Psycho Beach Party

Name: Psycho Beach Party
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Released: 2001-09-07
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6.30
Cast: Kimberley Davies, Nicholas Brendon, Thomas Gibson, Lauren Ambrose

– Spoof of 1960's Beach Party/Gidget surfing movies mixed with slasher horror films. A not-so-innocent..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.30 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 35 Minutes

Release Year:

2000

Spoof of 1960's Beach Party/Gidget surfing movies mixed with slasher horror films. A not-so-innocent girl in 1960's Malibu becomes the first girl surfer at Malibu Beach, only she suffers from dissociative identity disorder and occasionally her alter ego, a sexually aggressive, foul-speaking girl, comes out. During her "episodes" several beach goers are found murdered.

Styles:

Surprise Ending, Melancholic, Surreal, Dark Humor, Satirical, Offbeat, Light, Not Serious, Witty, Humorous

Story Timeline:

1980s

Producing Country:

Australia, USA

Filming Locations:

Florence, Italy, Europe

Genre:

Horror, Comedy, Mystery

Editor's Pick for:

Teens

Psycho Beach Party (2000) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Sep 2001

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

Unrated

Directed by:

Robert Lee King

Story Written By:

Charles Busch

Main Actors:

Kimberley Davies, Nicholas Brendon, Thomas Gibson, Lauren Ambrose

Plot:

Spoof of 1960's Beach Party/Gidget surfing movies mixed with slasher horror films stars Lauren Ambrose as Florence Forrest, a not-so-innocent girl in 1960's Malibu who becomes "Chicklet" the first girl surfer at Malibu Beach, only Florence suffers from dissociative identity disorder and occasionally her alter ego Ann Bowman, a sexually aggressive, foul-speaking girl, comes out in which during that time several beach goers are found murdered. The suspects include Chicklet herself, surfer Kanaka, B-horror film actress Bettina Barnes, exchange student Lars, and even Chicklet's own mother.

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Production Company:

Strand Releasing

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

53%

Metacritic:

42%