Ski Party (1965)
5/10
Gender bender party
26 August 2023
Just like the rest with snow substituted for surf, Avalon and Hickman don drag to infiltrate a female only ski lodge in a misguided attempt to better understand just what women really want. Walley and Craig are their frigid girlfriends who decide it's better to let boys be boys and meet in the middle than hold a grudge.

Kincaid is a pushy Casanova smitten with Hickman's alter ego, Bobbi Shaw and her cheekbones a seductive Swedish siren, and Lesley Gore makes a quick cameo riding the bus long enough to belt out a signature tune. If you persist, screaming' James Brown & the Famous Flames awaits to warm things up with an impromptu badly lip-synced 'I Got You'.

Endless sight gags punctuated by musical numbers and cheesy dialogue (e.g. Avalon manages to liken a feathery pillow fight with the allies WWII triumph) ends up where it started back at the beach for signature butt-wiggling shenanigans.

Ultra-light and inoffensive, Avalon and Hickman make a likeable duo of girl-obsessed youths but despite the promise of a reunion in the closing credits, 'Cruise Party' seems to never have eventuated, which is a shame (although they would team up again in 'Dr Goldfoot & the Bikini Machine'). An easy-going escapade worth a look for even the casual beach party fan.
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