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Beach Movies
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Hank B. Marvin
of The Shadows
not from film
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Finders Keepers
United
Artists / Interstate
Sidney
Hayers
Cliff Richard
and The Shadows, Robert Morley, Viviane Ventura, Peggy Mount
Graham Stark, John LeMesurier
Pop
musical based on youth culture.
Unlikely but entertaining consequences when the boys find a 'lost'
atom bomb and local lovely Viviane
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Hold On! ( There's No Place Like Space )
Four
Leaf / MGM
Arthur
Lubin
Herman's
Hermits, Shelley Fabares, Sue Ane Langdon, Herbert Anderson,
Phil Arnold, John Hart
Pop
vehicle for Peter Noone and the band, from which came a fairly
good E.P.
The Top 10 hit single from the film was, unusually, not the title
song.
While on tour in the USA, the boys might get a spacecraft named
after them if they can
get to the launch area in time. . .
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not from film
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The Seekers At Home
E.M.I.
Music ( Australia )
Judith Durham,
Athol Guy, Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley
Musical
semi-biography filmed on location in Australia at
Dandenong Ranges, Black Rock and Melbourne, Victoria
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Wild, Wild Winter
Universal
Lennie
Weinrib
Vicky Albright,
Val Avery, Les Brown Jr, Gary Clarke, Don Edmonds, Steve Franken,
James Frawley
Buck Holland, Suzie Kaye, Dick Miller, Chris Noel, Linda Rogers,
Steve Rogers
Darryl Vaughan, James Wellman
Beach
culture movie set on the ski slopes, similar in style to 'Ski
Party'.
Crazy youth romances and goings-on, to music provided by Jay and
The Americans,
Jackie and Gayle, The Beau Brummels and Dick & Dee Dee
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Charlie Is My Darling
Andrew
Loog Oldham
Produced
for television in black and white by Andrew Loog Oldham in January
1966 from footage of the Stones' Irish tour in the autumn of 1965.
Songs featured are 'Get Off My Cloud','Heart Of Stone','Play With
Fire','Satisfaction','I'm Alright','The Last Time' and 'Maybe
It's Because I'm A Londoner'. Interviews include sequences where
Brian Jones discusses his fear of marriage, Charlie Watts speaks
of his limitations as a musician and Mick Jagger does an impersonation
of Elvis
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Thunderbirds Are Go!
Century
21 Pictures
David
Lane
No live acting
cast
Puppet-based
sci-fi adventure film.
Why is it here? It's notable for the appearance of Cliff Richard
and The Shadows performing in puppet form as Cliff Richard 'Junior'.
It was made into an E.P. ( now much sought-after ) with Cliff
singing 'Shooting Star' and The Shadows performing 'Lady Penelope',
'Zero X' and 'Thunderbirds'. Some of the other character voices
were provided by Bob Monkhouse, Shane Rimmer, Paul Maxwell and
Ray Barrett
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The Legend Of Bo Diddley
Gary
Sherman
Short
16 minute documentary film featuring performances by Bo Diddley
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Georgy Girl
Columbia
/ Everglades
Silvio
Narizzano
James Mason,
Lynn Redgrave, Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Bill Owen
Clare Kelly, Rachel Kempson
Swinging
London culture with general pop music background
Will Lynn Redgrave's 'Georgy Girl' find happiness with madcap
Alan Bates or older gentleman
James Mason? Charlotte Rampling's wardrobe was designed by Mary
Quant
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John and
Faith Hubley
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Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass Double Feature
Paramount
Pictures
John
and Faith Hubley
Animated
short film featuring the Herb Alpert sound.
John Hubley directs this animated film set to the music of two
popular tunes
recorded by Herb Alpert and his Latin-flavored brass ensemble
"Spanish Flea" and "Tijuana Taxi"
Academy
award winner - Best short subject (Cartoon)
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The Road To Nashville
Richard
Arlen
Country
& Western documentary with performances from
Marty Robbins, Connie Smith, Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, The Stonemans
Dottie West, Porter Waggoner, Faron Young, The Kitty Wells Show
Webb Pierce, Bill Anderson, The Carter Family, Waylon Jennings
Lefty Frizzell, Norma Jean, Bill Phillips, The Osborne Brothers
and Margie Singleton. It was not released in the U.K. until 1973
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The Pad And How To Use It
Universal
Brian
C.Hutton
Brian Bedford,
James Farentino, Julie Sommars, Edy Williams, Nick Navarro
American
youth culture movie with many plot similarities to British film
'The Knack'
which was released the previous year
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The Endless Summer
Bruce
Brown Films / Columbia
Bruce
Brown
Robert August,
Mike Hynson, Bruce Brown
Surfing
documentary with music. One of quite a few docu-drama films created
by the 'trinity' of surf movie-makers Bruce Brown, Phil Wilson
and Gregg Noll during the Sixties. This one is not just A
surfing film but probably THE cult surfing film of all time. The semi-documentary
with crazy, humorous narration by Bruce Brown contains fabulous
surfing footage, tracing the travels of a pair of surfers as they
follow the 'endless summer' of surf action across Africa, Australia,
New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii and California to backing music by
The Sandals and others
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Nico
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Chelsea Girls
Andy
Warhol
Andy
Warhol
Marie Mencken,
Mary Woronov, Ultra Violet, Gerard Malanga, International Velvet,
Ingrid Superstar
Mario Montez, Ondine, Eric Emerson, Nico, Viva, Brigid Polk
An
episodic look at aspects of Sixties culture, shown on a split
screen.
Warhol's strange girls and background music by The Velvet Underground
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The Wild Angels
AIP
Roger
Corman
Peter Fonda,
Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, Michael J. Pollard, Gayle
Hunnicut
Hell's
Angels and Biker culture 'cult' movie which was much-banned
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The Girl-Getters ( The System )
Bryanston
Michael
Winner
Oliver Reed,
Julia Foster, Derek Nimmo, Jane Merrow, John Alderton, Stephanie
Beaumont
Barbara Ferris, Ann Lynn, David Hemmings, Harry Andrews
Youth
culture movie with soundtrack by The Searchers.
A group of local seaside boys mix with the tourists to pick up
'rich' girls
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The Singing Nun
MGM
Henry
Koster
Debbie Reynolds,
Ricardo Montalban, Greer Garson, Chad Everett, Ricky Cordell,
Katharine Ross
Michael Pate, Agnes Moorhead, Juanita Moore, Ed Sullivan, Nancy
Walters, Marina Koshetz, Tom Drake
Musical
bio-pic featuring 12 songs.
A film based on the life of the Belgian nun who had worldwide
best-selling hits such as 'Soeur Sourire'
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The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini
American
International
Don Weis
Boris Karloff,
Basil Rathbone, Patsy Kelly, Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley, Aron
Kincaid, Quinn O'Hara
Beach
party - biker - Sixties youth culture - 'horror' movie.
Nope, I'm afraid I can't describe this film briefly, so click
here for a more in-depth view
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Sunshine Superman
Donovan
This was a promo film for the record, made
in Black and White, featuring Donovan
in a number of clips set to music. The various scenes included
him petting a kitten,
playing with kites, making glasses with his hands and different
poses in a doorway, with a cigarette.
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Chappaqua
Distributed
by Winkler Film
Conrad
Rooks
Jean-Louis
Barrault, Conrad Rooks, Allen Ginsberg, Rita Renoir, Ravi Shankar,
Paula Pritchett
Ornette Coleman , William S. Burroughs, Swami Satchidananda
Moondog, Jill Lator, John Esam
Ed Sanders, The Fugs
Russell
Hardwick's diary of a man's descent into alcoholism and drugs.
Winner of the Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival 1966. Semi-autobiographical
surreal psychedelia
movie about a drug addict's attempt to kick the habit and his
hallucinations during heroin withdrawal.
