Catalina Caper

1967
G
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

2.3/10

2.3K

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A group of swingin' teens take time out from having fun in the sun to try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.

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A group of swingin' teens take time out from having fun in the sun to try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.A group of swingin' teens take time out from having fun in the sun to try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.A group of swingin' teens take time out from having fun in the sun to try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.

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IMDb RATING

2.3/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
When filming began on this movie in late summer of 1965, Tommy Kirk was on probation with Walt Disney Studios due to an arrest on a marijuana possession charge from Christmas Eve of 1964. Although later cleared by the District Attorney's office, he was immediately replaced after the arrest by Michael Anderson Jr. for the role of the youngest son in the John Wayne movie, The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), for which principal shooting was to begin January 4, 1965. Newspapers of March 20, 1965, reported that Kirk had signed a five-year contract with American-International Pictures and on June 3, although details were not given, newspapers reports about Kirk stated that "His recent bout with the police in a mid-west city didn't do his clean cut kid image any good and his career with the Disney films seems over."

Goofs
The band playing on the yacht later in the film is obviously miming as the drummer is playing nothing even remotely similar to what is being heard.

Quotes
Charlie Moss: You shoulda seen him comin' up the coast. I don't think they sell bikinis in Arizona.
Don: Oh, they sell 'em. But, I've never seen so many trying to cover so much with so little success.

Connections
Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Catalina Caper (1990)

Soundtracks
Scuba Party
Music & lyrics by Jerry Long & Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
Performed by Little Richard

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2/10

Beach Party knock-off with Tommy Kirk, but minus the fun

Tommy Kirk was signed to a four-picture deal with Executive Pictures Corporation and "Catalina Caper" was the first picture of that deal. Kirk subsequently did not make any further films with Executive Pictures, which should be an indication as to the quality and financial success of "Catalina Caper." A group of teens, led by Kirk, find themselves sucked into international intrigue over a forged and stolen scroll. The film is a bizarre hybrid of a Beach Party and Flint comic spy picture, but lacks the fun of either of those films. The Beach Party films were not exactly big budget musicals, but those films look like lavish MGM musical productions in comparison to the bottom of the barrel production values of "Catalina Caper." Outside of a few catchy musical numbers from surf bands you've never heard of, there's nothing to make this film worth watching. It wasn't even all that enjoyable on a camp level. Go ahead and skip this one.