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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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Wild on the Beach (1965)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.