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Psycho Beach Party (2000)

UNRATED 95 min  -  Comedy | Horror | Mystery  -   September 2001 (USA)
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Spoof of 1960's Beach Party/Gidget surfing movies mixed with slasher horror films stars Lauren Ambrose as Florence Forrest... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Lee King

Writers:

Charles Busch (play), Charles Busch (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lauren Ambrose ...
Thomas Gibson ...
Nicholas Brendon ...
Kimberley Davies Kimberley Davies ...
Matt Keeslar ...
Lars / Larry
Charles Busch ...
Beth Broderick ...
Danni Wheeler Danni Wheeler ...
Berdine
Nick Cornish ...
Yo Yo
Andrew Levitas ...
Provoloney
Amy Adams ...
Kathleen Robertson ...
Nathan Bexton Nathan Bexton ...
T.J.
Buddy Quaid ...
Junior
Jenica Bergere ...
Cookie
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Storyline

Spoof of 1960's Beach Party/Gidget surfing movies mixed with slasher horror films stars Lauren Ambrose as Florence Forrest, a not-so-innocent girl in 1960's Malibu who becomes "Chicklet" the first girl surfer at Malibu Beach, only Florence suffers from dissociative identity disorder and occasionally her alter ego Ann Bowman, a sexually aggressive, foul-speaking girl, comes out in which during that time several beach goers are found murdered. The suspects include Chicklet herself, surfer Kanaka, B-horror film actress Bettina Barnes, exchange student Lars, and even Chicklet's own mother. Written by Matthew Patay  

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Plot Keywords:

Beach | Malibu | Surfer | Slasher | Actress  | See more »

Taglines:

Party till you drop. Dead.

Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Tengerparti diliparti See more »

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,359 (USA) (6 August 2000) (7 Screens)

Gross:

$265,107 (USA) (10 December 2000)
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

According to director/writer commentary track on the Region 1 DVD, the original performances of the stage play from which the movie is based featured 'Charles Busch' in the role of Florence/Chicklet. When Busch adapted his play to film format, he was too old to play Chicklet, so he wrote for himself the part of Captain Monica Stark so he could still participate in the production. See more »

Quotes

Florence "Chicklet" Forrest: [as Anne Bowman] Anne Bowman created orgies.
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Connections

Spoofs Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) See more »