This article is about the 1963 film. For the genre of film it spawned, see Beach party film.
Beach Party
Original film poster
Directed by
William Asher
Written by
Lou Rusoff
Uncredited:
William Asher
Robert Dillon
Produced by
James H. Nicholson
Lou Rusoff
Starring
Bob Cummings
Dorothy Malone
Frankie Avalon
Annette Funicello
Harvey Lembeck
Jody McCrea
John Ashley
Morey Amsterdam
Eva Six
Dick Dale
The Del Tones
Cinematography
Kay Norton
Edited by
Homer Powell
Music by
Les Baxter
Production company
Alta Vista Productions
Distributed by
American International Pictures (AIP)
Release date
August 7, 1963 (1963-08-07) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
101 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$300,000[2] or $200,000[3]
Box office
$2,300,000 (US/ Canada)[2][4]
Beach Party is a 1963 American film and the first of seven beach party films from American International Pictures (AIP) aimed at a teen audience.[5] This film is often credited with creating the beach party film genre.[6][7][8][9]
^Beach Party at the American Film Institute Catalog
^ abLisanti, Tom (2005) Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959–1969, McFarlandd. pp.71-80
^Lamont, John (1990). "The John Ashley Filmography". Trash Compactor (Volume 2 No. 5 ed.). p. 26.
^Staff (January 8, 1964) "Top Rental Features of 1963", Variety, p.71. (Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.)
^Smith, Gary A. Smith (2009) The American International Pictures Video Guide, McFarland p.21
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