Product Details

• Actors: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Martha Hyer, Don Rickles, Harvey Lembeck
• Directors: William Asher
• Writers: William Asher, Leo Townsend, Robert Dillon
• Producers: Anthony Carras, James H. Nicholson, Samuel Z. Arkoff
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Good Times Video
• VHS Release Date: September 23, 2003
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303471544
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,301 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello's third summer at the beach reunites the old gang (Jody McCrea, John Ashley, Candy Johnson--who once again shimmies through the credits--and Harvey Lembeck as the buffoonish motorcycle gang leader Eric von Zipper) for more summer sun antics. Frankie plays two roles: the sex mad surfer still chasing comely Annette (renamed Dee Dee in this film) and a British singing sensation named Potato Bug, who moves the gang from the beach to the blacktop for a little drag-strip action. The goofy, gap-toothed rocker is supposed to be a spoof of The Beatles but more resembles Terry-Thomas with his pith helmet and "jolly good!" exclamations. While Annette sidles next to Potato Bug to instill the necessary undercurrent of jealousy to set the mood, Keenan Wynn provides the slimmest excuse of a plot as a rest home tycoon with a pet ape that surfs, twists, and drives dragsters with the best of them. It's even sillier than the first two, with a plot that dissolves halfway through and a slapstick fueled, pie-fight finale. It shows every sign of having been quickly cobbled together and loses some of the energy and charm of Beach Party, but it's still a giddy little slice of 1960s surf and sex innocence. "Little" Stevie Wonder makes a late appearance and Boris Karloff drops by for a cameo. --Sean Axmaker

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great "Beach Party" film, September 24, 2002

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Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bikini Beach (DVD)

Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon are back for a second dose of beach frivolity in this sequel to the smash-hit BEACH PARTY, the aptly-titled BIKINI BEACH.

Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) and Frankie (Frankie Avalon) are about to settle into a romantic summer when the beach that they occupy comes under the scrutiny of a stuffy retirement-villa owner (Keenan Wynn). There is also the arrival of the new British pop-superstar Potato Bug (played as a cameo by Frankie Avalon), and the ever-annoying Eric Von Zipper (Harvey Lembeck) to contend with!

Soon, Dee Dee finds herself being romanced by both Frankie AND Potato Bug, while Von Zipper challenges Potato Bug to the drag race to end all drag races!

Featuring great guest appearances by Martha Hyer, Don Rickles and Boris Karloff in his walk-on bit as the art collector. There are also great musical numbers performed by Stevie Wonder (under his original name of "Little Stevie Wonder") and Donna Loren.

With Candy Johnson, John Ashley and Jody McCrea.

The DVD includes both full-frame and widescreen versions of the film, as well as the trailer. (Double-sided, single-layer disc).

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Job MGM!, October 5, 2000

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J. Mueller "jackie19" (Arlington, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bikini Beach (DVD)

I purchased the DVD version of this movie and would like to inform other 'Beach Party' movie lovers that MGM has done a great job on the video and sound. I have in the past had to suffer through very low quality VHS copies of the Beach Party movies, where I wound up throwing away the tape and putting a VHS tape that I recorded off TV into the box. That won't be the case here! (even if I could record a DVD). These MGM DVD's have the clearest, sharpest picture and sound I have ever seen in 'Beach Party' movies. This DVD is also double-sided, one side plays the full screen version (I hate wide screen format where the top third and bottom third of the screen is blacked out), the other side plays the widescreen version (Some people hate missing out on the side action and would rather watch movies in the widescreen format), This DVD is clearly meant to satisfy everyone. As for the movie ... Well, if you found this review you probably already know about the movie. This is good 'Beach Party' fun, though not my personal favorite of the series it is very good. If you love the Beach Party genre of movies you'll love this DVD.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Leave Your Brains at the Door!, July 30, 2001

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Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bikini Beach [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Folks, this is another one of those "leave your brains at the door" movies where the message is simply to LAUGH and HAVE FUN! Loads of celluoid stupidity and shamelss corniness put this in the "so bad it's DAMN good" category. This is perhaps best remembered for the "Potato Bug," the faux British rock star who was so incredibly over-the-top that it was enough to make the Brits bring back the red coats! The stupid wannabe gangster Erich Von Zipper and the Rats are back with the infamous "finger trick." Additional hilarity comes with the boorish snob and his pet "Chimp" Clyde (the purpose, get this, is to show the similarity between the teenagers and the ape!)Best of all at the end, Little Stevie Wonder gets to boogie with Candy Johnson (I'm sure Bull Connor and George Wallace would have LOVED this at the time)! Does any of this sound like it makes sense? HELL NO! So if you're having a rough day, SEE this madness and laugh your (lower anatomy) off. COWABUNGA dude!