"Muscle Beach is a fascinating location for people-watching in the L.A. area, and in 1963, the strangeness of its sights was much more pronounced than today. Pat O’Neill’s first film (made with Robert Abel) progresses from humorous, curious observation to energetic, graphical interaction with the sights and sounds of Santa Monica’s famed beach." —Mark Toscano. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Pat O'Neill in 2007.
Pat O'Neill
Director
Robert Abel
Director
Gleaming the Cube60%
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography79%
Return64%
Beach Party60%
Dogtown and Z-Boys70%
A Day's Pleasure62%
The Battered Bastards of Baseball74%
Powder Keg69%
Surogat68%
Lords of Dogtown70%
The Package59%
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie74%
Baywatch60%
Us69%
Thunder Road73%
Nickelodeon62%
Adoration61%
Scorpio Rising66%
The Boat65%
Frankenweenie69%
