#The Horror of Party Beach

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The Horror of Party Beach (1964)

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SCI-FI CORNER:

The Horror of Party Beach is a 1964 American horror film in the beach party genre, directed by B-movie maven Del Tenney, which Tenney himself described as "a take-off on beach parties and musicals".

The Horror of Party Beach is considered to be one of the worst films of all time.

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On October 4, 1997 The Horror of Party Beach was riffed on Mystery Science Theater 3000.

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I love bad horror movies.

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Retro Trailer: The Horror of Party Beach (1964)

Disclaimer: I am not associated with the uploader nor the creators of this trailer.

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THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH Reviews and free online

‘Weird atomic beasts who live off human blood!’ The Horror of Party Beach is a 1964 American horror film about a seaside community terrorised by creatures created by radioactive sludge. The movie was co-produced and directed by Del Tenney, which he himself described as “a take-off on beach parties and musicals” from a screenplay by Richard Hilliard (also the cinematographer). The movie stars John…

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The Horror of Party Beach (1964) 🏖️

Director: Del Tenney (Del Tenney / Alan V. Iselin) Genres: Horror, Musical(?), Creature Feature (Sea Monster)👹 Notes: Awkward camera, acting and writing, Radioactive, Sea Monster, Atomic Horror, Beach Horror, Black/White Film🖤🤍 Some good 60s Music numbers, Practical FX and Monster costumes are funny

Review: My first impressions are that of a low budget and self-produced film but not in a good or charming way. Right away the camera work feels unpolished, camera lingers, awkward cropping of characters close/medium shots when speaking, inconsistency with characters between cuts. The acting and writing also aren't the best with awkward dialogue that feels forced and overly expositiony at times, even character motivations feel flimsy, fear doesn't really effect anyone and characters make large leaps in logic with no lead up. The believability is minimal, and for such a serious to not feeling film I think modern audiences will find it close to comical bad at times for the terrible fight scene and goofy Monster design alone which was one of the only visual highlights. Especially the creature creation sequence in the beginning has some almost funny artsy quality that was the only interesting fx part to watch.

Musical? For a movie that calls itself a musical none of the leads sing, it's mostly just one band that does a few too many songs in sequence which is as "musical" as it gets. I think if the story were more the focused they could probably cut about 10-20mins out of this film from unnecessary scenes or could have pushed more on the music aspect into the rest of the movie. For as integral and how often we watch the band play and beach-goers dance I think they could have been the main characters.

Overall I give The Horror of Party Beach (1964): Not recommended, but if it does interest you just watch the first 20 mins 🎸

-Warnings for Folks- Epilepsy: Near the end of the film there are some explosions that use very bright to dark flashing in sequence Racist Trope: The only named Black character Eulabelle (actress Eulabelle Moore) is a maid (Mammy trope) that believes in Voodoo. Many of the white characters in the house she works for would rather believe in a sea monster/zombie existing than what she believes and act very dismissive towards her. Voodoo Doll used as a prop. Feminism: Characters fail the Bechdel test. A few camera shots on Woman's bikini butts while dancing. Most of the women in the film are shown as seductresses in their bathing suites, pajamas and skirts and are killed off. The only more modestly dressed woman in the film survives till the end.

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The Horror of Party Beach (1964)

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The Horror of Party Beach (1964)

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On July 22, 1966, The Horror of Party Beach debuted in Mexico.

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