Muscle Beach Party (1964)

Directed by

William Asher

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy, teen film, beach party film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Muscle Beach Party is a musical comedy from 1964. It follows teenagers having fun at the beach with surfing, dancing, and romance. The film features musical performances by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones and Stevie Wonder.

lightheartedenergeticfunupbeatsunnybouncywhimsical

What happens

Muscle Beach Party is the second of seven beach party films produced by American International Pictures. It stars Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello and was directed by William Asher, who also directed four other films in this series. Dick Dale and the Del-Tones and Stevie Wonder appear in musical numbers, the latter aged thirteen and making his film debut, billed as "Little Stevie Wonder." The movie was released two days after Peter Lorre's death. (AIP had meant to star Lorre in It's Alive.) (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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