Psycho Beach Party (2000)

Spoof of 1960s Beach Party/Gidget surfing movies mixed with slasher horror films. Florence Forrest, a not-so-innocent girl in 1960s Malibu, becomes "Chicklet", the first girl surfer at ... 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 1960s Beach Party/Gidget surfing movies mixed with slasher horror films. Florence Forrest, a not-so-innocent girl in 1960s Malibu, 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, during which time several beach goers are found murdered. The suspects include Chicklet herself, surfer Kanaka, exchange student Lars, and even Chicklet's own mother.

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Plot Keywords:

sex scene | sex in a car | voyeur | female rear nudity | single mother | 

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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:

7 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 USA:

$21,359, 6 August 2000, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$265,107, 10 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

Many scenes were shot in one or two takes due to budget constraints.

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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

Captain Monica Stark: Strange that the victim had only one testicle stuffed in his mouth. I believe they usually come in pairs.
Cookie: Well, that's cuz he only had one. I checked. Plenty of meat, only one potato.

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Alternate Versions

The DVD version in Spain runs 85 minutes.

• It stars with the "Cinemavault.com" logo.
• Some scenes are edited in a different order, sometimes missing some dialogue parts.
• The interrogation scene after T.J. death and the sex scene between Kanaka and Monica are cut.

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Connections

References Marnie (1964)

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Soundtracks

Mermaid Love
Written by Brian Teasley, Robert Del Bueno & Brian Causey
Performed by Man Or Astroman

User Reviews

super psycho fun!

A silly, sick, hilarious movie! We had so much fun--saw it on a rainy night in NYC; the theater was packed and a rollicking good campy time was had by all!

You'll remember many gems of dialogue--especially a line from Nicholas Brendon that rivals fellow "Buffy" cast member Allyson Hannigan's shocker in "American Pie"!

Anyone with the slightest affection for those AIP beach movies will love this one. Terrific soundtrack too--why no album???