4 Movies Starring Annette Funicello

The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-03-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (2819 Reviews)

Director:

Charles Barton

Cast:

Writer:

Bill Walsh (screenplay)

Lillie Hayward (screenplay)

Felix Salten (novel)

Fullplot:

Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1961-12-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (2298 Reviews)

Director:

Jack Donohue

Cast:

Writer:

Glen MacDonough (operetta)

Ward Kimball (screenplay)

Joe Rinaldi (screenplay)

Lowell S. Hawley (screenplay)

Anna Alice Chapin (libretto)

Fullplot:

Tom the Piper's Son is about to marry Mary Quite Contrary. On the eve of their wedding, evil miser Barnaby hires two henchmen to drown Tom and steal Mary's sheep, cared for by Little Bo Peep, thus depriving Mary and the children she lives with of their livelihood, forcing her to marry Barnaby. The sheep are stolen, but Gonzorgo and Roderigo, Barnaby's henchmen, double-cross him by selling Tom to a band of gypsies instead, leaving Tom with the opportunity to escape and make his way with Mary, Bo-Peep, and other Mother Goose characters to Toyland.

Beach Party

Beach Party

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1963-08-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (1254 Reviews)

Director:

William Asher

Fullplot:

The first of the five official American-International "Beach Party" movies. Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and Dee Dee don't have much sex but they sing, battle the motorcycle rats and mice led by Eric Von Zipper and dance to Dick Dale and the Del Tones. Look for Big Daddy's surprise cameo.

Muscle Beach Party

Muscle Beach Party

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-03-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (840 Reviews)

Director:

William Asher

Cast:

Writer:

William Asher (story)

Robert Dillon (screenplay)

Robert Dillon (story)

Fullplot:

Julie, a wealthy contessa managed by S.Z. Matts, wants muscle-man Flex Martin, trained by Jack Fanny, for her own - until she meets Frankie. Frankie's girl Dee Dee gets rightfully jealous and plans to avenge the Frankie-stealing contessa. Mr. Strangdour appears briefly as the king of the strongmen.

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