July 22, 1964 - Opening today is “Bikini Beach,” a teen film directed by William Asher and starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. The film belongs to the “beach party” genre of movies, the third such film produced by American International Pictures. The two previous films are “Beach Party” (1963) and “Muscle Beach Party,” which was released March 25.
The story of “Bikini Beach” deals with a millionaire (Keenan Wynn) who sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.
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