The Beach Girls and the Monster

1965
Unrated
1h 10m

IMDb RATING

3.4/10

1.2K

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Surfers are being brutally murdered. Is the culprit a sea monster or just one of the teens' jealous parents?

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Surfers are being brutally murdered. Is the culprit a sea monster or just one of the teens' jealous parents?Surfers are being brutally murdered. Is the culprit a sea monster or just one of the teens' jealous parents?Surfers are being brutally murdered. Is the culprit a sea monster or just one of the teens' jealous parents?

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IMDb RATING

3.4/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

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Featured review

5/10

Bizarre and enjoyable

I've only ever seen this film with the title Monster From the Surf, but whichever way you package it, it's a stone cold psychotronic classic. Heck, the dual presence of Radley Metzger behind the camera (he acquits himself nicely, especially with his shots of a drunken Vicky) and Frank Sinatra Jr.'s score should be enough enticement for anyone. Add in faded matinee idol Jon Hall in the starring role, season with liberal amounts of surf footage, and you have a winner! Especially memorable is the 'theme song', as interpreted by a hand puppet. A pleasure to watch on many levels.

JohnSeal
Jul 8, 2002
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Trivia
Most of the interior shots - specifically all those of the Lindsay home - were shot at the Brentwood residence of Henry and Shirley Rose at 816 Glenmere Way in West Los Angeles. The Roses were friends of the producer, Ed Janis, with Shirley Rose also being the film's art director. The office scene was shot at the business office of Henry Rose.

Goofs
Not only is the MG not the car that goes off the cliff (some 40's jalopy?) but the burning wreckage is yet another car, with the footage taken from some other movie.

Quotes
Vicky Lindsay: Is that any way to talk to your stepmother?
Richard Lindsay: Stepmother. You're not fit to be anyone's mother.

Crazy credits
During the opening credits for the theatrical release as THE BEACH GIRLS AND THE MONSTER, we hear a vocal version of "Dance Baby, Dance", and see mostly the beach girls dancing along with one quick shot of the monster. During the opening credits for the American International Television release as MONSTER FROM THE SURF, we hear an instrumental version of "Dance, Baby, Dance", and see only surfing footage. Other than the title, the credits themselves are otherwise identical.