Psycho Beach Party (2000)

"Psycho Beach Party" is a campy slasher spoof that skewers 1960s beach-blanket movies. It adds a gruesome murder mystery twist, played entirely for deadpan laughs. Amy Adams appears here years before her Oscar nominations. She's part of a scrappy young cast finding its footing. Lauren Ambrose and Danni Wheeler round out the ensemble. They're tangled up in surfboards, secrets and a rising body count. The site hosts 4 scenes pulled from the film. They capture the skin and sly sex appeal baked into its retro send-up. It's the kind of cult curiosity that rewards patient fans. Those fans are hunting for a young star's earliest, loosest work. Adams completists especially will want to see where things started.