[PJ-Comix]

I would love to see the outtakes that were NOT used in the final scene. They probably included the funniest material but wasn't used because too jarring for a Beach movie.

[PJ-Comix]

PING!

[LouAvul]

The kids I ran with were all fans of Rickles. (Tells you how old I am.) We emulated his humor and it got me into a fight or two.

That type of humor doesn't translate very well today. Everybody is just so sensitive.

I miss Rickles.

[A Navy Vet]

I avoided those stupid teen beach movies because I was a real surfer at the time and would watch Bruce Brown’s documentaries like “Endless Summer”. Maybe I’ll check this one out for the laughs.

[TheThirdRuffian]

I doubt this event had anything to do with his retirement. He had several large parts after that, but mainly did TV, and while he did become a rancher after marrying an Indian girl, he worked as an actor on and off until 1981.

[cuban leaf]

I’m 71 and I’ve NEVER found anything Rickles did to be funny. It was, for me, always really embarrassing. For everyone involved, including him.

But now I know where the character in the beach movie in That Thing You Do came from. 🤣

[A Navy Vet]

Also, there is an episodic show called, "The 100 Foot Wave". The monster waves are filmed at Nazare' Portugal. Even if you have no interest in surfing, to watch these big wave surfers tackle these killer waves is a site to see. Only Waimea Bay in Hawaii and Mavericks in California are close.

And yes, the wave that has caused the most deaths/injuries is the smaller "Pipeline" in Hawaii due to its shallow break on a coral reef. Sorry. Back to the topic of the thread.

[lowbridge]

Beach Blanket Bingo was his 4th movie in the Beach Party movie genre.

He was in Muscle Beach Party. In that one, he was an antagonist towards the kids. He played a manager of body builders.

In Bikini Beach he is an ally and supporter of the kids. He owns and runs their hangout as well as a car racing franchise.

In Pajama Party, he’s a Martian on Mars. He has no interaction with the kids. He is just observing them from his home planet.

Big Bang The Martian: That’s what you call an intelligence officer? That’s what I call a nut!
Socum: I call him a nut too, but look how nicely he fits in on earth, chasing Indians and blondes.
Big Bang The Martian: He’s so stupid, he’ll probably catch the Indian.

[telescope115]

Rickles was great. No one was safe around him. 🤣

[Mariner]

Don Rickles could not perform today.

[odawg]

Don’t quite understand how that destroyed McCrea’s career, Rickles hardly said anything at all to him, compared to the others. Ridiculous.

[wardaddy]

I didn’t see the epic ness of this

The best Rickles was on Carson

My dad hated him

I liked him alright

Insult comedy

Pryor
Wright
Williams
Winters
Foxx

Better to me