Psycho Beach Party

Psycho Beach Party
Psycho Beach Party
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Lee King
Written by	Charles Busch
Produced by	Virginia Biddle; Jon Gerrans; Marcus Hu; Victor Syrmis
Starring	Lauren Ambrose; Thomas Gibson; Amy Adams; Nicholas Brendon; Matt Keeslar
Music by	Ben Vaughn
Distributed by	Strand
Release date	23 January 2000 (Sundance);
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	United States; Australia
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million
Box office	$268,117

Psycho Beach Party is a 2000 comedy horror film based on the off-Broadway play of the same name,^[2] directed by Robert Lee King. Charles Busch wrote both the original play and the screenplay.^[2] As the title suggests, Psycho Beach Party, set in 1962 Malibu Beach,^[3] is a parody of 1950s’ psychodramas, 1960s’ beach movies, and 1980s’ slasher films.^[2]

In the film, a female surfer with multiple personalities is suspected to be the serial killer responsible for the latest series of murders in Malibu, California.

^ "Psycho Beach Party (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Holden, Stephen (August 4, 2000). "FILM REVIEW; A Play That Long Wanted to Be a Movie". The New York Times. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
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