This article is about the film genre. For the film after which it is named, see Beach Party.
Not to be confused with Surf film.
Frankie Avalon, star of Beach Party, 1963.
The beach party film is an American film genre of feature films which were produced and released between 1963 and 1968, created by American International Pictures (AIP), beginning with their surprise hit, Beach Party, in July 1963. With this film, AIP is credited with creating the genre.[1][2][3] In addition to the AIP films, several contributions to the genre were produced and released by major and independent studios alike. According to various sources, the genre comprises over 30 films,[4][5][6] with the lower-budget AIP films being the most profitable.[7]
Generally comedies, the core elements of the AIP films consist of a group of teenage and/or college-age characters as protagonists; non-parental adult characters as antagonists and/or comic relief; simple, silly storylines that avoid any sober social consciousness; teen trends and interests (such as dancing, surfing, drag racing, custom cars, music, irresponsible drinking, etc.); simple romantic arcs; original songs (presented in both the musical genre style and as "source music"); teen-oriented musical acts (frequently performing as themselves); and a tongue-in-cheek attitude toward the target audience.
The earliest films by AIP, as well as those by other studios, focus on surfing and beach culture. Although the genre is termed "beach party film",[4][5][6] several subsequent films that appeared later in the genre, while keeping most of the core elements mentioned above, do not actually include surfing – or even scenes on a beach.
The beachpartyfilm is an American film genre of feature films which were produced and released between 1963 and 1968, created by American International...
Psycho BeachParty is a 2000 comedy horror film based on the off-Broadway play of the same name, directed by Robert Lee King. Charles Busch wrote both...
Hornaday, Teen Beach Movie was filmed in Puerto Rico. It was the only Disney Channel Original Movie to premiere in 2013. A sequel, Teen Beach 2, premiered...
The Horror of PartyBeach is a 1964 American horror film in the beachparty genre, directed and co-produced by Del Tenney. The film is described as "a...
Beach is a 1964 American teen film directed by William Asher and starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. The film belongs to the beachparty genre...
Cheerleaders BeachParty is a 1978 comedy film by producer/director Alex E. Goitein and writer Chuck Vincent. It stars Elizabeth Loredan, Jamie Jenson...
title role in Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) and appearing in several beachpartyfilms. Walley was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Ice Capades skating...
International Pictures (AIP). Ski Party is considered as a beachpartyfilm spin-off, with a change of setting from the beach to the ski slopes – although...
films in the 1960s; he is well-known for having appeared in the Beachpartyfilms of this decade and for a supporting role in the 1978 musical film Grease...
Muscle BeachParty (1964) and Bikini Beach (1964). He recorded a 45 rpm single in 1964 for Canjo Records to coincide with the film Bikini Beach (side A:...
Wild on the Beach is a 1965 beachpartyfilm directed by Maury Dexter and starring Frankie Randall, Sherry Jackson, Gayle Caldwell, and Jackie Miller....
2020. Malibu BeachParty at IMDb Malibu BeachParty at the TCM Movie Database Malibu BeachParty at British Film Institute Malibu BeachParty at AllMovie...
and Ebert, who compared it favorably to Grease. The film is an open parody of the beachpartyfilms made popular in the 1960s, especially those in which...
targeting the surfing enthusiast. The 1960's beachpartyfilms — targeting the broader community. Fictional feature films with a focus on the reality of surfing...
The BeachParty is a 1931 Mickey Mouse animated short film directed by Burt Gillett, produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures...
in the 1962 James Bond film Dr. No has been cited as one of the most famous bikinis of all time. By 1963, the movie BeachParty, starring Annette Funicello...
1966 American fantasy comedy film. It is the seventh and last of American International Pictures' beachpartyfilms. The film features the cast cavorting...
Girl Happy is a 1965 American musical romantic comedy and beachpartyfilm starring Elvis Presley in his eighteenth feature. The movie won a fourth place...
The Girls on the Beach is a 1965 American beachparty comedy film directed by William N. Witney and written by Sam Locke. The film stars Noreen Corcoran...
Teen Beach 2 is a 2015 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Jeffrey Hornaday. The sequel to the 2013 film Teen Beach Movie, it premiered on Disney...
These can be found at list of teen films. Early examples of the genre in the United States include the "beachpartyfilms" of the 1950s and 1960s, such as...
The Beach Girls is a 1982 American sex comedy film directed by Pat Townsend. It stars Jeana Tomasino, Val Kline and Debra Blee. Two college girls, Ducky...
Global Information