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Bikini Beach (1964)

99 min  -  Comedy | Musical | Romance  -   22 July 1964 (USA)
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A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.

Director:

William Asher
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frankie Avalon ...
Frankie / Potato Bug
Annette Funicello ...
Martha Hyer Martha Hyer ...
Vivien Clements
Don Rickles ...
Big Drag
Harvey Lembeck ...
John Ashley John Ashley ...
Johnny
Jody McCrea Jody McCrea ...
Deadhead
Candy Johnson Candy Johnson ...
Candy
Danielle Aubry Danielle Aubry ...
Lady Bug
Meredith MacRae ...
Delores Wells Delores Wells ...
Sniffles (as Dolores Wells)
Paul Smith Paul Smith ...
Cop #1
James Westerfield James Westerfield ...
Cop #2
Donna Loren ...
Donna
Stevie Wonder ...
Himself (as Little Stevie Wonder)
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Storyline

Millionaire Harvey Huntington Honeywagon III tries to prove to his colleague Vivian Clements that his chimp, Clyde, is more intelligent than American teenagers. Meanwhile Dee Dee is torn between Frankie and British recording star, the Potato Bug. Eric Von Zipper shows up to aid Harvey's anti-teen campaign. Big Drag shows up with others in a gag bit part. Written by alfiehitchie  

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Plot Keywords:

Millionaire | Chimpanzee | Beach | Chase | Sequel  | See more »

Taglines:

It's where the girls are BARE-ing... the guys are DAR-ing and the surf's RARE-ing to GO-GO-GO See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Praia dos Biquínis See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$600,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Danielle Aubry's voice was dubbed by director 'William Asher (I)''s wife Elizabeth Montgomery See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Honeywagon photographs Big Drag and Clyde in the beach hangout, many of the cast members are both seen standing and sitting down between scenes. See more »

Quotes

Harvey Huntington Honeywagon III: Sir, I consider you a member of the lower classes.
Eric Von Zipper: Hey, that's right. How'd you know that I dropped out of school at the third grade?
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Crazy Credits

Love Slaves to Mr. Barquet ... See Sex Puppet List See more »

Connections

Referenced in Drive-in Movie Memories (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bikini Drag"
by Gary Usher and Roger Christian See more »