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Surfs up and the Beach is really swinging!
6 / 10 IMDb August 7, 1963 1h 41m
Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and Dee Dee don't have much sex but they sing, battle the motorcycle rats and mice led by Eric Von Zipper and dance to Dick Dale and the Del Tones.
Director
Runtime
1h 41m
Release Date
August 7, 1963
Genre
Comedy, Music
Status
Released
Budget
$300,000
Revenue
$2,300,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
Robert Cummings
as Professor Sutwell
Dorothy Malone
as Marianne
Frankie Avalon
as Frankie
Annette Funicello
as Dolores
Morey Amsterdam
as Cappy
Harvey Lembeck
as Eric Von Zipper
Eva Six
as Ava
John Ashley
as Ken
Jody McCrea
as Deadhead
Dick Dale
as Himself
Andy Romano
as J.D.
Jerry Brutsche
as The Ratz
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Bob Harvey
as The Ratz
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John Macchia
as The Ratz
Alberta Nelson
as The Mice
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Linda Rogers
as The Mice
No photo
David Landfield
as Ed
Valora Noland
as Rhonda
Bob Payne
as Tom
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Pam Colbert
as Surfer
Production Companies
Alta Vista Productions
American International PicturesAdvertisement
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