Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Good movie but grossly overrated

Good concept, poorly executed.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Awful, terrible, stupid, insulting, this is a triple play movie" DUMB,DUMBER,AND DUMBEST. And the award goes to writer, producer,director and all the cast Please do not insult the intelligence or lack of intelligence of the public. Anyone who suffers from post traumatic stress should not watch this movie. anyone who has lost their sense of taste ,smell, sight,or hearing should not watch this movie. it could be fatal lol I lost my sense of taste by watching this stupid "movie" really bimbo's on the beach . Doing what? bimbo watching ? Its not even fun to make fun of."a Beach mermaid, skydiving,biker gangs. This was Hollywood at its dumbest. I would rather watch a state execution then to sit thru this. If I was one of the "actors" in this "movie" I would jump off a bridge. It could win an award for the worst movie ever made. They made four or five movies I believe,I lost count after Beach Blanket Bimbo 2,3,4,5.Frankie Avalon must have been desperate when he asked him to star in this movie.He was a "B" list actor, never a great singer. Annette Funicello could sing and I can not be cruel to her. but the rest of the cast,Paul Linde,Don Rickles,Buster Keaton. and the Von Zipper's Biker gang should get an honorable mention. They are awful. I would prefer to watch Ed Wood's Plan 9 from planet X then watch Beach Blanket Bimbo movies. award goes to William Asher for writing and directing this piece of xxxx

The gang at the beach led by Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello get themselves innocently involved in a publicity stunt staged by Paul Lynde. Lynde hires Deborah Walley who is a professional skydiver to fall from the air and then has his client, singer Linda Evans in the same outfit be rescued by one of the beach kids. Which of course turns out to be Avalon. The budding relationship between Evans and Avalon of course arouses the jealousy in Annette. Their pal Jody McCrea who plays Deadhead and as you can imagine not the sharpest knife in the drawer or riding the waves gets a romance with Mermaid Marta Kristen in this one.Beach Blanket Bingo is not all that bad. Frankie Avalon was a teen idol who could actually sing as his career which is still going shows. The songs aren't bad for the type usually featured in these films.But what makes Beach Blanket Bingo a treat is seeing such fine performers as Paul Lynde, Buster Keaton, Timothy Carey, and most of all Harvey Lembeck in his usual role of Erich Von Zipper leader of the most inept motorcycle gang around until John Quade took that title in Every Which Way But Loose. When Lembeck decides that Evans ought to be the gang pinup girl it's the beach kids versus the motorcycle crew.And Frankie and Annette make a lovely couple once again.

It is truly one of the best movies out there, no doubt! The music is great, it's HILARIOUSLY funny, it's perfect for the entire family to enjoy, and the characters are wonderful!!! Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon make such a cute couple; Donna Loren once again nails it at her wonderful singing; Paul Lynde and Don Rickles are funny as always; Jody McCrea and Marta Kristen's mermaid-human relationship is beautiful; John Ashley and Deborah Walley's skydiving bag is out of sight; Harvey Lembeck does the hilarious Von Zipper antics once again; and what a great almost-final acting job for Buster Keaton before he died (even though it wasn't a big role)! If you're looking for a lot of fun, romance, comedy, drama, adventure, and more...this is the movie for you! It has everything!!! Look out Hot-Doggers and Beach Bunnies...this movie's a knockout!!!

Something odd has happened over the years. As I get older, I see crap that appeared in the 60s and 70s gain "classic" status. Now, people talk about the wonderful shows and movies of this bygone era (such as I dream of Jeanie, Gilligan's Island, Bewitched, etc.) and I think I must have lost my mind! I mean, even in the time they were being produced, these TV shows were seen as, at best, meaningless fluff. Movies, it seems, have also undergone this revisionism. Rotten old duds are now seen as "great fun" or "classics". I HATE the word "classic"--it no longer has any meaning as it seems to apply to ANYTHING as long as it is old--by that standard, Plan 9 From Outer Space is a classic!.So why did I pick this particular movie to review? There surely are MANY grossly overrated pictures but this one gets the nod because I just opened by Leonard Maltin guide and found he gave this movie 3 stars. That's like hanging a velvet Elvis painting in the Louvre!! Come on folks--don't be fooled. This is American-International Pictures AND Annette Funicello AND Frankie Avalon! There can't be a greater recipe for dreck than this!