I hear it's pretty depressing stuff but with a good soundtrack
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The Big T.N.T. Show
Larry
Peerce
A
documentary movie, hosted by David McCallum, on the follow-up
concert to the T.A.M.I. Show of 1964
Artists
include: Joan Baez, Ray Charles, Petula Clark, Bo Diddley, Donovan,
John Sebastian
Roger Miller, The Byrds, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Ronettes, Ike
and Tina Turner
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Out Of Sight
Universal
Lennie
Weinrib
Jonathan
Daly, Karen Jensen, Robert Pine, Carol Shelyne, The Out Of Sight
Girls, Wendy Wagner
Maggie Thrett, Deanna Lund, Rena Horton, Billy Curtis, Norman
Grabowski
West
coast culture spy spoof pop musical
(
try saying that three times after a few pints!!! )
An evil scientist from F.L.U.S.H.
is trying to blow up the world, but we are all saved by 'the girl
with horn-rimmed glasses' from 'SHINDIG'.
Artists include The Turtles, The Knickerbockers, The Astronauts
Dobie Gray, Freddie and The Dreamers, Gary Lewis and The Playboys
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The Ghost Goes Gear
Associated
British Pathe
Hugh
Gladwish
Steve Winwood,
Spencer Davis
A
strangely rare pop music movie in which a pop group turn a haunted
house into a tourist attraction and hold a concert
Artists: The Spencer Davis Group , The M.6., Acker Bilk and his
Paramount Jazz Band,
Dave Berry, St.Louis Union, The Lorne Gibson Trio , The Three
Bells
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Freddie Cannon
Freddie Cannon
not from film
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Just For You ( Disk-O-Tek Holiday ) ( East Is East
)
Distributed
by Allied Artists
Vincent
Scarza
Pop
music vehicle featuring performances from The Applejacks
The Bachelors, Millie Small, Peter and Gordon, Louise Cordet
Freddie and The Dreamers and The Merseybeats, held together in
a loose association
by the efforts of disc jockey Sam Costa. The American version
of the film was edited and
sequences added featuring performances by The Chiffons, The Vagrants,
Freddie Cannon
Casey Paxton and Catherine Quine, The Rockin' Ramrods
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Annette Funicello
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Fireball 500
AIP
William
Asher
Julie Parrish,
Frankie Avalon, Tex Armstrong, Fabian, Annette Funicello, Baynes
Barron, Billy Breck
Linda Bent, Patti Chandler, Jo Collins
Another
West Coast youth culture movie feature from the highly successful
'Beach Movies' stars and director. A young stock car racer unwittingly
transports moonshine whiskey.
Music by The Don Randi Trio plus One
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Blow Up
MGM
/ Carlo Ponti
Michaelangelo
Antonioni
David Hemmings,
Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Jane Birkin
A
quality, classic, Swinging Sixties culture and fashion movie.
The storyline concerns the effect on the life of a young fashion
photographer who thinks he has witnessed a murder. The soundtrack
is supplied by The Yardbirds and other artists
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More 1966 films which
I plan to expand upon in future updates. Any pictures or info you
have on these would be most welcome!
What's Up Tiger Lily
The Lovin' Spoonful
After The Fox
Peter Sellers comedy with Sean Phillips.
Title song by The Hollies
Made In U.S.A.
Marianne Faithfull
Skater Dater
Davie Allan and The Arrows
Battle Of The Mods
Ricky Shane
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony Of
Sound
Andy Warhol's documentary footage of rehearsals
at 'The Factory' including a police raid
A Degree of Murder
Soundtrack score by Brian Jones
Run With The Wind
The Nashville Teens
The Family Way
Soundtrack score by Paul McCartney
Fugs
A twelve minute film of The Fugs performing
at the Waldorf-Astoria
Intimacy
Cast includes Jackie deShannon
The Fat Spy
The Wild Ones, Johnny Tillotson
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