The Beach Girls and the Monster (1965)
Directed by Jon Hall
Genres - Mystery, Sports & Recreation |
Sub-Genres - Beach Film, Creature Film, Sex Horror |
Release Date - Sep 1, 1965 (USA - Unknown), Sep 1, 1965 (USA) |
Run Time - 70 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Cavett Binion
This hysterically awful rubber-suit monster romp stars Jon Hall (who also directed) as an embittered marine researcher who is so incredibly annoyed by the rock and roll antics of the fun-loving teens who hang out near his Waikiki beach house that he decides to create a slimy fish-monster to silence them once and for all. The beast manages to wipe out a fair portion of beach bums and bummettes, but somehow the pesky kids just keep multiplying and coming back more annoying than before -- surfing, gyrating (to tunes by Frank Sinatra, Jr.) and throwing the odd clambake. Not a very distinguished comeback for former Ramar of the Jungle Hall, this nevertheless has a certain ugly charm, according it "so-bad-it's-good" status. Released to television as Monster from the Surf.
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beach, beach-party, bikini, creature, ex-convict, exoneration, gangster, handicap, imprisonment-false, investigator, loot, Marines, monster, music, party-girl, physical-abuse, prey, prison, release, sea, sea-monster, shore, surfing, trailer-park