The Girls on the Beach
{{Short description|1965 film by William Witney}}
{{for|the Beach Boys song|Girls on the Beach}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Girls on the Beach
| image = The Girls on the Beach poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = William N. Witney
| producer = Harvey Jacobson
Gene Corman
| screenplay = Sam Locke
| starring = Noreen Corcoran
Martin West
Linda Marshall
Steven Rogers
Ahna Capri
Aron Kincaid
| music = Gary Usher
| cinematography = Arch Dalzell
| editing = Morton Tubor
| studio = Levin Brothers
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1965|05|12}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Girls on the Beach is a 1965 American beach party comedy film directed by William N. Witney and written by Sam Locke. The film stars Noreen Corcoran, Martin West, Linda Marshall, Steven Rogers, Ahna Capri and Aron Kincaid. The film was released on May 12, 1965, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76432/the-girls-on-the-beach |title=The Girls on the Beach (1965) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=2015-05-08}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/93245/the-girls-on-the-beach/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518232327/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/93245/the-girls-on-the-beach/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-05-18 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Sandra Brennan |date=2015 |title=the-girls-on-the-beach - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |access-date=2015-05-08}}
Plot
Members of a sorority house engage in a variety of fund-raising schemes, including a supposed concert by The Beatles. It features musical appearances by The Beach Boys (who perform "Girls on the Beach", "Lonely Sea" and "Little Honda"), Lesley Gore (who performs "Leave Me Alone", "It's Gotta Be You" and "I Don't Want to Be a Loser"), and The Crickets.
Cast
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- Noreen Corcoran as Selma
- Martin West as Duke
- Linda Marshall as Cynthia
- Steven Rogers as Brian
- Ahna Capri as Arlene
- Aron Kincaid as Wayne
- Nancy Spry as Betty
- Sheila Bromley as Mrs. Winters
- Lana Wood as Bonnie
- Mary Mitchel as Emily
- Gail Gilmore as Georgia
- Peter Brooks as Stu Rankin
- Lori Saunders as Patricia Johnson
- The Crickets as themselves
- The Beach Boys as themselves
- Lesley Gore as herself
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Production
The film was financed by the Levin brothers, cinema owners from Dayton.{{cite news|title=Levin plans two indoor theatres|newspaper=The Journal Herald|date=27 February 1965|page=1}}
Filming took place in April 1964.{{cite news|title=Before the cameras|newspaper=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News|date=11 April 1964|page=6}}
Reception
The Los Angeles Times said it had "the same old formula."Harford, Margaret (21 June 1965). "A Beach Gang in Same Old Formula". Los Angeles Times p. C15.
Filmink commented on the plot concerning the Beatles, writing "The weird thing is, the film features appearances from The Beach Boys and Lesley Gore and you spend the whole second half going, ‘why didn’t they make this plot about trying to get The Beach Boys and/or Lesley Gore?’ The songs are great, it’s hard to tell the characters apart, it’s bright and colourful."{{cite magazine|date=13 December 2024|access-date=13 December 2024|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/beach-party-movies-part-three-over-exposure/|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|title=Beach Party Movies Part Three: Over exposure}}
See also
- List of American films of 1965
- The Girls on the Road, spin-off sequel
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0059227}}
- {{TCMDb title|76432|The Girls on the Beach}}
- [http://www.beachpartymoviemusic.com/thegirlsonthebeach.html The Girls on the Beach Soundtrack review] at Beach Party Movie Music
{{William Witney}}
{{The Beatles filmography and videography}}
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Category:1960s teen comedy films
Category:American teen comedy films
Category:Cultural depictions of the Beatles
Category:Films about fraternities and sororities
Category:Films produced by Gene Corman
Category:Films set in California
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by William Witney
Category:1960s English-language films
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