The "classic Series"
American International Pictures produced a series of seven beach films, starting with Beach Party:
| Film | Release date | Also starring: |
|---|---|---|
| Beach Party | 7 August 1963 | Bob Cummings, Dorothy Malone and Morey Amsterdam |
| Muscle Beach Party | 25 March 1964 | Peter Lupus, Luciana Paluzzi and Buddy Hackett |
| Bikini Beach | 22 July 1964 | Keenan Wynn and Martha Hyer |
| Pajama Party | 11 November 1964 | Jesse White and Ben Lessy |
| Beach Blanket Bingo | 14 April 1965 | Paul Lynde, Linda Evans, Marta Kristen and Timothy Carey |
| How to Stuff a Wild Bikini | 14 July 1965 | Mickey Rooney, Beverly Adams, Len Lesser, Irene Tsu and Brian Donlevy |
| The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | 6 April 1966 | Basil Rathbone, Benny Rubin and Francis X. Bushman |
The 1965 AIP film Ski Party (with Dwayne Hickman, Yvonne Craig, Lesley Gore and James Brown) is also notable for employing many of the same actors and schticks, only transplanted to a ski resort in the Sawtooth National Forest.
Regular cast members included John Ashley, Luree Holmes, Jody McCrea, Salli Sachse, Michael Nader, Candy Johnson, Johnny Fain, Valora Noland, Andy Romano, Susan Hart, Jerry Brutsche and Linda Rogers.
Susan Hart, wife of AIP co-founder James H. Nicholson, was in Pajama Party, The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini and Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine as well as two non-AIP beach films, For Those Who Think Young and Ride the Wild Surf.
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