Muscle Beach Party (1964) - Credits and Details

Muscle Beach Party Credits and Details

Directed by
	William Asher
Written by
	William Asher	...	story
	Robert Dillon	...	screenplay / story
Cast
	Frankie Avalon	...	Frankie
	Annette Funicello	...	Dee Dee
	Luciana Paluzzi	...	Julie
	John Ashley	...	Johnny
	Don Rickles	...	Jack Fanny
	Peter Turgeon	...	Theodore
	Jody McCrea	...	Deadhead
	Dick Dale	...	Dick Dale
	Dick Dale & His Del-Tones	...	Dick Dale & His Del-Tones
	Candy Johnson	...	Candy
	Peter Lupus	...	Flex Martian (as Rock Stevens)
	Valora Noland	...	Animal
	Delores Wells	...	Sniffles
	Donna Loren	...	Donna
	Morey Amsterdam	...	Cappy
	Stevie Wonder	...	Stevie Wonder (as Little Stevie Wonder)
	Buddy Hackett	...	S.Z. Matts
	Bob Seven	...	Rock - Muscle Man
	Larry Scott	...	Riff - Muscle Man
	Stephan Merjanian	...	Tug - Muscle Man (as Steve Merjanian)
	Chester Yorton	...	Hulk - Muscle Man
	Dan Haggerty	...	Biff - Muscle Man
	Gene Shuey	...	Sulk- Muscle Man
	Gordon Case	...	Clod - Muscle Man
	Alberta Nelson	...	Lisa - Muscle Girl
	Amadee Chabot	...	Flo - Muscle Girl
	Duane Ament	...	Beach Boy
	Gary Usher	...	Beach Boy
	Guy Hemric	...	Beach Boy
	Roger Christian	...	Beach Boy
	Ashlyn Martin	...	Beach Girl (as Laura Lynn)
	Luree Holmes	...	Beach Girl
	Lorrie Summers	...	Beach Girl (as Lorie Summers)
	Darlene Lucht	...	Beach Girl
	Maureen O'Connor	...	Beach Girl
	Mike Diffenderfer	...	Surfer Boy
	Michael Nader	...	Surfer Boy (as Mike Nader)
	Ed Garner	...	Surfer Boy
	Charles Hasley	...	Surfer Boy
	Mickey Dora	...	Surfer Boy
	Johnny Fain	...	Surfer Boy (as John Fain)
	Bill Graham	...	Surfer Boy
	Larry Shaw	...	Surfer Boy
	Duane King	...	Surfer Boy
	Charles Butch Van Artsdalen	...	Surfer Boy (as Charles Van Artsdalen)
	Linda Bent	...	Surfer Girl (as Linda Opie)
	Salli Sachse	...	Surfer Girl
	Patricia Rane	...	Surfer Girl
	Kathy Kessler	...	Surfer Girl
	Mary Hughes	...	Surfer Girl
	Linda Benson	...	Surfer Girl
	Peter Lorre	...	Mr. Strangdour
Uncredited Cast
	Bill Kazmaier	...	Body Builder
	Rory O'Connor	...	Beach Boy
Produced by
	Samuel Z. Arkoff	...	executive producer
	Robert Dillon	...	producer
	James H. Nicholson	...	producer
Original Music by
	Les Baxter
Special Effects by
	Pat Dinga	...	special effects
Stunts
	Linda Benson	...	stunt double
	Ronnie Dayton	...	stunts
	Mickey Dora	...	stunts
	Johnny Fain	...	stunts

Additional Info
Premiere:	March 25, 1964
DVD Release:	April 15, 2003
Blu-ray Release:	February 17, 2015
Country:
Distributor:	Olive Films
Websites:

Ratings
5.2 / 10

Production Companies
Alta Vista Productions

Distributors
American International Pictures (AIP) (1964) (United States) (theatrical)
American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1968) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Video Treasures (1989) (United States) (VHS)
GoodTimes Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
HBO/Cannon Video (United States) (Circa 1980s) (VHS)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (United States) (LaserDisc) (video)

Filming Locations
Paradise Cove - 28128 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA (shot at Mae West's beach house)
Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (Studio)
Stage 1, Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (interior of Cappy's place; deck of boat; ship's conference room; interior of Fanny's house)
Stage 4, Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (still gallery)
Stage 5, Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (beach near Fanny's house)
Topanga Beach, Malibu, California, USA

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