Beach Party

Beach Party (1963)

  • 40% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 52% of users liked it
    (371 ratings)

Professor Bob Cummings is an anthropologist who uses a telescope to study the mating habits of teenagers, namely Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. However, Cummings' secretary Dorothy Malone wishes that his boss would get his mind off bikinis and surfers. Meanwhile trouble brews when Eric Von… More

G, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By
William Asher
Genres
Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 7, 1963 Wide
On DVD
Sep 5, 2000
MGM

Critic Reviews

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    First of the long-running series. Not that bad and good nostalgia

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  • AJ V


    This is the first of the "Beach" movies with Frankie and Annette, and it's the best one of them. If you only see one "Beach" movie, see this one.

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