Beach Blanket Bingo 1965 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: William Asher Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Deborah Walley, Harvey Lembeck, John Ashley, Jody McCrea, Marta Kristen, Linda Evans, Don Rickles, Buster Keaton, Donna Loren, Timothy Carey, Donna Michelle, Michael Nader, Patti Chandler
Frankie Avalon is back in one of the more popular of the "Beach Party" entries–this being the fifth one. Singing, surfing, partying, parachuting, and a host of other goings on–even a mermaid joins the silly fun. Good comedy skits by Don Rickles, Buster Keaton, and Paul Lynde add to the festivities.
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Bikini Beach 1964 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: William Asher Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Keenan Wynn, Martha Hyer, Harvey Lembeck, Don Rickles, Jody McCrea, Meredith MacRae, Boris Karloff, Paul Smith, John Ashley, Candy Johnson, Danielle Aubry, Delores Wells, Donna Loren
As part of the series of "Beach Party" movies, this is one of the better entries about millionaire Harvey Huntington Honeywagon III (Keenan Wynn) who tries to prove that his pet chimpanzee is as smart as the teenagers at the beach. Frankie Avalon plays roles of a British singing star, "The Potato Bug," and Dee Dee's (Annette Funicello) favorite boyfriend.
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Sergeant Dead Head 1965 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog Cast: Frankie Avalon, Deborah Walley, Cesar Romero, Fred Clark, Gale Gordon, Buster Keaton, Reginald Gardiner, Eve Arden, Pat Buttram, Harvey Lembeck, John Ashley, Romo Vincent, Donna Loren, Michael Nader, Edward Faulkner
A U.S. government experiment goes awry, and an airman, Sergeant Donovan (Frankie Avalon), exchanges brains with a chimpanzee during a journey into space. Many problems ensue.
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| 1. Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
2. Bikini Beach (1964)
3. Sergeant Dead Head (1965)
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