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Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)

Director: William Asher

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From Time Out Film Guide

More seafront fluff from the AIP stable, with Annette mad at Frankie for fancying starlet Evans (decades before her Dynasty fame) and mounting a rescue mission when she's kidnapped by a biker gang. Madhouse plot elements thrown into the mix include a passing mermaid, abrasive comic Don Rickles as the owner of a sky-diving club, and Buster Keaton as a leching old beachcomber, gamely taking falls as he chases after bikini-ed youth. Pretty dumb really, but at least it knows it, and for the record, they never actually play bingo, with beach blankets or anything else.

Author: TJ 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: William Asher

Producer: James H Nicholson, Samuel Z Arkoff

Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Linda Evans, Harvey Lembeck, Don Rickles, Elsa Lanchester, Buster Keaton full cast

Duration: 98 mins


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