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Celebrate (or mourn) the end of spring break with that quintessential beach movie, Beach Blanket Bingo, starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. This all-star cast also features Buster Keaton, Don Rickles, Linda Evans, and Paul Lynde, just to name a few.
What’s the movie about, you ask? Well, we’re mostly interested in the mermaid, the buzz saw, and the skydiving but if you want to know more about the plot of the film, here’s our best effort:
A singer, Sugar Kane, is unwittingly being used for publicity stunts, including a fake skydiving adventure. Eric Von Zipper, shadowed by his Malibu Rat Pack bikers, falls madly in love with Sugar Kane. Eventually Von Zipper kidnaps Kane and, in classic villain style, ties her to a buzz saw. And the mermaid? We’re not sure how she fits into the story but apparently someone named Bonehead falls in love with her.
Add in some musical numbers, surfing, and a classic teen romance and you get lots of good wholesome fun (ignoring the deception,…
