#Frankie and Annette

[lil-doodles]

Another break from the book and another Halloween drawing. I was working on the book and watching the Muppet Show on Disney+ when I got a bit distracted. In episode 2 of season 2 Statler and Waldorf decide to watch television instead of the show being presented on the stage. They mention that they are watching Beach Blanket Frankenstein. While that was a throwaway joke it made me wonder what the poster for that movie might look like so here is my interpretation of it.

[travsd]

The Final Days of Funicello

The Final Days of Funicello

Annette Funicello (1942-2013) would have been 80 years old today if not for her sad, early death a decade ago. Teenage stardom and early retirement due to illness means that she’ll forever be associated with youth culture; we’ll never know what a Granny Annette, or to coin a term, a “Grannette” would have been like in the movies. Raised in Southern California, Funicello first came to fame as the…

[cantsayidont]

September 1991. Once again, the TANK GIRL COLOUR CLASSICS is spotty on bibliographic stuff, but I think this Tank Girl poster is half of the fold-out from the poster magazine included with DEADLINE #33. (I know Tank Girl has always been about style over substance, but somebody's gotta keep track of this stuff.)

[citizenscreen]

Happy #BeachDay

[gatutor]

Annette Funicello-Frankie Avalon "Muscle beach party" 1964, de William Asher.

[imkeepinit]

Movie poster by an unknown artist, distributed by the National Screen Service (#64/117), for the 1964 American-International Pictures feature film Muscle Beach Party. Peter Lorre had a small part in the film. It was his penultimate picture, and he died two days before it was released. This was 13-year-old Stevie Wonder's first film.

[oldshowbiz]

William Asher's Fireball 500 (1966): A Little More Substance.

[pygartheangel]

Latest Blog Post: "BACK TO THE BEACH" (1987)

[lil-doodles]

Working on some new stuff. Frankie and Annette.

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Grease 1978

[travsd]

Travel On, Frankie Avalon

Annette Funicello got her own post here a couple of years ago, and well it just feels lopsided not to give equal time to her screen partner. And also, Frankie Avalon (Francis Avallone, b. 1940) absolutely had a strong career of his own prior to their AIP films together, and continued to have thereafter. And thirdly, the vaudevillian in me loves when I learn a screen actor and/or singer has yet…

[theaskew]

[tcmparty]

@tcmparty live tweet schedule for the week beginning Monday, June 12, 2023. Look for us on Twitter…watch and tweet along…remember to add #TCMParty to your tweets so everyone can find them :) All times are Eastern.

Friday, June 16 — 8:00 p.m. BEACH BLANKET BINGO (1965) The surfing gang rescues a beautiful singer from evil bikers.

[citizenscreen]

Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon in “Love and the Tuba" from “Love, American Style” in 1969,

[gatutor]

Annette Funicello-Frankie Avalon "Fireball 500" 1966, de William Asher.