the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers. Malibu Beach (1978), from Crown International, is an episodic, surf-and-sex teen comedy-drama that updates the style of the '60s beach films. Surf II: The End of the Trilogy (1984), a modern send-up of 1960s beach films and 1970s horror films, revolves around a mad scientist turning surfers into garbage-eating zombies through chemically altered soft drinks. Back to the Beach (1987) is a nostalgic throwback from Paramount Pictures with Avalon and Funicello referencing their original roles and subsequent careers. That Thing You Do! (1996) touches briefly on the phenomenon with the fictional music group The Wonders making an appearance in a beach party film called Weekend at Party Pier. Psycho Beach Party (2000) is based on the off-Broadway play of the same name, directed by Robert Lee King. Set in 1962 Malibu Beach, this is a parody of beach films in general and Gidget in particular. Teen Beach Movie'' (2013) satirizes the genre, as the film's protagonists (ostensibly from the "real world") find themselves thrust into the fantasy world of a beach party film, where, for example, they can swim without their hair getting wet and they are compelled to spontaneously burst into song. See also Teen film Kitsch Exploitation film Notes References Bibliography External links The Beach Party Genre - a video essay posted by The Royal Ocean Film Society on YouTube Beach party films 1960s in film