The Mirusians are at war with the Ghastorians. The Mirusians steal from the Ghastorians a prototype weapon called the Deathsphere. The Deathsphere is a weapon of mass destruction. The Ghastorian leader, Lord Odem wants it back. As the Mirusians flee with the Deathsphere, the Ghastorians are hot on their trail. Lord Odem closes in on the Mirusians and damages their ship. The ship crash lands on a small planet. Just before the crash they eject the sphere toward the planet in an attempt to stop Lord Odem from getting his hands on it.
The planet the ship crashes on is Earth. It lands near the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles. The only survivor of the Mirusian ship is a bumbling janitor named Nagillig (George Willis). Nagillig (Gilligan spelled backwards) begins searching for the Deathsphere. Lord Odem’s ship lands on Earth. He and his assistant, Number 2, also go looking for the Deathsphere. Nagillig ends up looking for the weapon on the beach. Unfortunately, the Deathsphere looks like your average Earth volleyball.
Some local potheads are having a party on the beach. They find the Deathsphere and believe that it is their volleyball. Nagillig, who doesn’t speak English, surfer dude, or Earthling, is mistaken for Tina’s cousin George from New Jersey.
Two of the stoners, Jeff (Mark Fite) and Alan (Max Fisk) decide to go to the local haunted house to get stoned. They take with them Nagillig, Elmer AKA Glue (Eric Zumbrunnen), and Robin (Kourtney Kaye). Along the way they gather up a few more teens. Following them to the old house is Lord Odem and Number 2. On the walk to the abandoned house they meet Professor Max Bateman (John Eineigl). The professor tells the kids that he has been tracking aliens. He believes they are here and are dangerous. The gang ignores him and continues on to the house where Lord Odem and Number 2 are waiting to slaughter them.
“Alien Beach Party Massacre” was released in 1996 and was directed by Andy Gizzarelli. It is an American low budget science fiction horror parody. First released on VHS, it’s not all that easy to find and, as far as I know, has only been released on DVD as part of a double feature with “Goblin” 1993.
There’s a difference between a parody and senseless overacting. Parodies still have to be funny, otherwise they are just lame. I found it mostly pathetic and boring. What is supposed to be camp is merely bad. Most of the action doesn’t happen on the beach but in an old dark house. It has the usual bad acting, dialogue, directing and special effects.
The best part of the film is the music score. It’s actually kinda fun, the music I mean. Everything else basically sucks. It’s only other claim to fame is the tiny beach party slasher alien massacre subgenre niche that it belongs too. Another “highlight” is the inventive though badly done death scenes.