Annette Funicello Archives

California Tiki: Beach Party Was a Secret Subversive Tract
We start out with a look at Beach Party, the 1963 film that kicked off the beach movie trend and also introduced the pairing of Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello But at the center of the film is Robert Cummings, who plays a scientist yearning for a simpler life — a key element of Tiki. Listen[...]