Muscle Beach Party (1964)

Frankie Avalon: Frankie

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• [Dee Dee walk in on Julie making out with Frankie] 

  Frankie : Dee Dee, hi. Um... you remember her? Her name's Julie.

  Dee Dee : Oh, I remember her. The bride of Godzilla!

• Dee Dee : [angry tone]  I have just one question. Did you kiss him because he's lovable, or because he's the only man on the beach?

  Julie : Because he looked hungry. His last meal obviously didn't satisfy him.

  Dee Dee : Oh, it's a good thing you happended along. I'm sure you could cater supper for an entire army.

  Frankie : Now that's in bad taste.

  Julie : Oh, no. One man at a time. I like to be a devoted chef.

  Dee Dee : But right now you're serving a lot of free meals. Sort of a one-woman bread line.

  Frankie : Ooo, that's smart!

  Julie : [getting angry]  I can afford it.

  Dee Dee : Then he must be of your charity cases!

  Frankie : Now, wait a second. Now, hold on, the football here would like to say something.

  Dee Dee : Well, I'm not through!

  Frankie : Figures!

  Dee Dee : [to Julie]  As the man said, this is a public beach and we're supposed to keep it clean.

  Frankie : Now that's really in bad taste!

  Julie : [to Dee Dee]  Then perhaps, you better leave.

  Frankie : Very good!

  Dee Dee : [to Julie]  I plan to!

  Frankie : Oh, no. Now don't quit now, Dee Dee. I think your ahead.

  Dee Dee : Okay, how's this for a closer?

  [slaps him] 

• Frankie , Dee Dee : [singing]  We're gassed up and headed for the surfer's route, Oh, the guys are hot-doggin' and the honeys are cute, Got a waxed board put it out and baby we're on our way...

  Frankie : Yeahhhh! Easter vacation just started today, now

  Dee Dee : We might stay till the middle of May, now

  Frankie , Dee Dee : Grab your board and follow us to Surfer's holiday!

• Dee Dee : Man, how do you stand it?

  Frankie : Stand what?

  Dee Dee : Being the greatest. How do you stand it?

  Frankie : I haven't thought about it that way. How do I stand it?

• Frankie : Man, this is one crazy beach.

  Dee Dee : You can say that again.

  Frankie : Man, this is one crazy beach.

• Dee Dee : I've been thinking.

  Frankie : That's a great way to ruin an evening.

• Dee Dee : Frank, you've got so much going for you and you're just wasting it.

  Frankie : I'm happy, you goof!

  Dee Dee : That's not enough! You should be doing something more - like making your life count for something beside the next big wave.

• Frankie : Look, the beach is free and the sky goes straight on up and your life is your own! Isn't that enough?

  Dee Dee : No, it isn't.

  Frankie : Well, it is for me! This is the way I want it. I want it easy and I want it free. I want it without the ropes, squares, bills, or bombs. This is my world because I don't ask anything of it.

  Dee Dee : That's just it. All you ever do is take.

  Frankie : I only take what's free. Now you swing with me on that or you don't swing at all. Now, cool it Dee Dee. I'm going to hit the surf.

• Julie : What's your name?

  Frankie : Frankie.

  Julie : You're cute.

  Frankie : It's the way I comb my hair.

• Frankie : You move fast.

  Julie : Do you mind?

  Frankie : Yeah. When there are moves to be made, I want to make them.

  Julie : I don't like to wait.

• Frankie : Oh, I hear it rolls in Australia!

  Julie : Oh, the surf comes in from miles off the Barrier Reef. The riders look like gulls skimming the crest of the waves.

• Julie : We'll be good for each other, Frankie.

  Frankie : Would we Julie?

  Julie : Oh, Frankie, I can show you so much. I can open the world for you. You'll see Tangiers in October and we'll cruise the Greek islands in the summer and Paris when the streets are wet with rain.

  Frankie : And an 80 foot wave?

  Julie : It's even higher than that.

  Frankie : How far does it ride?

  Julie : As far as you want.

• Johnny : You better listen to me and listen to me good. You want to play in the big time? That's great. But, don't pull us in. Don't do us any favors; because, those waves are too big. You get wiped out, you swallow a lot of salt water.

  Frankie : Not me, Johnny. Not me. I can ride it on top the whole way.

  Johnny : That's cool. But, count us out. You ride it alone, huh. Solid gold surf boards don't float to well.

• Frankie : Now, you guys were right and I was wrong. The air was so thin up on that big wave that I went a little stupid!