A Swingin' Summer (1965)

Beach party escapade features a bookworm with glasses who learns to "groove", as she attempts to sing "Ready to Groove".

Director:

Robert Sparr

Writers:

Leigh Chapman (screen play), Reno Carell (original story)

Stars:

James Stacy, William Wellman Jr., Quinn O'Hara

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Stacy	...	Mickey
William Wellman Jr.	...	Rick (as William A. Wellman Jr.)
Quinn O'Hara	...	Cindy
Martin West	...	Turk
Mary Mitchel	...	Shirley (as Mary Mitchell)
Raquel Welch	...	Jeri
Allan Jones	...	Mr. Johnson (as Alan Jones)
Lili Kardell	...	Sandra
Reno Carell	...	Mark
Buck Holland	...	Lou (as Bucky Holland)
Glenn Stensel	...	Les (as Glen Stensil)
Michael Blodgett	...	Beach Boy Dancer (as Mike Blodgett)
Mauree Garett	...	Beach Girl
Robert Porter	...	Beach Boy
Gypsy Boots	...	Self

Storyline

Beach party escapade features a bookworm with glasses who learns to "groove", as she attempts to sing "Ready to Groove".

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Plot Keywords:

beach party | psychotronic film | beach | bikini | kiss | 

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Taglines:

Spread Out the Beach Towels...Grab Your Gals...it's gonna be A SWINGIN' SUMMER!

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Linda Evans was signed to play the female lead but bowed out after she was cast in The Big Valley (1965).

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Goofs

The mob of dancing teens marching down to the boat dock just prior to the big boat chase are seen carrying a number of Tiki torches, almost as if they are marching on Doctor Frankenstein's castle. However, the scenes surrounding the boat chase were all filmed in full daylight.

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Soundtracks

Red Hot Roadster
Performed by The Rip Chords

User Reviews

"Does being loved frighten you?" .. "I'm not frightened--I'm panicked!"

Cheapjack fun-in-the-sun teen opus from United Screen Arts probably had worse acting, directing and cinematography than most television shows from the same era. Two guys and a gal from Los Angeles take a car trip up to Lake Arrowhead for summer jobs, but the plug has been pulled on the village's big music concert; the trio comes up with the cash to put on a show themselves (unwittingly taking money from the girl's wealthy father), featuring happening acts like Gary Lewis, the Rip Chords and the Righteous Brothers. James Stacy brings some low-keyed cool to the witless proceedings, but co-stars William Wellman Jr. and Quinn O'Hara act about as well as they dance (not a compliment). The main reason to see the film isn't the top-billed stars, anyway--that honor would go to Raquel Welch, who gets an "introducing" credit as a kissless sexpot in black-rimmed glasses who quotes Freud. Welch (whose future husband, Patrick Curtis, is listed as the associate producer) didn't possess the show-biz savvy at this point to transcend the third-rate material, but she makes the most of it, and even gets her own song. The music acts add some bounce, but the location is poorly photographed and the 'dramatic' macho one-upmanship seems to come out of nowhere. *1/2 from ****

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1966 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

GO!GO!ビキニ

Filming Locations:

Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Talent Consultants

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1