The Beach Girls and the Monster

1965
Unrated
1h 10m

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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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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.

Connections
Edited into FrightMare Theater: Beachgirls and the Monster (2018)

Soundtracks
Dance Baby Dance
Written by Frank Sinatra Jr. and Joan Gardner

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Featured review

Makes Horror of Party Beach Look Like a Classic

I remember watching this movie as a kid and I thought it was pretty scary, so when I saw it on DVD I decided to get it and now I see why a lot of people think this movie is a stinker. The film is part beach party flick, part whodunnit, part melodrama and part horror. John Hall, who showed a lot of promise with his role in The Hurricane, really showed how far his career had fallen when he became involved in this throwaway and Sue Casey showed why she was nothing more than a minor league actress. The other actors, if you can call them that, are so bad that you wonder why this film was ever made. However, I do like looking at bad movies and this is definitely one of them.