The Best Annette Funicello Movies

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List of the best Annette Funicello movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Annette Funicello's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Annette Funicello movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Annette Funicello movies will be at the top of the list. Annette Funicello has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Annette Funicello movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Annette Funicello films to end the squabble once and for all.

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The list you're viewing is made up of films like Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine and Back to the Beach.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Annette Funicello movies?" and "What are the greatest Annette Funicello roles of all time?"

Annette Funicello was in some really popular films, and is right up there with stars like Jill St. John and Andie MacDowell in terms of fame and success.

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  • Bikini Beach
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    Bikini Beach

    Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Martha Hyer
    18 votes
    • Released: 1964
    • Directed by: William Asher
    Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) and Frankie (Frankie Avalon) are primed to hit the beach for some fun in the sun. The only thing standing in the way of their good times is curmudgeonly developer Harvey Huntington Honeywagon (Keenan Wynn), who is intent on turning their teenage hotspot into a grazing ground for seniors. If that weren't bad enough, British rock 'n' roll singer Potato Bug (also Avalon) shows up to spark a summer romance with Frankie's main squeeze -- Dee Dee.

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  • Muscle Beach Party
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    Muscle Beach Party

    Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Don Rickles
    17 votes
    • Released: 1964
    • Directed by: William Asher
    Suntanned surfer Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and his beach baby, Dee Dee (Annette Funicello), are all set for another summer of dancing, music and fun -- until their favorite surfing spot is invaded by a slew of buff bodybuilders, led by trainer Jack Fanny (Don Rickles). When spoiled contessa Julie (Luciana Paluzzi) arrives to meet a muscle man, she spots Frankie and sets her sights on winning him instead, infuriating Dee Dee and leading to an all-out rumble between surfers and iron-pumpers.

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  • Beach Party
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    Beach Party

    Bob Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon
    23 votes
    • Released: 1963
    • Directed by: William Asher
    Dolores (Annette Funicello) and Frankie (Frankie Avalon), attractive young surfers in Southern California, are just out for a good time. Their relaxed lifestyle fascinates Professor Sutwell (Bob Cummings), an anthropologist who decides to study the social lives of teens. A series of beach-themed films would follow the blueprint set by this one, which hinges on romantic rivalries, rugged motorcyclists, an attempted crime and plenty of handsome people.

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  • Back to the Beach
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    Back to the Beach

    Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Connie Stevens
    20 votes
    • Released: 1987
    • Directed by: Lyndall Hobbs
    A former beach boy (Frankie Avalon) and his wife (Annette Funicello) go to California and become part of the new beach scene.

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  • Beach Blanket Bingo
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    Beach Blanket Bingo

    Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Paul Lynde
    26 votes
    • Released: 1965
    • Directed by: William Asher
    Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and the gang are hitting the beach for some good old-fashioned shenanigans. To get the party underway, the manager (Paul Lynde) of pop singer Sugar Kane (Linda Evans) decides a skydiving publicity stunt will really do the trick. As Frankie and the others are pulled into the plan, things get out of control. Throw in Bonehead (Jody McCrea) falling in love with a mermaid (Marta Kristen) and a kidnapping biker (Harvey Lembeck), and the party's just getting started.

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  • Pajama Party
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    Pajama Party

    Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Elsa Lanchester
    21 votes
    • Released: 1964
    • Directed by: Don Weis
    Gogo (Tommy Kirk) is a teenager from Mars sent to Earth to pave the way for an invasion. Upon landing, the bewildered visitor becomes besotted by a chipper beach town. Gogo befriends a kindhearted widow and shop owner named Aunt Wendy (Elsa Lanchester), whose fortune is coveted by the aptly named Chief Rotten Eagle (Buster Keaton). After she has dressed him in some sharp surf attire, Gogo takes to the beach, where he soon falls for a beautiful local (Annette Funicello).

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