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Bikini Beach (1964)

Bikini Beach poster
Directed by
William Asher
Genre
musical film, romantic comedy, teen film, beach party film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenagers hang out at a beach and enjoy music and romance. A young British singer shows up and causes a rivalry with the local surfers.

lightheartedplayfulupbeatsunnynostalgicgoofyenergeticwhimsical

What happens

Bikini Beach is a 1964 American teen film directed by William Asher and starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. The film belongs to the beach party genre of movies, popular in the 1960s. This is the third in the series of seven films produced by American International Pictures (AIP). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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