Bikini Beach (1964): Cast
Bikini Beach is a 1964 music comedy directed by William Asher, starring Boris Karloff as Art Dealer, Keenan Wynn and Stevie Wonder. It runs 1 hour 39 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 39m (99 min)
- Director
- William Asher
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Bikini Beach About?
The premise of Bikini Beach without spoilers.
The setting is a sun‑kissed beach famed for its daring bikini fashion, where bodies glint in the surf. A wealthy man arrives with a peculiar agenda: he intends to build a retirement home there while proving that his pet chimpanzee possesses the same level of intelligence as the teenage surfers who frequent the shoreline.
Bikini Beach Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- beach
- surfing
- bikini
- psychotronic film
- b movie
- double feature film
- drive in movie
- song
- song in title
- singer
- singing
- california
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- pacific ocean
- malibu beach
- comeuppance
- reprisal
- retribution
- jalopy
- muscle man
- leather jacket
- ape suit
- breaking the fourth wall
- rat packer
- con artist
- nervousness
- escapee
- police officer
- sand
- talking to the camera
- teen angst
- teenybopper
- beatles parody
- barbeque grill
- sharing a twizzler
- trailer home
- visual surveillance
- bixby's bird farm
- tent on a beach
- bare chested male
- female body guard
- savate
- water skiing
- surfboard acrobatics
- sunbathing
- dancing on a beach
- binoculars
- prudish snob
- beach volleyball
- boogie board
- polaroid camera
Bikini Beach Cast & Characters
Boris Karloff leads the cast as Art Dealer, with Keenan Wynn as Harvey Huntington Honeywagon and Stevie Wonder as Little Stevie Wonder. Directed by William Asher; 53 actors are credited in all.
- Director William Asher
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Boris Karloff as Art Dealer -
Keenan Wynn as Harvey Huntington Honeywagon -
Stevie Wonder as Little Stevie Wonder -
Timothy Carey as South Dakota Slim
Also Starring in Bikini Beach
· 49 more- Don Rickles Big Drag
- Martha Hyer Vivien Clements
- Andy Romano Rat Pack
- Renie Riano Old Lady #2
- James Westerfield Cop #2
- Frankie Avalon Frankie / Potato Bug
- Annette Funicello Dee Dee
- Harvey Lembeck Eric Von Zipper
- Elizabeth Montgomery Lady Bug (voice)
- John Ashley Johnny
- Jody McCrea Deadhead
- Michael Nader Surfer
- Paul Smith Cop #1
- Roger Christian Surfer
- Meredith MacRae Animal
- Salli Sachse Surfer
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- Luree Holmes Surfer
- Mary Hughes Surfer
- Patti Chandler Surfer
- Johnny Fain Surfer
- Jerry Brutsche Rat Pack
- Ed Garner Surfer
- John Macchia Rat Pack
- Alberta Nelson Rat Pack
- Bob Harvey Rat Pack
- Mickey Dora Surfer
- Ned Wynn Surfer
- Ronnie Dayton Potato Bug
- Danielle Aubry Lady Bug
- Delores Wells Sniffles
- Allen Fife Rat Pack
- Linda Opie Bent Surfer
- Linda Rogers Rat Pack
- Frank Alesia Surfer
- Donna Loren Donna
- Guy Hemric Surfer
- Darlene Lucht Surfer
- Janos Prohaska Clyde
- Candy Johnson Candy
- Linda Benson Surfer
- Shelia Stephenson Secretary
- Gary Usher Surfer
- Mary Kovacs Old Lady #1
- Duane King Surfer
- Val Warren The Teenage Werewolf Monster
- Bud Kemp Surfer
- Jay Mullin Surfer
- Nancy Long Surfer
- Julie O’Conner Surfer
More from William Asher
More films directed by William Asher, best-rated first: Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker, Return to Green Acres, I Dream of Jeannie… Fifteen Years Later and Movers & Shakers.
Bikini Beach Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Bikini Beach.
Cars in Bikini Beach
32 cars on screen, including the Custom Made Front Engine Top Fuel Dragster and the Dodge WC 63.
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Custom Made Front Engine Top Fuel Dragster Important role -
Dodge WC 63 Important role -
Ford Model T Important role -
1932 Ford V8 Important role
Bikini Beach Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “La fiesta de los bikinis” and “Sexy building”.
- Also known as
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- La fiesta de los bikinis
- Sexy building
- A Praia dos Biquínis
- Пляж Бікіні
- Пляж бикини
- 비키니 비치
- 狂歌热舞
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Bikini Beach FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Bikini Beach, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Bikini Beach?
Bikini Beach runs 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was Bikini Beach released?
Bikini Beach was released on July 22, 1964.
Who directed Bikini Beach?
Bikini Beach was directed by William Asher.
More films by William Asher Who is in the cast of Bikini Beach?
Bikini Beach stars Boris Karloff as Art Dealer, Keenan Wynn as Harvey Huntington Honeywagon and Stevie Wonder as Little Stevie Wonder, among 53 credited actors.
Does Bikini Beach have a post-credit scene?
No. Bikini Beach has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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