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Muscle Beach Party

Muscle Beach Party

When 10,000 Biceps go around 5,000 Bikinis... you KNOW what's gonna happen!

19645.61h 34m

Overview

Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.

Directed by William Asher
Written by Robert Dillon, William Asher
Produced by Robert Dillon, James H. Nicholson
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Top Cast

Frankie Avalon

Frankie Avalon

Frankie

Annette Funicello

Annette Funicello

Dee Dee

Luciana Paluzzi

Luciana Paluzzi

Julie

John Ashley

John Ashley

Johnny

Don Rickles

Don Rickles

Jack Fanny

P

Peter Turgeon

Theodore

Jody McCrea

Jody McCrea

Deadhead

Dick Dale

Dick Dale

Himself

C

Candy Johnson

Candy

Peter Lupus

Peter Lupus

Flex Martian (as Rock Stevens)

Themes & Keywords

surfingbeachmusicalbodybuildingbeach party

About Muscle Beach Party

Muscle Beach Party is a comedy, music film released in 1964 exploring themes of surfing, beach, musical, bodybuilding, beach party. Directed by William Asher, it stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Luciana Paluzzi. Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.

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