Part of American-International's "Beach Party" series, Beach Blanket Bingo was directed by
William Asher. Frankie (
Frankie Avalon) briefly deserts Dee Dee (
Annette Funicello) in favor of pop star Sugar Kane (
Linda Evans). Also around and about is a mermaid, appropriately named Lorelei (
Marta Kristen). Scurrilous cycle gang leader Eric Von Zipper (
Harvey Lembeck) finds time to sing a tune, while
Paul Lynde sneers a lot,
Don Rickles insults a lot,
Buster Keaton mimes a lot, and columnist Earl Wilson lets everybody know who he is by exclaiming "That's Earl, brother." The whole cast rushes to the rescue when South Dakota Slim (
Timothy Carey) binds the lovely Sugar Kane to a buzzsaw. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide