“The Beach Party gang goes sky diving”
This 1965 addition to the beach movie franchise from American International Pictures (AIP) has singing star Sugar Kane (Linda Evans) being kidnapped.
When Frankie (Frankie Avalon) sets out to rescue her, he provokes the jealousy of Dee Dee (Annette Funicello). Meanwhile, Bonehead (Jody McCrea) falls in love with a mermaid named Lorelei (future Lost in Space star Marta Kristen).
Additional complications arise when Eric Von Zipper (Harvey Lembeck) and his rats and mice turn up.
Paul Lynde is excellent as Sugar Kane’s pushy press agent, Bullets. Timothy Carey as South Dakota Slim makes a marvellous villain, punctuating every sentence he utters with the word “boobie”. Buster Keaton pays the rent with a walk-on cameo.
Released in the UK as Malibu Beach.
Frankie
Frankie Avalon
Dee Dee
Annette Funicello
Bonnie Graham
Deborah Walley
Eric Von Zipper
Harvey Lembeck
Steve Gordon
John Ashley
Bonehead
Jody McCrea
Donna
Donna Loren
Lorelei
Marta Kristen
Sugar Kane
Linda Evans
South Dakota Slim
Timothy Carey
Animal
Donna Michelle
Big Drop
Don Rickles
Bullets
Paul Lynde
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Director
William Asher