Edd Byrnes must wonder what he could have done differently when Kookie in 77 Sunset Strip was the rage of teenagers throughout the nation. He popped up in Yellowstone Kelly but fought with Warners and by the time he left the show he was less of a hot property.
This gave him a leading role though it was a beach movie. However it is bright and cheerful with some excellent songs - The Righteous Brothers, the Supremes, the Hondells.
The same team made The Girls on the Beach and this is similar in many ways - the plot's about raising money, it involves four girls and four guys, there's a cop played by Dick Miller, a finale involving people in drag and the crowd don't seem to notice - but it's better because the dramatic lines are cleaner. The girls are nerds, the guys are in a band, the girls want the guys to go back to college, the guys want money for their instruments.
Byrnes and Chris Noel are a strong lead duo and Aron Kincaid good in support. Stephanie Rothman directed second unit.
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