting was bad, the plot and story line were sub-standard, and interwoven into all of this was dubbed-in singing from Frankie and Annette. These movies alone account for the first five of my worst beach movies ever! There were actually seven beach party movies in total but can't list them all without slighting some of my other bad beach movies.
"Beach Party" was the first of the worst. It involved a whole host of actors posing as teens and living on the beach. They did what they wanted, when the wanted! The plot consisted of Annette falling for a Professor that saves her from advances made by the leader of a motorcycle gang; she develops a crush on him much to Frankie's dismay. He retaliates by attempting to make her jealous, they sing, and everything turns out OK.
"Muscle Beach Party" was the next beach movie made in the series. It starred all the same people with only Annette's character's name changing from Dorothy to Dee Dee. Instead of a derelict motorcycle gang threatening their turf, this time it's a gang of bodybuilders, led by Don Rickles. The bright star in all of this, Stevie Wonder, makes his film debut at age 13.
"Bikini Beach" quickly followed that same year. The teens head to the beach again but this time the villain is a millionaire who's convinced that the teens are nothing but empty-headed and sex obsessed, and wants to turn their beach into a senior citizens retirement home. In walks British rocker and drag racer, The Potato Bug, played by Frankie Avalon. Dee Dee uses The Potato Bug to make Frankie, played by Frankie Avalon, jealous! More dubbed music ensues and Frankie and Dee Dee make up at the end.
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LOL! I needed a good laugh tonight. Yeah, these movies are VERY corny nowadays, but back then, it was 'wholesome' entertainment, though I never could stand Annette's singing in Beach movies or on Zorro. And she also that insane "Tall Paul" song. OMG! Frankie could sing at least but neither of them could hold a candle to Bobby Rydell. Moondoggie (James Darren) could sing too.
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