Psycho Beach Party

Psycho Beach Party is a 2000 Comedy horror film based on the off-Broadway play of the same name, directed by Robert Lee King. Charles Busch wrote both the original play and the screenplay. As the title suggests, Psycho Beach Party, set in 1962 Malibu Beach, is a parody of 1950s psychodramas, 1960s beach movies and 1970s slasher films.

After going to the cinema with her friend, Chicklet has a blackout when a murder occurs and later, through a string of incidents, ends up on a surfer beach and persuades the "surfer king" to teach her how to surf, joining the local gang of surfers. Getting caught in the mixed of a Love Triangle, more murders occur as the actress from the earlier film lives in a rumoured Haunted House where a family was murdered. As the police get closer to the murder, Chicklet worries whether her Split Personalities have anything to do with it...


 * Almost Kiss: Berdine was almost about to kiss Chicklet... but they got interrupted, not that Chicklet realised what was happening.
 * Asshole Victim: Rhonda, resident disabled jerkass.
 * Axe Crazy: The murderer.
 * Climbing Climax: tries to escape the murderer by climbing up a movie billboard.
 * Dancing Theme: And what a lovely dance it is, too...
 * Dawson Casting: Averted. Charles Busch was tempted to play Chicklet in the film but decided that while he could get away as playing such a young woman on stage, on film it would be entirely different.
 * Disabled Snarker: Rhonda and her "kisses".
 * Drag Queen: Capt. Monica Shark is played by Charles Busch, who played Chicklet in the Broadway productions.
 * Enfant Terrible:
 * Erotic Eating: Marvel Ann does this with Provoloney (who responds by rubbing an ice-cream sandwich all over his face) at the start.
 * Gollum Made Me Do It: Played with.
 * Hey It's That Guy: Aunt Zelda is Claire Fisher's mother.
 * It's Ashley Johnsten!
 * Look, it's Greg and Xander!
 * Ho Yay: Invoked with Yo-Yo and Provoloney (two of the surfers) who are extremely fond of each other, wrestling, dressing up in women's clothing together...
 * There's also abundant Les Yay from Berdine toward Chicklet, who doesn't seem to notice.
 * Leaning On the Fourth Wall: Once Chicklet's Split Personality has been revealed to everybody, Bettina (the in-universe actress) says she wants to make a broadway production of this story where she would play Chicklet.
 * Loves My Alter Ego: The Great Kanaka is thoroughly interested in Anne Bowman but isn't interested at all in Chicklet.
 * Only Known By Their Nickname: The Great Kanaka, Yo-Yo, Provoloney and Starcat.
 * Red Herring:
 * Self Made Orphan:
 * Serial Killer: The murderer kills people because they're imperfect, being disabled, have an extra toe, one testicle, etc.
 * Sexier Alter Ego: Anne Bowman, while looking the exact same as Chicklet, acts with much more confidence and showing her body off more.
 * Shirtless Scene: All of the surfers show off their chests, and Lars shows his.
 * Show Within a Show: Psycho Beach Party opens with a movie and eventually the actress from that show would join the group of surfers.
 * Split Personality: Chicklet has two, a dominatrix (Anne Bowman) and a Sassy Black Woman.
 * Trauma Induced Amnesia:
 * Twist Ending: Who's the murderer?
 * Virgin Sacrifice: The surfers want one at their orgy... but we never find out what they had planned.
 * Walking Swimsuit Scene: The main location is a beach, so loads.
 * Wild Teen Party: The orgy at the end. Complete with dance-off.
 * Show Within a Show: Psycho Beach Party opens with a movie and eventually the actress from that show would join the group of surfers.
 * Split Personality: Chicklet has two, a dominatrix (Anne Bowman) and a Sassy Black Woman.
 * Trauma Induced Amnesia:
 * Twist Ending: Who's the murderer?
 * Virgin Sacrifice: The surfers want one at their orgy... but we never find out what they had planned.
 * Walking Swimsuit Scene: The main location is a beach, so loads.
 * Wild Teen Party: The orgy at the end. Complete with dance-off.
 * Wild Teen Party: The orgy at the end. Complete with dance-off.