Connecticut is quickly becoming a hot spot for television & film production. Recently several television shows and films have used locations and studios located in the state. But Connecticut was also home to several productions before the tax incentive convinced studios to film in the "Nutmeg State".
In 1964, Stamford was the home for the production of the "classic" monster movie "The Horror of Party Beach". The film was about underwater plants that mutated into blood thirsty monsters due to a toxic waste spill and fed on mostly bikini clad young females. Stamford residents might recognize the beach in the film as they were filmed at Shippan Point in Stamford and the the biker gang in the movie was played by the local Charter Oaks Motorcycle Club.
The producers billed the film as "the first horror-monster musical" as director Del Tenney refered to this movie as a "a take-off on beach parties and musicals" . "The Horror of Party Beach" featured a soundtrack with songs by The Del-Aires & Edward Earle. A comic book was also released based on the film's storyline. Upon release, several newspaper advertisements warned potential viewers that they would not be able to see the movie unless they signed a waiver clearing the theatre of all liability incase of any "death by fright".
"The Horror of Party Beach" was brought back from the dead in the 1990's as it was parodied on an episode of "Mystery Science Theatre 3000". To see the trailer for "The Horror of Party Beach" please click HERE.
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