The Beach Girls and the Monster

Name: The Beach Girls and the Monster
Genre: Horror
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Rating: 3.4
Cast: Jon Hall, Sue Casey, Walker Edmiston

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

See production info at IMDbPro

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
When Otto escapes the police, he is driving Jane's M.G., but when he drives off the cliff it is a different model.

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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Beach Girls and the Monster, The (1965)

* (out of 4)

A bunch of teens just wanna dance to some good music and surf but a sea monster shows up to ruin their day. This is a rather infamous film that tries to mix with horror genre with any of the Beach Party movies but the film is a flat out disaster but I must admit that it kept me entertained throughout its 65-minute running time. If you can't stand bad movies then there's no need for you to see this one but if you believe that some bad movies can be entertaining then this here is a must see. The performances are all incredibly bad but this does lead to some nice laughs as does the really bad direction. The monster has a cute rubber face and I admit that I enjoyed the few scenes that it's in but the twist in the plot can easily be spotted. The film is best remembered today for its Frank Sinatra, Jr. soundtrack and it's actually pretty good even though it's third-rate Beach Boys stuff.