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

For the scene where Marvel Ann gets her bikini bottoms ripped off the costume department had to make a pair of "breakaway" bottoms that were only loosely stitched together at the sides so that they would tear off of actress Amy Adams derriere easily. Adams did not enjoy filming that scene even though she understood that her character was being punished for her arrogance.

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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

Lars: I'm having trouble with my pants. Whenever I put my hand in the pocket, I feel a little prick.

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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

Referenced in Dead Man's Dream (2002)

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Soundtracks

Sugar
Written by Ben Vaughn

User Reviews

Busch For President

Yes, a few of these viewers dont even seem to know the work of Charles Busch - the creator/writer and performer of Psycho Beach Party. Busch has a huge following in theatre (Psycho beach Party started a s a play)and all of his work is tongue-in-cheek and some of the complaints on these posts sound like people who wouldn't "get" Rocky Horror Picture Show or Plan 9 From Outer Space either. But that's okay - Busch's work is not for everyone - just like John Waters/Divine's work isnt for everyone. And this film adapatation certainly has it's weaknesses - but much of it is DEAD on - including the opening and closing credits with a young Ann-Margaret look-a-like doing her best go-go boot dancing. Busch is hysterical as the hard-as-nails "female" police chief and Lauen Ambrose has a field day playing the perky like Gidget with multiple personalities. The film is fun and if you like it, check on Busch in Die, Mommie, Die.