Annette starred in muscle beach party in 1964, which catches up with frankie, dee dee, and the beach party group as theyre threatened by a gang of bodybuilders in malibu beach. Overview of muscle beach party, 1964, directed by william asher, with frankie avalon, annette funicello, luciana paluzzi, at turner classic. Identities in muscle beach party 1964 muscle beach party is the second film in the beach party series released by american international pictures aip in the early 1960s. Surfing sensations frankie frankie avalon and dee dee annette funicello. Muscle beach party is the second of seven beach party films produced by american. It stars frankie avalon and annette funicello and was directed by william asher, who also directed four other films in this series. Lorres english was nearly perfect, and in 1934 he went to hollywood. Frankie avalon and annette funicello gets up to more crazy. Luciana paluzzi arrives to meet a muscle man, she spots frankie and sets her sights on winning him instead, infuriating dee dee and leading to an allout rumble.
Muscle beach party, dvd, mono sound, comedyclassic, musicals theatrical, 887090090902. Second beach party movie has frankie, dee dee, and the beach gang hitting the malibu beach for another summer of surfing only to find their hangout beach threatened by a small gang of muscle bodybuilders, led by the dimwitted coach jack fanny, who move in next door to them. Surfers holiday performed by frankie avalon, annette funicello and the. It has the kooky fun of a 60s beach flick complete with dancing, singing and some. The novelty of surfing has worn off, leaving in its wake little more than a conventional. A wealthy italian countess descends on the beach to ensnare flex martian. Lorres last film, completed just a few months before his fatal heart attack in 1964, was jerry lewis the patsy, in which, ironically, the dourly demonic lorre played a director of comedy films.
To me the next two films in the series, bikini beach and beach blanket bingo, were much better than this one. Annette is disgusted and war is ignited between the muscles and the surfers. Aip followed up with muscle beach party barely seven months later in march 1964, and bikini beach, released only four months after that, was the highestgrossing film in their history as well as the highestgrossing film of the genre. The beach gang goes headtohead with the bodybuilders of a new gym thats interfering with their strip on the sand. Muscle beach party 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. Muscle beach party the 1964 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. My first love and muscle beach party, both performed by dick dale and. Local beachgoers find that their beach has been taken over by a. See the full list of muscle beach party cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Muscle beach party is the second of seven beach party films produced by american international pictures. With frankie avalon, annette funicello, luciana paluzzi, john ashley. The first of the five official americaninternational beach party movies.
Muscle beach party 1964 full movie video dailymotion. It has the kooky fun of a 60s beach flick complete with dancing, singing and some madcap adventures, but i. Donna performs along with dick dale muscle bustle in the 1964 aip film muscle beach party. Musclebound weightlifters invade the beach, leaving surfers with nowhere to go. Muscle beach party this is american internationals followup to beach party, its click of a year earlier. A wealthy italian countess descends on the beach to ensnare flex martian, winner of a mr. Stevie wonder in muscle beach party 1964 peter lorre and peter lupus in muscle beach party 1964 frankie avalon and annette. Frankie avalon and annette funicello gets up to more crazy antics in this great entry in the beach films. A good film stuck between a couple great entries in the series. Muscle beach party frankie avalon annette funicello don rickles 1964 a contessa luciana paluzzi has her eyes on a surfer frankie avalon whose beach faces a threat from imposing bodybuilders. Dick dale and the deltones and stevie wonder appear in musical numbers.