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 foreign distribution the flashback sex scene with Kanaka and Monica Stark was cut.

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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: Mrs. Forrest, what were you doing at 9 PM last night?
Mrs. Forrest: What any woman should be doing at 9 PM. Needlepoint!

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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

Spoofs Beach Party (1963)

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Soundtracks

Psycho Main Title
Written by Ben Vaughn

User Reviews

Peachy keen!

This film really grew on me. It's got great actors (namely Nicholas Brendan and Lauren Ambrose), a great throwback sense of style, and very clever dialogue. I can't tell if this film is intentionally hysterical (I think it is, but some parts...it's hard to tell.) I also really liked some of the characters, including police"woman" Monica Stark. All in all, a light-hearted summer movie, perfect for a few good laughs.