Bikini Beach (1964)
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47% of users liked it
(363 ratings)
The Beach Party gang is back in this third episode. This time out, the gang is visited by the handsome British pop star Potato Bug (Frankie Avalon in a dual role) who has come to CA for a little r&r. When Potato Bug sees the perky Dee Dee (Annette Funicello), he falls head over heels. This… More The Beach Party gang is back in this third episode. This time out, the gang is visited by the handsome British pop star Potato Bug (Frankie Avalon in a dual role) who has come to CA for a little r&r. When Potato Bug sees the perky Dee Dee (Annette Funicello), he falls head over heels. This doesn't set well with her boyfriend, Frankie. Later the kids all join forces to keep aged developer Harvey Huntington Honeywagon from buying their beach and using it to build a senior citizen's resort. Honeywagon is assisted by Brandoesque biker Eric Von Zipper while the kids are helped out by the adolescent supporter Big Drag. Songs include: "Bikini Drag", "Love's a Secret Weapon", and "Because You're You". Special guest artists include Little Stevie Wonder, the Exciters and the Pyramids. Boris Karloff has an un-credited cameo. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Asher
- Genres
- Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 22, 1964 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Eugene Archer, New York Times
A horrible juvenile comedy in which surfers fight cyclists and convert their elders to the pleasures of the bronzed physique.
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David Cornelius, Popcornworld
If the first two Beach Party movies were anything goes, Bikini Beach is everything goes.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
In an acting stretch, Frankie Avalon here plays both his usual surfing namesake and a vacationing mop-top English singer named the Potato Bug (the sort of British invader that sank Avalon's recording career)...
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Cast
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Frankie Avalon
as Frankie/Potato Bug
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Annette Funicello
as Dee Dee
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Martha Hyer
as Vivien Clements
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Keenan Wynn
as Harvey Huntington Honeywagon
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Harvey Lembeck
as Eric Von Zipper
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Don Rickles
as Big Drag
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John Ashley
as Johnny
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Jody McCrea
as Deadhead
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Candy Johnson
as Candy
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Dolores Wells
as Sniffles
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Paul L. Smith
as First Officer
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James Westerfield
as Second Officer
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Donna Loren
as Donna
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Janos Prohaska
as Clyde
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Timothy Carey
as South Dakota Slim
- The Pyramids
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Danielle Aubry
as Lady Bug
- Boris Karloff
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Darlene Lucht
as Beach Girl
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Meredith Mac Rae
as Animal
- Mike Nader
- Stevie Wonder
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Frank Alesia
as Surfer
- Little Stevie Wonder
