Muscle Beach Party

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The Beach Party Gang meets a coterie of muscle-men who try to take over their spot on the beach in Muscle Beach Party. Surfing sensations Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) have their security threatened when Flex Martian (Rock Stevens) and a collection of well-oiled weight-lifters invade their turf. While tensions heat up on the beach, wealthy contessa Julie (Luciana Paluzzi) arranges for her business manager S.Z. Matts (Buddy Hackett) to entice Flex into becoming the latest in her long line of boyfriends. Julie's feelings change when she meets Frankie, who, honored by Julie's amorous attentions, returns her affections, causing a rift not only between Dee Dee and himself, but a further collapse in relations between the surfers and the body-builders, which is assuaged only by the music of Dick Dale and the Del Tones and Little Stevie Wonder.

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Cast

Frankie Avalon
as Frankie
Annette Funicello
as Dee Dee
Luciana Paluzzi
as Julie
John Ashley
as Johnny
Don Rickles
as Jack Fanny
Peter Turgeon
as Theodore
Jody McCrea
as Deadhead
Dick Dale
as Dick
Candy Johnson
as Candy
Stevie Wonder
as Himself
Morey Amsterdam
as Cappy
Buddy Hackett
as S.Z. Matts
Peter Lupus
as Flex Martin
Dolores Wells
as Sniffles
Donna Loren
as Donna
Valora Noland
as Animal
Alberta Nelson
as Lisa
Amedee Chabot
as Floe
Larry Scott
as Biff
Bob Seven
as Rock
Steve Merjanian
as Tug
Dan Haggerty
as Muscle Man
Don Haggerty
as Riff
Chester Yorton
as Sulk
Gene Shuey
as Mash
Gordon Cohn
as Clod
Luree Holmes
as Beach Girl
Laura Nicholson
as Beach Girl
Lorie Summers
as Beach Girl
Darlene Lucht
as Beach Girl
Duane Ament
as Beach Boy
Gary Usher
as Beach Boy
Roger Christian
as Beach Boy
Guy Hemric
as Beach Boy
Mary Beth Hughes
as Surfer Girl
Maureen O'Connor
as Beach Girl
Kathy Kessler
as Surfer Girl
Salli Sachse
as Surfer Girl
Linda Opie
as Surfer Girl
Linda Benson
as Surfer Girl
Patricia Rane
as Surfer Girl
Butch Van Artsdalen
as Surfer Boy
Mike Diffenderfer
as Surfer Boy
Bill Graham
as Surfer Boy
Charles Hasley
as Surfer Boy
Larry B. Scott
as Muscle Man
Larry Shaw
as Surfer Boy
Duane King
as Surfer Boy
Mike Nader
as Surfer Boy
Ed Garner
as Surfer Boy
John Fain
as Surfer Boy
Mickey Dora
as Surfer Boy
Peter Lorre
as Mr. Strangdour
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Audience Reviews for Muscle Beach Party

  • Jun 04, 2008
    I remember watching all of these with my parents when I was younger. This is the second in the series. Now I find it totally awful! The only reason I gave it a star more than the worst rating possible is because of Buddy Hackett, Luciana to a lesser extent, and Little Stevie Wonder. Most of the characters, especially Don Rickles, were beyond annoying. At the opening of the movie Buddy Hackett appears to be a rich business magnate, but with his voice I just couldn't accept that. Then we find out he's an assistant to Luciana as a rich Italian Contessa, and that I can believe. I really think Buddy was the best thing about this movie! Actually I don't know why Frankie didn't go away with the Contessa instead of staying with Annette (Dee Dee). It was obvious Annette had heavy effects on her voice when she sang to make her voice bigger than it is, the audio was horribly dubbed for most of the group songs, and the Del Tones are lame. Little Stevie Wonder gives a great performance, but the camera isn't on him enough. So I recommend just watching the closing credits where Stevie performs again with early signs of his multi-instrumentalist talent, and Candy (the girl with magical powers in her hips) shakes away to the appropriate shattering conclusion.
    Byron B Super Reviewer
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