Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and Dee Dee don't have much sex but they sing, battle the motorcycle rats and mice led by Eric Von Zipper and dance to Dick Dale and the Del Tones.
Directed by William Asher
surfer
beach
anthropologist
beach blanket
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2.9 / 5
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Cast
Robert Cummings
Professor Sutwell
Dorothy Malone
Marianne
Frankie Avalon
Frankie
Annette Funicello
Dolores
Morey Amsterdam
Cappy
Harvey Lembeck
Eric Von Zipper
Eva Six
Ava
John Ashley
Ken
Jody McCrea
Deadhead
Dick Dale
Himself
Andy Romano
J.D.
Jerry Brutsche
The Ratz
Crew
William Asher
Director
Les Baxter
Original Music Composer
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Executive Producer
Daniel Haller
Art Direction
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
bre
6.0★ · 06/03/26
Accurate title
Accurate title
Pablo Honey
5.0★ · 06/26/25
Frankie Avalon is a bitch.
Frankie Avalon is a bitch.
Dec Ramsay
6.0★ · 06/21/25
Audibly gasped at the Vincent Price reveal
Audibly gasped at the Vincent Price reveal
k swizzle
5.1★ · 06/08/24
this did not have to be that fucking long dont let it happen again
this did not have to be that fucking long dont let it happen again
