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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)
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.
Weinrib’s directing career consisted of only three films – all in the beach party genre: the aforementioned Beach Ball from 1965, and both Wild Wild Winter and Out of Sight from 1966. The Astronauts was a Boulder, Colorado-based surf band [5] who had a Billboard Top 100 hit in 1963 with their song “Baja.”
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The Astronauts were a Colorado-based surf band [8] who had a Billboard Top 100 hit in 1963 with their song "Baja", and appeared in more beach party movies than any other surf band. These films were Wild Wild Winter , Surf Party , and Wild on the Beach .
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]