The Horror of Party Beach
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| The Horror of Party Beach | |
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 Theatrical release poster. |
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| Directed by | Del Tenney |
| Produced by | Del Tenney |
| Written by | Richard Hilliard |
| Starring | John Scott Alice Lyon Allen Laurel |
| Cinematography | Richard Hilliard |
| Editing by | Leonard De Munde Richard Hilliard David Simpson |
| Distributed by | Dark Sky Films |
| Release date(s) | 1964 |
| Running time | 78 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Horror of Party Beach (working title Invasion of the Zombies) [1] is a 1964 horror film, directed by B-movie maven Del Tenney, that Tenney himself describes as "a take-off on beach parties and musicals". [2] A small U.S. East Coast beach town experiences a wave of attacks from water plants mutated from radioactive waste. They coalesce into humanoid form and immediately proceed to hunt down and kill mostly young women, as is common in the horror films of this era. Trying to stop the monsters are scientist Dr. Gavin, his young-adult daughter Elaine, and her boyfriend (and his employee) Hank Green, with some unexpected assistance from housekeeper Eulabelle and metallic sodium.
The Del-Aires, a Paterson, New Jersey rock band, play themselves as a local band and provide several songs for the soundtrack, including "Drag", "Joy Ride", "Just Wigglin' and Wobblin'", "Zombie Stomp", "Summer Love", and "Elaine". [3]
Movie-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 featured Horror in one of its season-8 episodes in 1997. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ The Horror of Party Beach at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ The Horror of Parry Beach interview with Del Terrey, The Del Tenney Double Feature DVD, UPC 030306773193.
- ^ "The Dynamic Del-Aires". Bad Movie Planet. Retrieved on 2006-05-08.
- ^ "Mystery Science Theater 3000 Unofficial Episode Guide: Season 8". The Satellite News. Retrieved on 2006-05-08.
