For Those Who Think Young (1964)

Surfing college students hang out at a club watching comedian Uncle Woody and drinking Pepsis. Rich playboy "Ding" Pruitt falls for Sandy Palmer. His grandfather tries to have the club ... See full summary »

Director:

Leslie H. Martinson

Writers:

James O'Hanlon (screenplay), George O'Hanlon (screenplay),

Stars:

James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Paul Lynde

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Darren	...	Gardner 'Ding' Pruitt III
Pamela Tiffin	...	Sandy Palmer
Paul Lynde	...	Sid Hoyt
Tina Louise	...	Topaz McQueen
Bob Denver	...	Kelp
Robert Middleton	...	Burford Sanford Cronin
Nancy Sinatra	...	Karen Cross
Claudia Martin	...	Sue Lewis
Ellen Burstyn	...	Dr. Pauline Swenson (as Ellen McRae)
Woody Woodbury	...	Woody Woodbury
Louis Quinn	...	Gus Kestler
Sammee Tong	...	Clyde
Addison Richards	...	Dean Watkins
Paul 'Mousie' Garner	...	Mousie (as Mousie Garner)
Benny Baker	...	Lou

Storyline

Surfing college students hang out at a club watching comedian Uncle Woody and drinking Pepsis. Rich playboy "Ding" Pruitt falls for Sandy Palmer. His grandfather tries to have the club closed but is exposed as an ex-bootlegger.

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Plot Keywords:

college | pepsi | piano | striptease | bass violin | 

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Taglines:

Surfin' high & twistin' wild & feelin' wonderful!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

Juventude Desenfreada

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aubrey Schenck Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the time the movie came out, Pepsi Cola's slogan was "Now It's Pepsi for Those Who Think Young". This wasn't a coincidence as Pepsi had a presence in the film. There are scenes of people ordering and drinking Pepsi, as well as a Pepsi machine in the club.

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Connections

References Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)

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Soundtracks

"For Those Who Think Love"
Written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston
Performed by James Darren over the opening credits

User Reviews

Drive In Special - Surf's Up

I saw this movie during a dusk until dawn show at a Drive-In theater many years ago. These shows would keep you up all night watching all kinds of stuff. I can't remember the entire show that night but to me this was one of the ultimate drive-in movies. It is a beach movie without Frankie & Annette.

When you weren't old enough to be in the back seat of the car with someone, there were enough women on the screen to keep your attention. The comedy in this is sophomore stuff, and to me the most interesting thing is the casting. Woody Woodbury had a comedy LP album at the time this was released. Bet that is a collectors item now as it set a martini mood & really dovetails with this movie as his routines here are watered down versions of that album.

What is most surprising about the women in this film is how many would become famous but yet none of them really ever did a block buster film. Never realized until I looked at this cast that Tina Louise is older than Nancy Sinatra. This was before both of them would achieve their greatest fame, Nancy with music, & Tina with Bob Denver as this is an earlier place to find them in the same film. Tina is a stripper in this movie, & Denver is James Darren's assistant & a bit of a playboy.

Paul Lynde is pretty much his usual self here. There were worse fillers for these dusk till dawn drive-in films of the earlier 1960's fillers.