Psycho Beach Party (2000)

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" ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Lee King

Writers:

Charles Busch (play), Charles Busch (screenplay)

Stars:

Lauren Ambrose, Nicholas Brendon, Thomas Gibson

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lauren Ambrose	...	Florence 'Chicklet' Forrest / Ann Bowman
Thomas Gibson	...	Kanaka
Nicholas Brendon	...	Starcat
Kimberley Davies	...	Bettina Barnes
Matt Keeslar	...	Lars
Charles Busch	...	Captain Monica Stark
Beth Broderick	...	Mrs. Ruth Forrest
Danni Wheeler	...	Berdine
Nick Cornish	...	Yo Yo
Andrew Levitas	...	Provoloney
Amy Adams	...	Marvel Ann
Kathleen Robertson	...	Rhonda
Nathan Bexton	...	T.J.
Buddy Quaid	...	Junior
Jenica Bergere	...	Cookie

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.

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Plot Keywords:

exchange student | slasher | spoof | surfing | cliche | 

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Taglines:

Party till you drop. Dead.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Australia USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Horror na Praia Psicodélica

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,359 (USA) (4 August 2000)

Gross:

$265,107 (USA) (8 December 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Oz Productions, Red Horse Films, Strand Releasing

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 85 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

When Marvel Ann gets her bikini bottoms torn off a flesh patch between her legs is briefly visible.

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Quotes

Mrs. Forrest: Madame Detective, I will not have my daughter interrogated by the Secret Police. As far as I know we are not yet a part of the Soviet Union.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

Bombasteroid
Written by Milt Reder
Performed by Four Piece Suit

User Reviews

It's a gas!

Wow - I saw this movie on late-night TV (the only place where you would expect it to shown), and man was it funny! I love spoof movies, and this on did quite nicely. Just the technical aspects of having a modern movie set in the early 60's would be challenging, so hats off to the director. I loved the super cheesy dialogue (Golly gee!), and the characters were both inspired and stereotypical, at east for a 'beach blanket' flick. "I'll be your girl Friday!" says the plucky sidekick. The innuendo and double-entendre's are great, like when the girls are at a scary drive-in movie. "Boys, they only have one thing on their mind.....well, I'm going <to the snack bar> to get a weiner." It was strange seeing Greg from Dharma and Greg here, but what the hell. Backward projection rocks!