Psycho Beach Party (2000)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Robert Lee King

Writers (WGA):

Charles Busch (play)
Charles Busch (screenplay)

Release Date:

September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

Party till you drop. Dead.

Plot:

Spoof of 1960's Beach Party/Gidget surfing movies mixed with slasher horror films stars Lauren Ambrose as Florence Forrest...

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Surfing | Actress | Slasher | Spoof

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Lauren Ambrose	...	Florence 'Chicklet' Forrest
Thomas Gibson	...	Kanaka
Nicholas Brendon	...	Starcat
Kimberley Davies	...	Bettina Barnes
Matt Keeslar	...	Lars / Larry
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
Channon Roe	...	Wedge Riley
Ruth Williamson	...	Pat
David Chokachi	...	Eddie
John Cirigliano	...	Vince
Jolie Jenkins	...	Angie
Mike Malin	...	Bobby
Charlie Finn	...	Pea Brain
Nicholas D'Agosto	...	Counterman (as Nick D'Agosto)
Richard Fancy	...	Dr. Wentworth / Dr. Edwards
Michael Manasseri	...	Boy (as Machel Manasseri)
Rona Benson	...	Girl
Tera Bonilla	...	Go-Go Girl
Danny Amis	...	Band Los Straight Jackets (as Daniel W. Amis)
Pete Curry	...	Band Los Straight Jackets (as Peter Curry)
Eddie Angel	...	Band Los Straight Jackets (as Edward Heeran)
James Lester	...	Band Los Straight Jackets (as James K. Lester)
Reggie Lee	...	Dancer
Mark Stephens	...	Dancer
Andrew McKay	...	Dancer
Danny Brewingtion	...	Dancer
Larry Sullivan	...	Dancer (as Larry Sullivan Jr.)
Angus Kennedy	...	Dancer
James Leo Ryan	...	Dancer
John Willford	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Madison Eginton	...	Young Florence Forrest (uncredited)
Stephen Wozniak	...	Johnny (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Lee King

Writing credits (WGA)
Charles Busch		(play)
Charles Busch		(screenplay)

Produced by
Virginia Biddle	....	producer
Diane Cornell	....	line producer
Jon Gerrans	....	producer
John Hall	....	executive producer
Marcus Hu	....	producer
Jeff Melnick	....	co-executive producer
Victor Syrmis	....	producer

Original Music by
Ben Vaughn

Cinematography by
Arturo Smith

Film Editing by
Suzanne Hines

Casting by
Laura Schiff

Production Design by
Franco-Giacomo Carbone

Art Direction by
Alberto Gonzalez-Reyna

Set Decoration by
Ann Shea

Costume Design by
Camille Jumelle

Makeup Department
Wendi Lynn Allison	....	makeup artist
Corinna Liebel	....	makeup artist
Solina Tabrizi	....	head hair stylist

Production Management
Diane Cornell	....	unit production manager
Douglas Salkin	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Diane Cornell	....	second unit director
Annette Hobday	....	second assistant director (as Annette Hawley)
Eduardo Ricketts Jr.	....	second second assistant director
Michael Shea	....	first assistant director
Michael Whitecar	....	second assistant director (as Michael Anthony Whitecar)

Art Department
Wendy Allen	....	set dresser
Peter Clines	....	property master
Alan Estridge	....	storyboard artist
Martin Weeks	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Lance Brown	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brad Bryan	....	boom operator
William Cawley	....	first assistant sound editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shawn Kennelly	....	adr mixer
Dan Lipe	....	boom operator
Trillby Kim Lowe	....	supervising adr editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Trillby Kim Lowe	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Jay Nierenberg	....	supervising sound editor
James L. Pearson	....	sound editor
Pat Toma	....	sound mixer
Tim Walston	....	sound designer

Visual Effects by
Peter Clines	....	miniature effects director
Rick Kerrigan	....	visual effects supervisor
David Fred Masselink	....	optical effects line-up
Ziad Seirafi	....	CGI supervisor
Dan Walker	....	visual effects
Martin Zboril	....	visual effects supervisor
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical process and effects compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Ron Althoff	....	stunt coordinator (as Ronald Althoff)
James Ent	....	utility stunts
Gilley Grey	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Joanna Shelmidine	....	stunt double: Cricket
Lisa Dempsey	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Scott Miller	....	stunt safety (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Andrew	....	grip
Dawn Fleischman	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Harry Hope	....	key grip
David Leite	....	grip
Greg McEachen	....	best boy electric
Terry Meadows	....	gaffer
Barry Norwood	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Le Richardson	....	electrician
Alex Schmidt	....	electrician

Casting Department
Tony Rasmussen	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elizabeth Martucci	....	wardrobe (as Elizabeth Anderson)

Music Department
Howard Paar	....	music supervisor
David Tobocman	....	composer: additional music
David Tobocman	....	score mixer
Yuri Worontschak	....	assistant music supervisor

Transportation Department
Alex Connaughton	....	driver: honeywagon
Sean J. Moore	....	driver
Jeff Murray	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Liesl Beneke	....	production coordinator
Wendy Dallas	....	script supervisor
Jane Kelly	....	assistant production coordinator
Reggie Lee	....	choreographer
Reggie Lee	....	dancer
Margie Levers	....	production accountant
Erick M. Medina	....	production insurance
William Ostroff	....	production secretary
Annalee Paulo	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• New Oz Productions
• Red Horse Films
• Strand Releasing

Distributors

• Americine (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 3001 Kino Betriebs GmbH (Germany)
• Cinemavault Releasing
• Sagittaire Films (France)
• Strand Releasing
• VCL Communications

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Singapore:R(A) (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | France:U | Germany:12 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Company:

New Oz Productions

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.

Quotes:

T.J.: I've had a man's hairy balls since I was 8. It's the source of my power. They tell me the weather, time of day, if there's a pile-up on Route 66.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Gidget (1959)

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!