Psycho Beach Party Movie Review 2000

Busch adapted his own play--a spoof of 60s teen beach movies and pyscho/thrillers. Perky teen tomboy Florence (Ambrose) desperately wants to fit into her SoCal ocean lifestyle by becoming the first female accepted into the local surfers who are led by hipster Kanaka (Gibson). The newly christened "Chicklet" has a dark side, however, a separate sultry personality named Anne that she fears is responsible for a series of murders that are thinning out the teen population. Busch plays the investigating officer, and former Kanaka girlfriend, Capt. Monica Stark.

Distribution

Strand Releasing, 1460 4th St., Ste. 302, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Phone: (310)395-5002, Fax: (310)395-2502, Email: strand@strandrel.com, URL: http://www.strandreleasing.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Genre Spoofs, Beach Blanket Bingo, Torn in Two (or More), Period Piece: 1960s, Teen Angst, Surfing, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

Charles Busch

Cast

Lauren Ambrose, Thomas Gibson, Nicholas Brendon, Charles Busch, Kimberly Davies, Matt Keeslar, Nathan Bexton, Buddy Quaid, Beth Broderick, Amy Adams, Danni Wheeler, Kathleen Robertson

Cinematography

Arturo Smith

Director

Robert Lee King

Music

Ben Vaughn