Dick Dale
1937 - 2019It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
John Watkin, Eamon Harrington
Samuel Z. Arkoff, Peter Bogdanovich
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
Dave Foley
Dave Foley, Jann Arden
Dave Foley hosts a Christmas Special to convince himself through music, friends, and counsel from the Ghosts, that Christmas retains a special meaning in spite of the trappings of Santa, money and gifts, and Hollywood Star Power.
Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
A Swingin' Affair
Jay O. Lawrence
Arline Judge, William Wellman Jr.
Rick is pledging a snooty fraternity at college. He feels out of place because he's a poor kid from the wrong side of town and picks up extra money by fighting in the ring. He doesn't want his potential fraternity brothers to find out about his background or how he makes his money. Trouble arises when the rich, spoiled girlfriend of one of his fraternity "bros" comes on to him.
A Swingin' Affair
Back to the Beach
Lyndall Hobbs
Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello
Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver, Tony Dow, Pee-Wee Herman, Jerry Mathers and other familiar faces. Frankie and Annette grow up and have kids in the midwest. They return to LA to visit their daughter who is shacked up with her boyfriend and tries to hide the fact. They begin to have marriage problems when Frankie runs into Connie, who has erected a shrine to him in her night club. Their punk son has joined up with the local surf toughs, and things all come to a head when the toughs challenge the good guys to a surfing duel
Back to the Beach
Beach Party
William Asher
Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone
Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and Dee Dee don't have much sex but they sing, battle the motorcycle rats and mice led by Eric Von Zipper and dance to Dick Dale and the Del Tones.
Beach Party
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
Randall M. Badat
Eddie Deezen, Linda Kerridge
Evil Nerd Menlo wants to get revenge on some surfers by selling a bad batch of soda called Buzz Cola which turns people into mutant zombies. Its up to Jocko, Chuck, Bob and their surfer buddies to save the day.
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy
