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About
A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.
Theatrical
Jul 22, 1964
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 5, 2000
Theaters
1
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American International Pictures
Beach Party Collection
American International Pictures produced a series of seven beach films, starting with Beach Party. The 1965 AIP film Ski Party (with Dwayne Hickman, Yvonne Craig, Lesley Gore and James Brown) is also...
Cast
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Frankie Avalon
Frankie / Potato Bug
A
Annette Funicello
Dee Dee
M
Martha Hyer
Vivien Clements
D
Don Rickles
Big Drag
H
Harvey Lembeck
Eric Von Zipper
D
Delores Wells
Sniffles
J
John Ashley
Johnny
J
Jody McCrea
Deadhead
C
Candy Johnson
Candy
M
Meredith MacRae
Animal
K
Keenan Wynn
Harvey Huntington Honeywagon
E
Elizabeth Montgomery
Lady Bug (voice)
J
Janos Prohaska
Clyde
B
Boris Karloff
Art Dealer
J
James Westerfield
Cop #2
D
Donna Loren
Donna
S
Stevie Wonder
Little Stevie Wonder
T
Timothy Carey
South Dakota Slim
D
Danielle Aubry
Lady Bug
P
Paul Smith
Cop #1
