Don't Make Waves
What the Italians do with a bed... the Americans do with a beach!
1967 | 97m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Alexander Mackendrick |
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| Writer: | Ira Wallach, George Kirgo, Maurice Richlin, Terry Southern |
| Staring: |
| Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going local culture, getting entangled in two beachside romances. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 20, 1967 |
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| Director: | Alexander Mackendrick |
| Writer: | Ira Wallach, George Kirgo, Maurice Richlin, Terry Southern |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | holiday, california, beach, erotic movie, tiki culture |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Filmways Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tony Curtis | Carlo Cofield |
| Claudia Cardinale | Laura |
| Joanna Barnes | Diane Prescott |
| Sharon Tate | Malibu |
| David Draper | Harry Hollard |
| Robert Webber | Rod Prescott |
| Mort Sahl | Sam Lingonberry |
| Dub Taylor | Electrician |
| Ann Elder | Millie Gunder |
| Chester Yorton | Ted Gunder |
| Reg Lewis | Monster |
| Marc London | Fred Barker |
| Douglas Henderson | Henderson |
| Sarah Selby | Ethyl |
| Mary Grace Canfield | Seamstress |
| Gilbert Green | Newspaperman |
| Julie Payne | Helen |
| Breena Howard | Myrna |
| Edgar Bergen | Madame Lavinia |
| Paul Barselou | Pilot |
| George Tyne | Newspaperman |
| David Fresco | Newspaperman |
| Eduardo Tirella | Decorator |
| Paula Angelos | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Henny Backus | Self (uncredited) |
| Jim Backus | Self (uncredited) |
| Sharon Barker | Gymnast (uncredited) |
| Alvenia Bentley | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Mel Berger | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Richard Betts | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Robert Bolger | Surfer (uncredited) |
| John Boyer | Surfer (uncredited) |
| Norma Lee Browning | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Paul Condylis | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Tom Curtis | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Paula Dell | Gymnast (uncredited) |
| Don DeMieri | Sundowner (uncredited) |
| Anthony DeZago | Sundowner (uncredited) |
| Michael Dougherty | Sundowner (uncredited) |
| Johnny Fain | Surfer (uncredited) |
| Carol Ferges | Gymnast (uncredited) |
| Darryl Ferges | Gymnast (uncredited) |
| Bunny Fuchs | Surfer (uncredited) |
| Eddie Garrett | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Barney Glazer | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Abe Greenberg | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Joanne Hashimoto | Gymnast/Flower Girl (uncredited) |
| Charlie Hickman | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Dolores Hoff | Gymnast (uncredited) |
| Bob Hoffman | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Bill Kennedy | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Duant King | Surfer (uncredited) |
| Haji LaMee | Waitress (uncredited) |
| China Lee | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Ellen London | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Manners | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Michael Nader | Surfer (uncredited) |
| William O'Hallaren | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Marlene Pacheco | Acrobat (uncredited) |
| Ed Placidi | Sundowner (uncredited) |
| Anthony Redondo | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ann Reece | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Vernon Scott | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Sidney Skolsky | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Mabel Smaney | Woman Eating Burger (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Mike Townsend | Surfer (uncredited) |
| Candy Ward | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Louis Wolfe | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ira Wallach | Screenplay, Novel |
| Rita Roland | Editor |
| Thomas Stanford | Editor |
| Edward C. Carfagno | Art Direction |
| George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Charles S. Thompson | Set Decoration |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Carl Beringer | Assistant Director |
| Erich von Stroheim Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Art Levinson | Assistant Director Trainee |
| George Kirgo | Screenplay |
| Vic Mizzy | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Franklin Milton | Sound Recordist |
| Bob Buquor | Stunts |
| Lee Faulkner | Stunts |
| Cliff King | Assistant Camera |
| James V. King | Camera Operator |
| Gus Levene | Orchestrator |
| Alexander Mackendrick | Director |
| Maurice Richlin | Adaptation |
| Terry Southern | Screenplay |
| Donfeld | Costume Design |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Calley | Producer |
| Martin Ransohoff | Producer |
| Tony Curtis | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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