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Beach Blanket Bingo

- It's the game that separates the girls and the boys...into groups of two!

In the fourth of the highly successful Frankie and Annette beach party movies, a motorcycle gang led by Eric Von Zipper kidnaps singing star Sugar Kane managed by Bullets, who hires sky-diving surfers Steve and Bonnie from Big Drop for a publicity stunt. With the usual gang of kids and a mermaid named Lorelei.

Release Date : 1965-04-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : American International PicturesAlta Vista Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Frankie

Original Name : Frankie Avalon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dee Dee

Original Name : Annette Funicello

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bonnie Graham

Original Name : Deborah Walley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eric Von Zipper

Original Name : Harvey Lembeck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve Gordon

Original Name : John Ashley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bonehead

Original Name : Jody McCrea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donna

Original Name : Donna Loren

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lorelei

Original Name : Marta Kristen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sugar Kane

Original Name : Linda Evans

Gender : Female

Character Name : South Dakota Slim

Original Name : Timothy Carey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Big Drop

Original Name : Don Rickles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bullets

Original Name : Paul Lynde

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Donna Michelle

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Michael Nader

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Patti Chandler

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Buster Keaton

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Earl Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Bobbie Shaw Chance

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rat Pack

Original Name : Andy Romano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rat Pack

Original Name : Allen Fife

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rat Pack

Original Name : Jerry Brutsche

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rat Pack

Original Name : John Macchia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rat Pack

Original Name : Bob Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rat Pack

Original Name : Alberta Nelson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rat Pack

Original Name : Myrna Ross

Gender : Female

Character Name : Beach Boy

Original Name : Ed Garner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Boy

Original Name : Guy Hemric

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Boy

Original Name : Duane Ament

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Boy

Original Name : Ray Atkinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Boy

Original Name : Brian Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Boy

Original Name : Mickey Dora

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Boy

Original Name : Ned Wynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Boy

Original Name : Frank Alesia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Boy

Original Name : Phil Henderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Boy

Original Name : Johnny Fain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Boy

Original Name : Ronnie Dayton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Linda Benson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Mary Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Salli Sachse

Gender : Female

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Linda Merrill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Luree Holmes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Laura Nicholson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Linda Opie Bent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Chris Cranston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Mary Sturdevant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Judy Lescher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Pat Bryton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Pam Colbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Dessica Giles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Stephanie Nader

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beach Girl

Original Name : Jo Ann Zerfas

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-11-28

**_Silly 60’s amusement on the beaches of Malibu_** Frankie, Dee Dee (Frankie Avalon & Annette Funicello) and their gang encounter an up-and-coming singer (Linda Evans) and her sly promoter (Paul Lynde), which inspires them to try their hand at skydiving. Don Rickles plays the school’s manager with Deborah Walley on hand as one of the instructors. Meanwhile Harvey Lembeck leads the “menacing” black-clad motorcycle gang. "Beach Blanket Bingo” (1965) is the fifth beach party film by American International Pictures that released a whopping twelve such movies in less than four years from 1963-1967. I’ve only seen one other, “Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine” (1965) featuring Vincent Price, and didn’t like it. This one’s more entertaining if you’re in the mood for some innocuous 60’s beach-oriented fun that’s silly with a capital ‘S.’ The best parts are Lynde’s droll humor, the touching subplot featuring Bonehead and a mermaid (Jody McCrea & Marta Kristen), the scenic Malibu locations and the attractive female cast, highlighted by Bobbie Shaw Chance as the lass in a fur bikini and Donna Michelle as ‘Animal.’ For the real deal in SoCal beach flicks, check out the original “Gidget,” released in 1959 (I’m not talking about the two sequels or the TV series with Sally Field). “Gidget” is worthy of its iconic status as the first beach flick with surprising mindfood and no goofiness. No kidding. The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes, and was shot in Malibu at Surfrider Beach, Paradise Cove and Leo Carrillo State Beach. GRADE: B-