Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Let's be realistic.

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Pajama Party (1964) ** (out of 4) The fourth film in the BEACH PARTY series goes into a different direction. This time out a Martian named Go Go (Tommy Kirk) lands on Earth where he strikes up a friendship with an elderly woman (Elsa Lanchester) renting him a room as well as the beautiful Connie (Annette Funicello) who he begins to have a flame with.PAJAMA PARTY, as you can tell, really gets away from the previous three films by switching directors, the setting as well as the lead actor. I've heard several people call this their favorite of the series, which is a little surprising because I found it to be the least entertaining of the first four films but at the same time I still thought it was mildly entertaining in its own way.What works best with this film is that film buffs will enjoy seeing some vets getting pretty good roles. Lanchester will always be remembered for her role in BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and I thought she was quite goofy and charming here. Then you've got Buster Keaton playing an Indian and he gets to showcase some of his comic skills. There's also Dorothy Lamour in a small part and even Don Rickles shows up playing yet another character. It was fun getting to see all of them even if the screenplay didn't give them any great material.As for Kirk, he really doesn't bring too much to the film and even worse is the fact that he and Funicello have zero chemistry together. The story itself is really lame and there's not even an attempt to make it work better as a sci-fi spoof. PAJAMA PARTY is worth watching if you're a fan of the various stars in the picture but as an entry in the series it really doesn't stand out.

Yes, this is another great beach film and yes it don't have to Frankie Avalon in the leading role (Just in the support cast), in this case we see Tommy Kirk being an man from another world and goes to earth to pass a good time with Funicello."Pajama Party" is not excellent, but i pass a good time seeing the jokes and hearing the songs. The plot is kind of empty but it's kind of fun. Both, Funicello and Kirk are great as a pleasure see to the stupid Von Zipper. Elsa Lanchester and Buster Keaton are great too as the songs specially "Pajama Party", "Where did i go wrong" and beautiful "Stuffed Animal" and "There Has to be a reason".Now, "Pajama Party" have one one of a kind of character. I love that girl who explode anything when she's dances. Funny! *Sorry for the mistakes ... well, if there any. Yes, kind of short too.

One slightly odd thing about this one is that it looks ahead to a lot of little or big things. In one scene, Tommy Kirk (meaning it literally) says, "I'm from Mars." Annette Funicello says facetiously, "Really? I'm from Venus." When you see that scene now, you can hardly help thinking of self-help books. Also, it has a wall safe that works just like an ATM (though this idea has probably appeared elsewhere ; I don't know). When Elsa Lanchester "withdraws" a lot of money from it, she looks at her late husband's portrait, and says very sweetly, "You always were a thoughtful husband." Then for just a moment, she gives a "knowing" look at the camera. Also, ages before "observational" comedians (as far as I know) seized on this, it had a scene about a perfume saleswoman bothering someone by spraying perfume at them. Buster Keaton and the actress in the scene (I can't think of her name) had perfect "timing" (hardly surprising in his case) when they acted out this relatively tiny joke. The movie even has a tiny bit of what would have to be called satirical humor. In each of the "Beach Movies", the motorcycle gang didn't wear those "Wehrmacht" items, like so many movie Hell's Angels, but each movie showed, at their hangout, pictures of Hitler and Mussolini, and in between them, a picture of "Von Zipper" (evidently to make him look extra scary). When Ben Lessy goes looking for teenagers to plant in the wealthy widow's home (as part of their scheme), he finds the "Rats and Mice." He says something like, "You look like typical wholesome kids," and as he says this, you see them in their leather jackets and those photos on the wall behind them. And on a completely different level, there's Susan Hart's dancing scenes. I don't know about the rest of the movie, but I would challenge anyone to find anything remotely "dated" about the titillation in those. And of course, instead of "AIP" horror actors, this movie's cameo at the end was even more of an inside joke - Frankie Avalon himself. Even if I weren't completely prejudiced IN FAVOR of beach movies, I would still say this one has a lot going for it.

This is the first Beach Party film w/o Frankie and the film is lacking in wit. Annette sings "Stuffed Animal" and the title song. Nonsensical film has a martian coming to earth to observe the teenagers.