Pajama Party (film)
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| Directed by | Don Weis |
| Produced by | Samuel Z. Arkoff James H. Nicholson |
| Written by | Louis M. Heyward |
| Starring | Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Elsa Lanchester Jody McCrea Harvey Lembeck Buster Keaton Jesse White |
| Music by | Les Baxter |
| Cinematography | Floyd D.Crosby |
| Editing by | Eve Newman |
| Release date(s) | November 11, 1964 |
| Running time | 82 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Bikini Beach |
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Pajama Party is a Beach Party film that was made in 1964 starring Tommy Kirk and Annette Funicello.
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[edit] Plot
This 4th entry in the Beach Party film series is a strange one. A Martian teenager named Gogo (Tommy Kirk) is sent to Earth in an usher's uniform to prepare the way for an invasion from Mars. The first Earthling he meets, one Aunt Wendy, is a rich widow who runs a dress shop catering to teenagers. She immediately decks out Gogo in a swimsuit and sends him out to the beach. Her nephew, Big Lunk, is a volleyball-loving guy with little interest in romance, which causes frustration for his girlfriend Connie (Annette Funicello). For reasons unknown Annette has lost both her DeeDee and her hairstyle, which used to cover her forehead. The new Annette, eventually begins singing to her stuffed animal, explaining to him that he's better than a human boy and it winks at her. Naturally, Gogo (who's now known as George and is very light on his feet) meets Connie and they fall in love. Meanwhile, Aunt Wendy's shady neighbor J. Sinister Hulk and his gang (including an Indian and a Swedish bombshell) concoct a scheme to part Aunt Wendy from her cash. Meanwhile, the local motorcycle gang (Eric von Zipper and his Rat Pack) wants revenge on the volleyball players for...getting footprints on their beach. Big Lunk falls in love with the Swedish bombshell because she can beat him in arm wrestling (and she's a good listener). Somehow all of these subplots come together at the pajama party.
[edit] Cast
- Tommy Kirk .... Go-Go
- Annette Funicello .... Connie
- Elsa Lanchester .... Aunt Wendy
- Harvey Lembeck .... Eric Von Zipper
- Jesse White .... J. Sinister Hulk
- Jody McCrea .... Big Lunk
- Ben Lessy .... Fleegle
- Donna Loren .... Vikki
- Susan Hart .... Jilda
- Bobbi Shaw .... Helga
- Cheryl Sweeten .... Francine
- Luree Holmes .... Perfume Girl
- Candy Johnson .... Candy
- Buster Keaton .... Chief Rotten Eagle
- Dorothy Lamour .... Head Saleslady
- Don Rickles .... "Big Bang" the Martian
- Frankie Avalon .... Socum
[edit] Trivia
- This film features an early appearance of Teri Garr (billed as "Terry Hope").
- Frankie Avalon has little more than a short red-tinted cameo during the the final minutes of the film.
- Pajama Party is one of only two Beach Party films not directed by William Asher. Pajama Party and The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini were both directed by Don Weis.
- During the entire Beach Party Series, this was the one and only time Donna Loren, the Dr. Pepper Girl, opened her mouth and began to speak.
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