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The Girls on the Beach
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<h2 id="plot">Plot</h2> <p>Members of a sorority house engage in a variety of fund-raising schemes, including a supposed concert by <a href="/facts/The_Beatles/2syHWLcM">The Beatles</a>. It features musical appearances by <a href="/facts/The_Beach_Boys/6CdaMJwW">The Beach Boys</a> (who perform "<a href="/facts/Girls_on_the_Beach/jGRSLFem">Girls on the Beach</a>", "Lonely Sea" and "<a href="/facts/Little_Honda/yl5lGe6o">Little Honda</a>"), <a href="/facts/Lesley_Gore/RWC9agPx">Lesley Gore</a> (who performs "Leave Me Alone", "It's Gotta Be You" and "I Don't Want to Be a Loser"), and <a href="/facts/The_Crickets/p80z57bv">The Crickets</a>. </p> <h2 id="cast">Cast</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Noreen_Corcoran/5AmBr8PE">Noreen Corcoran</a> as Selma</li> <li><a href="/facts/Martin_West_(actor)/LvHTN15v">Martin West</a> as Duke</li> <li><a href="/facts/Linda_Marshall/ekj476A0">Linda Marshall</a> as Cynthia</li> <li>Steven Rogers as Brian</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ahna_Capri/Ug4V3z1A">Ahna Capri</a> as Arlene</li> <li><a href="/facts/Aron_Kincaid/usIY7e2y">Aron Kincaid</a> as Wayne</li> <li>Nancy Spry as Betty</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sheila_Bromley/F4RpjBCv">Sheila Bromley</a> as Mrs. Winters</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lana_Wood/9NsCnD6R">Lana Wood</a> as Bonnie</li> <li>Mary Mitchel as Emily</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gail_Gilmore/Ah4LBaGd">Gail Gilmore</a> as Georgia</li> <li>Peter Brooks as Stu Rankin</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lori_Saunders/4FhT6lU0">Lori Saunders</a> as Patricia Johnson</li> <li><a href="/facts/The_Crickets/p80z57bv">The Crickets</a> as themselves</li> <li><a href="/facts/The_Beach_Boys/6CdaMJwW">The Beach Boys</a> as themselves</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lesley_Gore/RWC9agPx">Lesley Gore</a> as herself</li></ul> <h2 id="production">Production</h2> <p>The film was financed by the Levin brothers, cinema owners from Dayton.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>Filming took place in April 1964.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="reception">Reception</h2> <p>The <i><a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Times/jFHbcmb9">Los Angeles Times</a></i> said it had "the same old formula."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p><i>Filmink</i> commented on the plot concerning the Beatles, writing "The weird thing is, the film features appearances from The Beach Boys and Lesley Gore and you spend the whole second half going, ‘why didn’t they make this plot about trying to get The Beach Boys and/or Lesley Gore?’ The songs are great, it’s hard to tell the characters apart, it’s bright and colourful."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_American_films_of_1965/vxAh8sNU">List of American films of 1965</a></li> <li>The Girls on the Road, spin-off sequel</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059227/"><i>The Girls on the Beach</i></a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76432/enwp"><i>The Girls on the Beach</i></a> at the <a href="/facts/Turner_Classic_Movies/0qS5jr3H">TCM Movie Database</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.beachpartymoviemusic.com/thegirlsonthebeach.html"><i>The Girls on the Beach</i> Soundtrack review</a> at Beach Party Movie Music</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"The Girls on the Beach (1965) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08. <a href="http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76432/The-Girls-on-the-Beach/" target="_blank">http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/76432/The-Girls-on-the-Beach/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Sandra Brennan (2015). "the-girls-on-the-beach - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-08. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150518232327/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/93245/the-girls-on-the-beach/overview" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20150518232327/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/93245/the-girls-on-the-beach/overview</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Levin plans two indoor theatres". The Journal Herald. 27 February 1965. p. 1. <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Before the cameras". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 11 April 1964. p. 6. <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Harford, Margaret (21 June 1965). "A Beach Gang in Same Old Formula". Los Angeles Times p. C15. <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" target="_blank">/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Vagg, Stephen (13 December 2024). "Beach Party Movies Part Three: Over exposure". Filmink. Retrieved 13 December 2024. <a href="https://www.filmink.com.au/beach-party-movies-part-three-over-exposure/" target="_blank">https://www.filmink.com.au/beach-party-movies-part-three-over-exposure/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>