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Word: beachnik (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1964-1964
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...movie has one good surfing sequence and little else. Pamela Tiffin, James Darren, Tina Louise, Nancy Sinatra, Comedians Paul Lynde and Woody Woodbury struggle to get a foothold in the slippery story about a rich campus cutup and a poor coed. But the standout performer is a bearded beachnik called Kelp. He paints a small face on his chin, upside down. Then he covers himself with sand, leaving the bottom half of his face exposed, and spiels gags. The gags aren't funny, but in a movie like this the audience can readily identify with a man who buries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Surf Bore | 7/24/1964 | See Source »

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