Bikini Beach
“It's where every torso is more so, and bare-as-you-dare is the rule!”
A millionaire 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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7 films
Cast
53 people
Frankie Avalon
Frankie / Potato Bug
Known for
Grease
The Alamo
Annette Funicello
Dee Dee
Known for
Babes in Toyland
The Shaggy Dog
Martha Hyer
Vivien Clements
Known for
Sabrina
The Sons of Katie Elder
Don Rickles
Big Drag
Known for
Toy Story
Casino
Harvey Lembeck
Eric Von Zipper
Known for
Stalag 17
Love with the Proper Stranger
Delores Wells
Sniffles
Known for
The Time Travelers
John Ashley
Johnny
Known for
Hud
Zero Hour!
Jody McCrea
Deadhead
Known for
The Monster That Challenged the World
Candy Johnson
Candy
Meredith MacRae
Animal
Also in
Petticoat Junction
Batman: The Animated Series
Keenan Wynn
Harvey Huntington Honeywagon
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Once Upon a Time in the West
Elizabeth Montgomery
Lady Bug (voice)
Known for
Bewitched
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
William Asher Director · Robert Dillon Screenplay Leo Townsend Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $500K · United States release July 22, 1964
Box office
Budget
$500,000
Worldwide gross
$4,500,000
Gross vs. budget
9.0×
Production
American International Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 22, 1964
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1965 · Theatrical
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