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Psycho Beach Party

Play trailer Poster for Psycho Beach Party 2000,  1h 35m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Stream Now Watchlist 54% 37 Reviews Tomatometer 66% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
54% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 66% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
"Psycho Beach Party" is a manic party-mix of 50s psychological thrillers, 60s beach movies, and 70s slasher films. The story focuses on Chicklet Forrest (Lauren Ambrose), a sixteen-year-old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.
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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Feb 14, 2001
1.5/5
It's too much filmed theater to come alive fully on the screen. Go to Full Review
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jan 1, 2000
Sometimes more fun to describe than to watch. Go to Full Review
Ernest Hardy Film.com Jan 1, 2000
Saddled with both a script and direction that never comes near the wit or cleverness in Busch's own performance. Go to Full Review
Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Aug 11, 2025
2.5/5
The very game cast gives it their all, but Robert Lee King's direction saps energy from most of the scenes, leading to some detrimental (and joke-killing) pacing issues. Go to Full Review
Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Aug 6, 2025
3/5
A fun, silly, slightly campy ode to beach blanket and surf movies, with a ton of queerness and an incredible cast. Go to Full Review
Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim Jul 28, 2023
1.5
Just when it looked like the "Scream" franchise and "Scary Movie" had pretty much had their way with spoofing the horror film genre, along comes "Psycho Beach Party" attempting to horn in on the territory. Unfortunately, it's the little movie that can't. Go to Full Review
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Robert Lee King

Director

Lauren Ambrose

Florence "Chicklet" Forrest

Thomas Gibson

Kanaka

Nicholas Brendon

Starcat

Kimberley Davies

Bettina Barnes

Matt Keeslar

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Psycho Beach Party

Beth Broderick, Charles Busch and Jenica Bergere in Strand's Psycho Beach Party. Lauren Ambrose as Chicklet and Charles Busch as Captain Monica Stark in Strand's Psycho Beach Party. Thomas Gibson as Kanaka and Lauren Ambrose as Chicklet in Strand's Psycho Beach Party. Nick Cornish, Andrew Levitas, Nicholas Brendon and Thomas Gibson in Strand's Psycho Beach Party. Thomas Gibson as Kanaka in Strand's Psycho Beach Party. Psycho Beach Party (2000) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis "Psycho Beach Party" is a manic party-mix of 50s psychological thrillers, 60s beach movies, and 70s slasher films. The story focuses on Chicklet Forrest (Lauren Ambrose), a sixteen-year-old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.
Director
Robert Lee King
Producer
Virginia Biddle, Jon Gerrans, Marcus Hu, Victor Syrmis
Screenwriter
Charles Busch, Charles Busch
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Red Horse Films, New Oz Productions, Strand Releasing
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 23, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 18, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$268.0K
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Stereo, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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