A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.
Costume
Frankie's British mod alter-ego Potato Bug is unhinged genius.
Acting
Don Rickles somehow steals every scene he's barely in.
Director
William Asher
Frankie Avalon
Frankie / Potato Bug
Annette Funicello
Dee Dee
Martha Hyer
Vivien Clements
Don Rickles
Big Drag
Harvey Lembeck
Eric Von Zipper
Delores Wells
Sniffles
John Ashley
Johnny
Jody McCrea
Deadhead
Meredith MacRae
Animal
Keenan Wynn
Harvey Huntington Honeywagon
Elizabeth Montgomery
Lady Bug (voice)
Boris Karloff
Art Dealer
James Westerfield
Cop #2
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the third of seven Beach Party films; William Asher directed them all while married to Elizabeth Montgomery.
The 'Big Drag' hot rod club was Hollywood's attempt to mock British Mod culture while simultaneously ripping it off.
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