Psycho Beach Party
Psycho Beach Party is a 2000 comedy horror film based on the off-Broadway play of the same name, directed by Robert Lee King. Charles Busch wrote both the original play and the screenplay. As the title suggests, Psycho Beach Party, set in 1962 Malibu Beach, is a parody of 1950s psychodramas, 1960s beach movies, and 1980s slasher films.
Plot
Florence Forrest is a Gidget-like character determined to learn to surf, and earns the nickname "Chicklet" from the surfer guys. Chicklet, though, begins displaying multiple personalities, experiences inexplicable blackouts, and fears that she might be the one responsible for a series of mysterious murders in her beachside town. The deaths are investigated by Captain Monica Stark, who also suspects Chicklet's mother, Chicklet's best friend Berdine, surfing guru the Great Kanaka, and B-movie actress Bettina Barnes.
More details
| author | Charles Busch |
|---|---|
| director | Robert Lee King |
| editor | Suzanne Hines |
| genre | comedy crime drama horror |
| keywords | best friend chicklet chiclets dissociative identity disorder exchange student gidget love interest multiple personalities queen bee |
| musicBy | Ben Vaughn |
| producer | Jon Gerrans Marcus Hu Victor Syrmis Virginia Biddle |
| publisher | Strand Releasing |
| recordedAt | Malibu |
| theme | beach party black comedy comedy horror parody serial killer slasher surf |