In 1963, Beach Party, the first official "beach party" movie, was released and became a box-office smash. It starred the most popular beach party couple: Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.

American International Pictures produced a series of seven beach films, starting with Beach Party. The 1965 AIP film Ski Party (with Dwayne Hickman, Yvonne Craig, Lesley Gore and James Brown ...

He appeared in eight films with Annette Funicello ... friend got him a part in American International Pictures’ Beach Party (1963), the Funicello-Avalon adventure that kicked off the whole ...

The beach movies provided a distinct change of pace. Beginning with “Beach Party,” the 1963 American International Pictures comedy starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, McCrea ...