The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini

The Ghosts With The Most!
Don't let the colorized cover fool you; "Ghost Of Dragstrip Hollow" (1959) is filmed in black and white. The first half of the movie is a teen comedy about drag racing. The twist is that the only ones who race in the movie are two chicks! You know that the movie is set in squaresville when the rival drag-racing gang wears suits and ties. The second half of the movie is a real gas, daddio. The gang can't raise the bread to keep their old clubhouse, so they're given an old, haunted house to fix up. These rock and roll ghostbusters drive the ghost out of the house with their swinging costume party. And the lingo the teenagers use in the movie is a blast, man!

I've been waiting for "The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini" (1966) to be released on video for years. This is the final film in the Beach Party series. In fact, the only characters from the series to appear in this film were Harvey Lembeck (Eric Von Zipper) and his motorcycle gang, the Rat Pack. The roles intended...

drive in maddness
The first film,"GHOST OF DRAGSTRIP HOLLOW" is a little slow and corny with square teens hanging out at there local malt shop.

The fun begins when they have a girls pajama party and then go to a spooky old house to have a costume party.And that parrotthe comedy relief with the punch lines is funny and annoying at times.

The ,"GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI" is the better of the 2 films!

Borris Karloff plays a small role but it's fun seeing Borris in anything.The kids aren't as square in this film and the Haunted House is kool!!

This film reminds me a lot of the tv show the MONKEES.It would also be fun to watch at your local Drive In theatre on a stormy summer night with the gang ,a few beers and your sweetie on your arm!

Better Than Citizen Kane
I have seen "Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow" dozens of times, but have yet to sit through one screening of "Citizen Kane." What does that tell you? Anyway, as "Dragstrip Hollow" opens, the Zenith Car Club is facing eviction because they have no money to pay rent. This is rather surprising, since club members include "TV" Tommy Ivo as himself, a current world record holder in several dragster categories ("world's fastest unblown gas engine," etc.), as well as the Renegades, a really great core rock 'n' roll band, that should be in the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. Alfonso, a talking parrot, eventually becomes an unofficial member.

Anyway, the gang gets evicted and sets up shop in a haunted house. The unveiling of the ghost is as non-essential as it is anti-climatic, and the bad guys--"Tony and Anita and their creep friends"--are always impecably dressed. But so what? This movie is all about hot rodders in sport coats, dancing, respect for parents, soda pop, and the great...

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