Don't Make Waves (1967)

5.8Approved97 minDirector: Alexander Mackendrick

1967 film by Alexander Mackendrick

Don't Make Waves is a 1967 American sex comedy (with elements of the beach party genre) starring Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Dave Draper and Sharon Tate. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was directed by Alexander Mackendrick and is based on the 1959 novel Muscle Beach by Ira Wallach, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

The film depicts a series of romantic triangles between different groupings of the principal cast and supporting players among several backdrops involving Southern California culture (swimming pools, bodybuilding, beach life, fantastic real estate, mudslides, metaphysical gurus, etc.).

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What is Don't Make Waves about?
Don't Make Waves (1967) — New York tourist Tony Curtis falls asleep on a Southern California beach on his first night in the West and wakes up to The New Phantasmagoria--catamarans, surfers (including a dog), bodybuilders, acrobats, motorcycle chicken races, a nut fishing in the shallows . . . and Sharon
Is Don't Make Waves based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Don't Make Waves scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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