Film & Television . . .
an & Dean have made numerous appearances in film and television over the years.
From Dick Clark and Jack Benny in 1958 to "At the Drive-In" in 2003, here are a few examples (more to come): | |
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| The TAMI Show (Teenage Command Performance) (Electronovision) | 1965 |
| Historic concert film hosted by JAN & DEAN (October 1964), who also recorded the theme song "(Here They Come) From All Over the World." A theatrofilm by Electronovision, in association with Screen Entertainment Company. Recorded live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California.
Featured acts included JAN & DEAN, the BEACH BOYS, JAMES BROWN and the FLAMES, The ROLLING STONES, CHUCK BERRY, The BARBARIANS, The BLOSSOMS, SMOKY ROBINSON and the MIRACLES, LESLEY GORE, GERRY and the PACEMAKERS, The SUPREMES, BILLY J. KRAMER and the DAKOTAS, and MARVIN GAYE. Opening sequences (non-concert) featured JAN & DEAN. Music arranged and conducted by JACK NITSCHE. Theme song written by PHIL SLOAN & STEVE BARRI. Director: STEVE BINDER. Producer: LEE SAVIN. Executive Producer: WILLIAM SARGENT JR. | |
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| Easy Come, Easy Go (Paramount) | 1965 |
 Production of this feature film (a comedy) was shut down when JAN BERRY suffered a severe leg injury in a rail accident on the first day's shoot, August 5, 1965. Director: BARRY SHEAR. Screenplay: NORMAN FLINCH / MAURICE RICHLIN. A Dunhill Production.
ALTERNATE TITLES: "Jan and Dean Meet Myron the Musical Ape" ... "Jan and Dean Go-Go Wild" ... and "Myron the Musical Ape Meets Jan and Dean, Dracula, Fatima, Billy the Kid and One Hundred Beautiful Girls Count Them One Hundred." NOTE: There were at least THREE different script versions, and the characters varied slightly among them. | |
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| Surf Scene (Unreleased Pilot, Desilu Sales) | 1963 |
| On the Run (Unreleased Pilot, ABC) | 1966 |
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| The Dick Clark Show (ABC) | 1958 |
| Country America -- KABC-TV, Los Angeles | 1958 |
| The Jack Benny Show (CBS) | 1958 |
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| American Bandstand / Dick Clark Show (ABC) | 1959 1960 1961 1963 1964 |
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| Redigo -- Episode "Papa San" (NBC) | 1963 |
| Acting as themselves, with CHAD EVERETT | |
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| Surf's Up! -- KHJ-TV, Hollywood (Independent) | 1963 |
| The Steve Allen Show (SYN) | 1963 |
| The Cinnamon Cinder Show | 1963 |
| The Celebrity Game (CBS) | 1964 |
| The Lloyd Thaxton Show (SYN) | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace (ABC) | 1964 1965 |
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| The Red Skelton Show (CBS) | 1965 |
| The Dean Martin Show (NBC) | 1965 |
| Where the Action Is (ABC) | 1965 |
| The Midnight Special (NBC) | 1975 1979 |
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| Dick Clark's Good Ol' Days Part 2 | 1978 |
| The Mike Douglas Show (SYN) | 1979 |
| Sha Na Na (SYN) | 1979 |
| Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (SYN) | 1979 |
| Jan & Dean California Special () | 1979 |
| Concert sequences with JAN & DEAN and PAPA DOO RUN RUN were filmed at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, and at Fresno State University. RICHARD HATCH, BRUCE DAVISON, and BRUCE JOHNSTON make appearances. Guest host and performer: GLEN CAMPBELL. Narrated by CASEY KASEM. | |
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| The Today Show (NBC) | 1980 |
| Dinah! (Dinah Shore, SYN) | 1980 |
| The Uncle Floyd Show (UHF, Channel 68, New Jersey) | 1981 |
| American Video Awards () | 1984 |
| Presenters, with DEBORAH ALLEN, of the award for Best Country Music Video. | |
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| Rock 'n' Roll Summer Action (ABC) | 1985 |
| Keep On Cruisin' (CBS) | 1987 |
| The New Gidget (SYN) | 1987 |
| Rockin' the Night Away | 1988 |
| Vicki! (Vicki Lawrence, SYN) | 1992 |
| American Music Awards (ABC) | 2002 |
| Featuring JENNY McCARTHY'S infamous "shout-out" for JAN BERRY and JAN & DEAN, who were in attendance. | |
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| At the Drive-In (PBS) | 2003 |
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| Entertainment Tonight (SYN) |
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| MTV News (MTV) | 1985 |
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| Jan & Dean: Behind the Music (VH1) |
1998 |
| Interviewees include JAN BERRY, DEAN TORRENCE, GLEN CAMPBELL, BRIAN WILSON, LOU ADLER, JILL GIBSON, PAUL MORANTZ, VIVIAN SHEEHAN, BILL HOLLINGSHEAD, ROBERT WATERS, BOB GREENE, GARY GRIFFIN, and DAVID LOGEMAN. Archivist: FRANK KISKO. Consultants: MICHAEL "DOC ROCK" KELLY and DAVID BEARD. Music: JOHN ERNST. Producer: PAUL BARROSSE. | |
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| Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys (A&E's Biography) | 2002 |
| Interviewees include JAN BERRY, DEAN TORRENCE, BRIAN WILSON, BRUCE JOHNSTON, LOU ADLER, DICK CLARK, JILL GIBSON, CLARA BERRY, KEN BERRY, BONES HOWE, HAL BLAINE, DON ALTFELD, JIM PEWTER, VIVIAN SHEEHAN, and JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER. Consulting Historian: MARK ANDERSON MOORE. Music: CAMERON MICHAEL PARKES. Producer: PATTY LOK. Writer: PETER JONES. | |
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| DEADMAN'S CURVE (Made for Television, CBS) Jan Berry: Richard Hatch Dean Torrence: Bruce Davison |
1978 |
| This fictionalized film biography of JAN & DEAN scored high ratings and helped pave the way for the duo's return to the road in the late 1970s. A cult classic, with strong performances by RICHARD HATCH and BRUCE DAVISON. Also features appearances by DICK CLARK, BRUCE JOHNSTON, MIKE LOVE, and WOLFMAN JACK. JAN BERRY appears in an uncredited cameo. Director: RICHARD COMPTON. Writer: DALENE YOUNG. Producer: PAT ROONEY. | |
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| SHAKE, RATTLE, & ROLL: An American Love Story (Miniseries, Made for Television, CBS) Jan Berry: Tom DeLonge Dean Torrence: Mark Hoppus |
1999 |
| Through a mixture of fictional characters and real-life personalities, this film explores the influence of Rock 'n Roll on American society and the multi-generational appeal of the genre. Members of the band BLINK 182 portray a duo based on JAN & DEAN, and perform a cover of "Dead Man's Curve." Director: MIKE ROBE. Writers: BILL KERBY and MIKE ROBE. Producer: PRESTON FISCHER. | |
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| THE BEACH BOYS: AN AMERICAN FAMILY (Miniseries, Made for Television, ABC) Jan Berry: Trevor St. John Dean Torrence: Jacob Young |
2000 |
| Both actors are musicians: TREVOR St. JOHN is a jazz percussionist, and JACOB YOUNG is a singer-songwriter. | |
| Film biography of the BEACH BOYS. The scene with JAN & DEAN dramatizes BRIAN WILSON'S vocal participation on "Surf City" (the chart-topping blockbuster he co-wrote with JAN BERRY). Musical Director: GARY GRIFFIN. Director: JEFF BLECKNER. Writer: KIRK ELLIS. Executive Producer: JOHN STAMOS. | |
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| Special thanks to GARY GRIFFIN. | |
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| STEALING SINATRA (Showtime Original Picture) Jan Berry: Michael Coristine Dean Torrence: Eric Johnson |
2003 |
| BARRY KEENAN (a close friend of DEAN TORRENCE) convinces JOE AMSLER and JOHN IRWIN to help him kidnap FRANK SINATRA JR. Based on a true story -- a comedy of errors that had negative implications for JAN & DEAN. Director: RON UNDERWOOD. Writer: HOWARD KORDER. Music: JOHN POWELL and JAMES McKEE SMITH. Executive Producers: DAVID J. COLLINS and RON ZISKIN. | |
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