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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Fireball 500 1966 N/R, 92 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy
Director: William Asher Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian, Chill Wills, Harvey Lembeck, Julie Parrish, Douglas Henderson, Baynes Barron, Michael Nader, Vin Scully, Patti Chandler, Salli Sachse, Sandy Reed, Jason Johnson, Renie Riano
During a cross-country race, stock car driver Dave (Frankie Avalon) unwittingly bootlegs moonshine and, later, helps catch the culprits. When not on the circuit, Dave competes with fellow racer Leander (Fabian) for the affections of Jane (Annette Funicello).
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Fled 1996 R, 105 min. Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Kevin Hooks Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Stephen Baldwin, Will Patton, Robert John Burke, Robert Hooks, Victor Rivers, David Dukes, Ken Jenkins, Salma Hayek, Michael Nader, Brittney Powell, Steve Carlisle, Brett Rice, J. Don Ferguson, Kathy Payne
Two chained-together convicts, Piper (Laurence Fishburne) and Dodge (Stephen Baldwin), escape and set off to get their hands on the money they left behind before serving time. Both the Cuban-American Mafia and the police are in fast pursuit along the trail of Piper and Dodge.
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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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Ski Party 1965 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Alan Rifkin Cast: Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Deborah Walley, Yvonne Craig, Robert Q. Lewis, Bobbi Shaw, Aron Kincaid, Steven Rogers, Michael Nader, Patti Chandler, Salli Sachse, John Boyer, Mikki Jamison, Mickey Dora, Mary Hughes
The beach crowd, now in college, heads to the ski slopes. Todd and Craig (Frankie Avalon and Dwayne Hickman) decide to dress as girls in order to crash a girls-only party–for fun and to find out why their girlfriends, Linda and Barbara (Deborah Walley and Yvonne Craig), are so enamored with nerdish Freddie (Aron Kincaid). An energetic comedy/musical with plenty of songs to go around.
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| 1. Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
2. Fireball 500 (1966)
3. Fled (1996)
4. Sergeant Dead Head (1965)
5. Ski Party (1965)
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