Muscle Beach Party

1964
Approved
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

1.8K

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Comedy Musical

Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

1.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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Trivia
This is the debut of music prodigy "Little" Stevie Wonder, who receives an "introducing" credit.

Goofs
Frankie refers to the "people for people" line directly after the scene in which it is said. However, he had already left that scene entirely by the time it was said and couldn't have heard it.

Quotes
[Dee Dee walk in on Julie making out with Frankie]
Frankie: Dee Dee, hi. Um... you remember her? Her name's Julie.
Dee Dee: Oh, I remember her. The bride of Godzilla!

Crazy credits
The producers extend special thanks to Mr. Peter Lorre for his contribution to this film as "Mr. Strangdour" soon to be seen in Bikini Beach (1964).

Connections
Featured in Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000)

Soundtracks
Muscle Beach Party
Lyrics and Music by Roger Christian, Gary Usher and Brian Wilson
Performed by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones

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A Weak Entry in the Series

This has to be the weakest entry in the entire series. Even though the muscle heads make great adversaries for our favorite beach bums they aren't as interesting as Eric Von Zipper and his gang, the Rats. The main story has been done a thousand times in many other pictures. Also, the music in this film isn't as good as it was. Dick Dale's scenes are a waste and the rest of the songs are just filler. One saving grace for this film is Don Rickles.

He really is the one saving grace of this film. To me the next two films in the series, "Bikini Beach" and "Beach Blanket Bingo", were much better than this one. However, this film isn't as bad as the final Avalon/Funicello film in the series, "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini".