The Beatniks
- 1958
- 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
2.5/10
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A young singer's chance at fame is threatened by his hoodlum pals.A young singer's chance at fame is threatened by his hoodlum pals.A young singer's chance at fame is threatened by his hoodlum pals.
Stanley Farrar
- Morrissey
- (as Stan Farrar)
Robert Paquin
- Hotel Detective
- (as Bob Paquin)
Eddie Brandt
- Pianist
- (uncredited)
Paul Frees
- Various Voices
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFeatured by Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 5, episode 15 - Aired 11/25/92.
- GoofsDuring Eddie's recording session, his song is recorded on tape and directly to a master disc. After tape recording was introduced in the late 1940s, record companies stopped recording directly to master discs.
- Quotes
[the nebbish hotel manager, complaining about the gang's behavior, gets mocked for his trouble]
The Hotel Manager: Whyyyy, you young hoodlums, I'll call the police!
Bob 'Moon' Mooney: You say one word to anyone and I'm gonna *moon* you.
The Hotel Manager: You're gonna what?
Bob 'Moon' Mooney: MOON YOU!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Beatniks (1992)
Featured review
WARNING!! There are no Beatniks in this Movie
This is my largest complaint; no Beatnik culture, no snapping fingers and performance poetry, marijuana, not even the stereotypical black clothes and sunglasses -- how can you get that part wrong? Instead the "Beatniks" are mostly your typical 50s squares and range to a geek-greaser (Mooney) and the lone woman in the group, think of a "Grease" Frenchy-Rizzo mix.
Since, the majority of the plot of this movie revolves around Eddie's musical ability the audience gets plenty of solo performances. The music is fine for a low budget movie like "Beatniks", nothing you will remember past the end credits. Again, even when Eddie was a "Beatnik" he wasn't singing Beatnik music, more like Mel Torme-like crooning.
Other glaring mistakes in this movie is the continuity (see the GOOFS section) and the character of Moon is just ridiculous, with a catch phrase that will live on forever (I'm gonna MOON ya'!). The Eddie character is a little annoying in his inconsistency -- is he a goon with a heart of gold or just a jerk? All in all this is a very, very bad movie.
Since, the majority of the plot of this movie revolves around Eddie's musical ability the audience gets plenty of solo performances. The music is fine for a low budget movie like "Beatniks", nothing you will remember past the end credits. Again, even when Eddie was a "Beatnik" he wasn't singing Beatnik music, more like Mel Torme-like crooning.
Other glaring mistakes in this movie is the continuity (see the GOOFS section) and the character of Moon is just ridiculous, with a catch phrase that will live on forever (I'm gonna MOON ya'!). The Eddie character is a little annoying in his inconsistency -- is he a goon with a heart of gold or just a jerk? All in all this is a very, very bad movie.
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- kilgore2345
- Apr 3, 2006
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- Sideburns and Sympathy
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- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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