It's a Bikini World (1967)

Male chauvinist Mike attempts to get an intelligent burgeoning feminist Delilah into his harem. When she resists, Mike then poses as his brother Herbert, but in the process falls in love with Delilah.

Director:

Stephanie Rothman

Writers:

Stephanie Rothman, Charles S. Swartz

Stars:

Deborah Walley, Tommy Kirk, Bobby Pickett

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Deborah Walley	...	Delilah Dawes
Tommy Kirk	...	Mike / Herbert Samson
Bobby Pickett	...	Woody (as Bob Pickett)
Suzie Kaye	...	Pebbles
Jack Bernardi	...	Harvey Pulp
William O'Connell	...	McSnigg
Jim Begg	...	Boy
Lori Williams	...	Girl
Pat McGee	...	Cindy
Sid Haig	...	Daddy
The Animals	...	Themselves - Rock Group
The Toys	...	Themselves - Rock Group
The Gentrys	...	Themselves - Rock Group
The Castaways	...	Themselves - Rock Group
Pat Vegas	...	Himself

Storyline

Chauvinist Mike Sampson wants to add burgeoning feminist Delilah Dawes to his harem. However, she wants nothing to do with Mike, so he decides to pose as his nerdy, imaginary brother Herbert to get her to fall for him. In the process Mike falls for Delilah and now must find a way to reveal the secret without losing her.

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Plot Keywords:

camel race | photographer | pie in the face | assumed identity | car wash | 

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Taglines:

The Bikini-Bunnies are Bustin' Out All Over!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 April 1967 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trans American Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was originally released by Transamerica Films as "The Girl in Daddy's Bikini", then American-International bought it and released it as "It's a Bikini World".

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Goofs

This movie takes place in the summer, as is made clear by some conversation between Woody and Mike early in the film. When Woody, 'Herbert' and Delilah drive downtown, some shots reveal a good amount of Christmas decor (neon Santa Clauses all down the street can be seen in one of the scene's first shots). Also during the downtown drive, a theater marquee lists December dates. On top of this, some scenes that take place on residential streets show trees well into Autumnal states.

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Connections

Features Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)

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Soundtracks

"Spread It on Thick"
Written by Wilkins-Hurley-Cates
Performed by The Gentrys

User Reviews

We Just Live in It

Skateboarding champion Tommy Kirk (as Mike Samson) poses as his own bookworm brother "Herbert" in order to woo pretty bikinied Deborah Walley (as Delilah Dawes). "It's a Bikini World" begins with a great instrumental opening and graphics sequence, which was usually a strong suit in American International's "Beach Party" movies. That series was sputtering to an end, and this film follows the formula well enough, but audiences were moving on.

The Animals, The Toys, The Gentrys, and The Castaways are lip-syncing highlights.

Although Mr. Kirk performs well fully clothed, he is obviously not in shape to play the muscle-toned, athletic "Samson" on the beach. As his "Delilah", Ms. Walley (still) fills her bikini well. Kirk and Walley had appeared in original "Beach Party" spin-offs. The second-tiered players fall in line: Bobby "Boris" Pickett (as Woody) provides Kirk with a foolish-looking, older beach pal; but, Suzie Kaye (as Pebbles) is a shapely sidekick for Walley.

*** It's a Bikini World (4/14/67) Stephanie Rothman ~ Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley, Bobby Pickett