 Beach Blanket Bingo 1965  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Asher
Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Deborah Walley, Harvey Lembeck, John Ashley, Jody McCrea, Marta Kristen, Linda Evans, Don Rickles, Buster Keaton
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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 Beach Party 1963 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William Asher
Cast: Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Harvey Lembeck, Jody McCrea, John Ashley, Morey Amsterdam, Vincent Price, Eva Six, Dick Dale, Andy Romano, Meredith MacRae
Professor Jason Sutwell (Robert Cummings) sets out to study sex habits of teenagers at Malibu Beach and meets surfers Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and Dolores (Annette Funicello). This film was so popular that it spawned a series of "Beach Party" movies.
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Beast of Blood 1971  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Beast of the Dead
Return to the Horrors of Blood Island
Director: Eddie Romero
Cast: John Ashley, Celeste Yarnall, Eddie Garcia, Alfonso Carvajal, Bruno Punzalan, Liza Belmonte, Angel Buenaventura, Beverly Miller, Johnny Long
Dr. Lorca's (Eddie Garcia) current task is to provide a human head (from murdered "contributors") on a green-blooded monster in order to tame it down after terrorizing the natives of Blood Island. Gore happens, as they say, and reporter Myra (Celeste Yarnall), who is looking for a story, becomes part of it until saved by our hero, Bill (John Ashley). Sequel to "Mad Doctor of Blood Island."
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Brides of Blood 1968  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Grave Desires
Island of the Living Horror
Director: Eddie Romero, Gerardo de Leon
Cast: John Ashley, Kent Taylor, Beverly Powers, Eva Darren, Mario Montenegro, Oscar Keesee, Jr., Andres Centenera, Bruno Punzalan, Pedro Navarro, Carmelita Estrella
This is the first of a series of Philippine/US "Blood" films from director and producer Eddie Romero. This one may be the worst of the bad lot, as John Ashley–who made a career (after some "Beach" movies) of Romero's work–must save the day. Exposure to nuclear radiation turns people into ugly, mutated monsters that feast on scantily clad women.
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The Eye Creatures 1965  TV, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
aka: Attack of the Eye Creatures
Director: Larry Buchanan
Cast: John Ashley, Cynthia Hull, Warren Hammack, Chet Davis, Bill Peck, Tony Huston, Shirley McLine, Bill Thurman, Ethan Allen, Peter Graves, Charles McLine, Jonathan Ledford
Alien Eye Creatures land on Earth, and one is run over by a car driven by teenagers (John Ashley and Cynthia Hull) preparing to elope. Police are notified, but it is the teens who figure out that shining headlights on the Eye Creatures causes them to explode.
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Frankenstein's Daughter 1958 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Romance / Thriller
Director: Richard E. Cunha
Cast: John Ashley, Sandra Knight, Donald Murphy, Harold Lloyd Jr., Sally Todd, Felix Locher, John Zaremba, Robert Dix, Harry Wilson, Voltaire Perkins, Charlotte Portney, Wolfe Barzell, Bill Coontz, George Barrows, Page Cavanaugh
Set in modern times, Frankenstein's grandson, Oliver Frankenstein (Donald Murphy), is living in Los Angeles where he creates a new monster by killing teenager Trudy (Sandra Knight) who then sets off on a killing spree. John Ashley appears as Trudy's boyfriend, Johnny Bruder, who tries to stop Oliver from completing his evil deed.
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How to Stuff a Wild Bikini 1965  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Asher
Cast: Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Brian Donlevy, Harvey Lembeck, Beverly Adams, John Ashley, Jody McCrea, Irene Tsu, Frankie Avalon, Buster Keaton
Frankie Avalon bows out of the series in this sixth of the "Beach Party" movies, showing up only in a cameo appearance. He is being shipped out for naval reserve training, and to make sure that his girlfriend, Dee Dee (Annette Funicello), does not go out with Ricky (Dwayne Hickman), he gets help from a witch doctor (Buster Keaton). This results in a beautiful woman showing up to occupy Ricky's attention.
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Hud 1963  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon DeWilde, Whit Bissell, John Ashley, Val Avery, Crahan Denton, Yvette Vickers, Curt Conway, George Petrie, Pitt Herbert, Sheldon Allman, Carl Low, Robert Hinkle
Cattle rancher Hud (Paul Newman) wants profits in oil and tries to talk his father (Melvyn Douglas) into turning the ranch into an oil field. Alma (Patricia Neal) watches as Hud tries to coerce his father and tries to ward him off when Hud drunkenly propositions her. Neal won the Best Actress Oscar, and Douglas won for Best Supporting Actor. The film also won for Cinematography and received for other nominations, including Best Actor and Director.
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The Mad Doctor of Blood Island 1968 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Blood Doctor
Tomb of the Living Dead
Director: Eddie Romero, Gerardo de Leon
Cast: John Ashley, Angelique Pettyjohn, Ronald Remy, Alicia Alonzo, Ronaldo Valdez, Tita Munoz, Tony Edmunds, Alfonso Carvajal, Bruno Punzalan, Edward D. Murphy, Johnny Long, Paquito Salcedo
This second of a series of three films relating to Blood Island (following "Brides of Blood") catches up with Dr. Bill Foster (John Ashley) who arrives on the island to investigate a series of murders. It doesn't take long before he runs across the mad Dr. Lorca (Ronald Remy) whose experiments have resulted in green-blooded zombies.
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 Muscle Beach Party 1964   N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William Asher
Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Luciana Paluzzi, John Ashley, Don Rickles, Peter Turgeon, Jody McCrea, Peter Lupus, Buddy Hackett, Peter Lorre
In this sequel to "Beach Party," our beach buddies have a problem: a bodybuilding group–led by Don Rickles, of all people–has set up shop next to the beach. Lots of silly goings-on, but still some fun and upbeat songs. Peter Lorre made a guest appearance, which turned out to be his last film. Followed by "Bikini Beach." 1 User Review
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| | See it for the musclemen | Candy Kane 01/28/2007 | | Frankie and cranky Annette are annoying as usual, but the film includes such muscle studs as Peter Lupus as Mr. Galaxy, the biggest, strongest, handsomest, and most pec-tacular man on the beach, and Mr. Olympia Larry Scott, Mr. Universe Chet Yorton (second handsomest), and future Grizzly Addams star Dan Haggerty. Beach pal Bonehead could have joined the muscle troupe as well with a bit more training. |
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Zero Hour! 1957 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Hall Bartlett
Cast: Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Sterling Hayden, Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, Geoffrey Toone, Jerry Paris, Peggy King, Patricia Tiernan, Charles Quinliven, Raymond Ferrell, David Thursby, Willis Bouchey, Russell Thorson, John Ashley
While in flight, the crew of a Canadian passenger plane comes down with ptomaine poisoning, and the only one who can save the plane is World War II flying ace Ted Stryker (Dana Andrews). But, Stryker is suffering from trauma brought on from a fatal mission during the war and fears flying. But wait, a ground controller, Treleaven (Sterling Hayden), offers full radio support, and Stryker takes the controls to land the plane.
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| 1. Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
2. Beach Party (1963)
3. Beast of Blood (1971)
aka: Beast of the Dead
aka: Return to the Horrors of Blood Island
4. Brides of Blood (1968)
aka: Grave Desires
aka: Island of the Living Horror
5. The Eye Creatures (1965)
aka: Attack of the Eye Creatures
6. Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)
7. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965)
8. Hud (1963)
9. The Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968)
aka: Blood Doctor
aka: Tomb of the Living Dead
10. Muscle Beach Party (1964)
11. Zero Hour! (1957)
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