Bikini Beach (1964) - Credits and Details

Bikini Beach Credits and Details

Directed by
	William Asher
Written by
	William Asher	...	screenplay
	Leo Townsend	...	screenplay
	Robert Dillon	...	screenplay
Cast
	Frankie Avalon	...	Frankie / Potato Bug
	Annette Funicello	...	Dee Dee
	Martha Hyer	...	Vivien Clements
	Don Rickles	...	Big Drag
	Harvey Lembeck	...	Eric Von Zipper
	John Ashley	...	Johnny
	Jody McCrea	...	Deadhead
	Candy Johnson	...	Candy
	Danielle Aubry	...	Lady Bug
	Meredith MacRae	...	Animal
	Delores Wells	...	Sniffles (as Dolores Wells)
	Paul Smith	...	Cop #1
	James Westerfield	...	Cop #2
	Donna Loren	...	Donna
	Stevie Wonder	...	Little Stevie Wonder (as Little Stevie Wonder)
	The Pyramids	...	The Pyramids
	The Exciters Band	...	The Exciters Band
	Janos Prohaska	...	Clyde
	Timothy Carey	...	South Dakota Slim
	Val Warren	...	The Teenage Werewolf Monster
	Keenan Wynn	...	Harvey Huntington Honeywagon
	Mary Kovacs	...	Old Lady #1
	Renie Riano	...	Old Lady #2
	Sheila MacRae	...	Secretary (as Sheila Stephenson)
	Ronnie Dayton	...	Potato Bug
	Alberta Nelson	...	Rat Pack
	Linda Rogers	...	Rat Pack
	John Macchia	...	Rat Pack
	Bob Harvey	...	Rat Pack
	Andy Romano	...	Rat Pack
	Jerry Brutsche	...	Rat Pack
	Allen Fife	...	Rat Pack
	Guy Hemric	...	Surfer
	Gary Usher	...	Surfer
	Roger Christian	...	Surfer
	Frank Alesia	...	Surfer
	Johnny Fain	...	Surfer
	Mickey Dora	...	Surfer
	Duane King	...	Surfer
	Michael Nader	...	Surfer (as Mike Nader)
	Ned Wynn	...	Surfer
	Ed Garner	...	Surfer
	Bud Kemp	...	Surfer
	Jay Mullin	...	Surfer
	Luree Holmes	...	Beach Girl
	Darlene Lucht	...	Beach Girl
	Mary Hughes	...	Beach Girl
	Salli Sachse	...	Beach Girl
	Linda Benson	...	Beach Girl
	Nancy Long	...	Beach Girl
	Linda Bent	...	Beach Girl
	Patti Chandler	...	Beach Girl
	Julie O'Conner	...	Beach Girl
	Boris Karloff	...	The Art Dealer
Uncredited Cast
	Don Garlits	...	Don Garlits
	Elizabeth Montgomery	...	Lady Bug (voice)
	Rory O'Connor	...	Surfer
Produced by
	Samuel Z. Arkoff	...	producer
	Anthony Carras	...	co-producer
	James H. Nicholson	...	producer
Original Music by
	Les Baxter
Special Effects by
	Roger George	...	special effects
	Joe Zomar	...	special effects
Visual Effects by
	Donald C. Glouner	...	visual effects producer
Stunts
	Linda Benson	...	stunt double
	Ronnie Dayton	...	stunts
	Mickey Dora	...	stunts
	Johnny Fain	...	stunts
	Tommy Ivo	...	stunt driver
Thanks
	Stan Adams	...	the producers wish to thank for his cooperation: publicity director, The Pomona Drags
	Keith Black	...	the producers wish to thank for his cooperation: designer of Frieda
	Chuck Griffiths	...	the producers wish to thank for his cooperation: business manager, The Pomona Drags
	Dean Jeffries	...	the producers wish to thank for his cooperation: designer of the Manta Ray
	Boris Karloff	...	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
	Don Prudhomme	...	the producers wish to thank for his cooperation: designer of Frieda
	Ron Root	...	the producers wish to thank for his cooperation: secretary, The Pomona Drags Board of Directors
	Larry Stelling	...	the producers wish to thank for his cooperation: designer of the Britannica

Additional Info
Premiere:	July 22, 1964
DVD Release:	September 05, 2000
Blu-ray Release:	November 21, 2023
Country:
Distributor:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Websites:

Ratings
5.4 / 10

Production Companies
Alta Vista Productions

Distributors
American International Pictures (AIP) (1964) (United States) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1968) (United States) (pan/scan version) (TV)
American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1968) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Embassy Home Entertainment (1988) (United States) (pan/scan version) (VHS)
Nelson Entertainment (1988) (United States) (pan/scan version) (VHS)
GoodTimes Home Video (1994) (United States) (pan/scan version) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Allied Vaughn (2023) (United States) (Widescreen format) (Blu-ray)

Filming Locations
Auto Club Raceway at Pomona - 2780 Fairplex Drive, Pomona, California, USA (Drag racing scenes)
Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA (car chase scene)

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