{"product_id":"hollywood-surf-and-beach-movies-thomas-lisanti-9780786472970","title":"Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969","description":"\u003cp\u003e Surfers loathed them, teenagers flocked to them, critics dismissed them, producers banked on them--surf and beach movies. For a short time in the 1960s they were extremely popular with younger audiences--mainly because of the shirtless surfer boys and bikini-clad beach girls, the musical performers, and the wild surfing footage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This lavishly illustrated filmography details 32 sizzling fun-in-the-sun teenage epics from \u003ci\u003eGidget\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eBeach Party\u003c\/i\u003e movies with Frankie and Annette to \u003ci\u003eThe Sweet Ride\u003c\/i\u003e plus a few offshoots in the snow!) Entries include credits, plot synopses, memorable lines, reviews and awards, and commentary from such as Aron Kincaid of \u003ci\u003eThe Girls on the Beach, \u003c\/i\u003e Susan Hart of \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, \u003c\/i\u003e Peter Brown of \u003ci\u003eRide the Wild Surf, \u003c\/i\u003e Chris Noel of \u003ci\u003eBeach Ball, \u003c\/i\u003e and Ed Garner of \u003ci\u003eBeach Blanket Bingo\u003c\/i\u003e. Biographies of actors and leading actresses who made their marks in the genre are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Lisanti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786472979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786472970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 1.20d","brand":"Thomas Lisanti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46383869788415,"sku":"9780786472970","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25caa296-e42f-4d3f-a790-b5f83cdf7870.jpg?v=1733281916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hollywood-surf-and-beach-movies-thomas-lisanti-9780786472970","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}