Hit the Beach: 50th Anniversary of "Beach Blanket Bingo"

From the June/July AARP Magazine by Bill Newcott.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon's beach romp.  Hard to believe that long ago.  And for all of us guys who really, really liked the former Mouseketeer, it was awesome.

I am at the beach right now here at Topsail each, North Carolina, but instead of finding a beach movie, wasting my time doing this.

Anyway, he came up with six other favorite beach flicks (with dates):

The Endless Summer, 1966.  Two surfers searching for the perfect wave.

Summer of '42, 1971.  

Back to the beach, 1987.  Annette and Frankie two decades later.

Beaches, 1988.  A  lifelong friemdship.

Nights in Rodanthe, 2008.  Nothing like North Carolina in Maine.

The Descendants, 2011.  Very Emotional.

--Cooter