The Beach Party Genre

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Before John Hughes, before Dazed and Confused, and before Twilight, there were the Beach Party films – one of the first times Hollywood produced films that were specifically designed for and marketed to teenagers. Let's dive in to what is undeniably one of the oddest subgenres in films history (but maybe one that was also pretty fun?).

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Sources/Further Reading-
The History of the Beach Party Genre - https://bit.ly/2NS0p4N
The History of American International Pictures - https://bit.ly/2NQceIQ
Hollywood Beach Bonanza by Peter Bart - https://nyti.ms/2LGnbiK
Samuel Arkoff- The Last Hollywood Mogul - https://bit.ly/2uYpXGt
Notes on Camp by Susan Sontag - https://bit.ly/1uTJe2a

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