Beach Party

Beach Party
Beach Party
	Original film poster
Directed by	William Asher
Written by	Lou Rusoff; Uncredited: William Asher; Robert Dillon; ;
Produced by	James H. Nicholson; Lou Rusoff;
Starring	Bob Cummings; Dorothy Malone; Frankie Avalon; Annette Funicello; Harvey Lembeck; Jody McCrea; John Ashley; Morey Amsterdam; Eva Six; Dick Dale; The Del Tones;
Cinematography	Kay Norton
Edited by	Homer Powell
Music by	Les Baxter
Production; company	Alta Vista Productions
Distributed by	American International Pictures (AIP)
Release date	August 7, 1963 (U.S.);
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$300,000 or $200,000
Box office	$2,300,000 (US/Canada)

Beach Party is a 1963 American film and the first of seven beach party films from American International Pictures (AIP) aimed at a teen audience. This film is often credited with creating the beach party film genre.