If you are a fan of the bad movie cult favorite "The Horror of Party Beach" and wish there was more, then have I got a movie to recommend to you!! Just a year after this horrible horror film was released, "The Beach Girls and the Monster" debuted---showing that even terrible films can spur on copycat films. This time, instead of Del Tunney returning at the helm, this newer film was directed by none other than 1940s heart-throb, Jon Hall--who also stars in the movie as the grouchy doctor.
This film is a lot like its predecessor. It's filled with LOTS of music and dancing on the beach as well as lots of young girls running about in bikinis. It differs, however, in the monster. Instead of the creature being the creation of nuclear radiation and hot dogs, this one turns out to be the crazy old doctor himself--as he HATES teenagers and beach music and wants it all to stop! Well, his motivation might go just a bit deeper....but not much. Throw into the mix his VERY trampy wife and Mark, a promising young research assistant , and you have a recipe for the good doc going nuts and running about in a rubber suit. It's all quite silly but perhaps just a bit better than its predecessor...but not by much. Both, however, are agreeable bad films--the sorts you can actually enjoy watching. Some things to look for in this one is the inconsistent acting and the crazy rear projection used in car chase scenes. Enjoyable AND stupid! different older style car at end
This film is a lot like its predecessor. It's filled with LOTS of music and dancing on the beach as well as lots of young girls running about in bikinis. It differs, however, in the monster. Instead of the creature being the creation of nuclear radiation and hot dogs, this one turns out to be the crazy old doctor himself--as he HATES teenagers and beach music and wants it all to stop! Well, his motivation might go just a bit deeper....but not much. Throw into the mix his VERY trampy wife and Mark, a promising young research assistant , and you have a recipe for the good doc going nuts and running about in a rubber suit. It's all quite silly but perhaps just a bit better than its predecessor...but not by much. Both, however, are agreeable bad films--the sorts you can actually enjoy watching. Some things to look for in this one is the inconsistent acting and the crazy rear projection used in car chase scenes. Enjoyable AND stupid! different older style car at end