Malibu Beach (film)

Malibu Beach
Directed by	Robert J. Rosenthal
Screenplay by	Celia Susan Cotelo Robert J. Rosenthal
Produced by	Marilyn Jacobs Tenser
Starring	Kim Lankford James Daughton Susan Player Michael Luther Steve Oliver Flora Plumb
Cinematography	Jamie Anderson
Edited by	Robert Barrere
Music by	Michael Lloyd
Distributed by	Crown International Pictures
Release date	1978 (1978)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Malibu Beach is a 1978 American film directed by Robert J. Rosenthal. ^[1]

Premise

Young people have adventures over the summer.

Cast

• Kim Lankford as Dina
• James Daughton as Bobby
• Susan Player as Sally
• Michael Luther as Paul
• Steve Oliver as Dugan
• Flora Plumb as Ms. Plickett
• Roger Lawrence Pierce as Claude
• Sherry Lee Marks as Margie
• Tara Strohmeier as Glorianna
• Rory Stevens as Charlie
• Parris Buckner as Rodney
• Bruce Kimball as Lyle
• Bill Adler as Vanner
• Walter Maslow as Harold

Reception

The film made $2.25 million. ^[2] Reviews were generally poor. ^[3] However the Los Angeles Times called it "pleasant as a summer holiday" and "tinged with a poingnant sense of youth's fleetingness." ^[4]

References

1. "Malibu Beach are 60s beach films". The Tampa Tribune. 18 April 1978. p. 42.
2. Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 295. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
3. "'Malibu': Stuffing a stale bikini". Abilene Reporter-News. 16 July 1978. p. 28.
4. Thomas, Kevin (5 May 1978). "'Malibu Beach': A farewell to youth". The Los Angeles Times. p. 90.

External links

• Malibu Beach at IMDb