A Swingin' Summer

A Swingin' Summer (1965)

SPREAD OUT THE BEACH TOWELS... GRAB YOUR GALS... IT'S GONNA BE A...

Beach party escapade features a bookworm with glasses who learns to "groove", as she attempts to sing "Ready to Groove."

Date of release
1965-04-01
TMDB
4.4 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Robert Sparr

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

A Swingin' Summer is a 1965 comedy film in the beach party genre. It was directed and co-written by Robert Sparr. Raquel Welch stars in her first featured film role and makes her singing debut in the film.

Production notes

Although she received sixth billing in the U.S. release, Welch received top billing – with her name above the title – on posters for the Italian release, which was renamed The Warm Night.

The film was shot on location at Lake Arrowhead, California in the summer of 1964 and released in the summer of 1965. Filmink called it "a lake party" movie.

The bearded man who is seen from behind and mistaken for a woman in a one-piece topless bathing suit is Gypsy Boots (real name: Robert Bootzin), the American fitness pioneer who is credited with laying the foundation for the acceptance by mainstream America of "alternative" lifestyles such as yoga and health food.

Taglines for the film read: They're Lovin', Laughin' and Livin' it up and for kicks playing "Chicken on Water Skis!" and Spread Out the Beach Towels...Grab Your Gals...it's gonna be A Swingin' Summer!

The film was the first release of Dale Robertson's film releasing company United Screen Arts.

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