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Surf Party is a 1964 beach party film directed by Maury Dexter and starring Bobby Vinton, Patricia Morrow, Jackie DeShannon, and Ken Miller. It was the first direct imitation of AIP 's hit Beach Party , [ 1 ] which was released six months earlier, and showcased several musical acts onscreen.
In 1964, she got her first and only lead role in a film, a musical called Surf Party. She got more recognition when she landed the role of Rita Jacks in the soap opera Peyton Place. Despite only being contracted for a few episodes, she played the role for four years, between 1965 and 1969.
National Lampoon Presents Endless Bummer aka Surf Party is an American 2009 comedy film directed by Sam Pillsbury, starring Jim Piddock and Khan Chittenden.The plot involves a group of teens and a veteran surfer, who take a road trip from Ventura, California to the San Fernando Valley, in order to track down a prized stolen surfboard.
Beach Party is a 1963 American film and the first of seven beach party films from American International Pictures (AIP) aimed at a teen audience. [5] This film is often credited with creating the beach party film genre.
Regarding the band's performance in 1964's Surf Party, the book Pop Surf Culture states “The Astronauts bang out a thick, reverb-laden instrumental called ‘Firewater,’ and their theme song ‘Surf Party’ happens to be one of the best surf instrumentals ever recorded.” [10] (See Filmography, below)
During the 1970s and early 1980s, a few films were made as spin-offs from the original National Lampoon magazine, using some of the magazine's creative staff to put together the outline and script, and were cast using some of the same actors that performed in The National Lampoon Radio Hour and the stage show National Lampoon's Lemmings.
After making 1963's The Young Swingers and 1964's Surf Party, this was director/producer Maury Dexter's third teen flick – and second effort to imitate AIP's Beach Party formula. [5] AIP would later hire Dexter to direct Maryjane and The Mini-Skirt Mob. [6] Dexter has said that casting Sonny and Cher was the idea of Fred Roos. [7]
The band appeared in the 1964 film Surf Party. [11] Members. Original line-up. Al Kait - lead guitar; Lynn Frasier - tenor saxophone;