Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Robert Kaufman (screenplay)
James H. Nicholson (story)

Release Date:

6 November 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

See Cuddly BIKINI GIRLS Made To Order!

Plot:

Dr. Goldfoot has invented an army of bikini-clad robots who are programmed to seek out wealthy men and charm them into signing over their assets. Craig Gamble and Todd Armstrong set out to foil the fiendish plot.

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Plan | Millionaire | Secret Agent | Torture

Cast

Vincent Price	...	Dr. Goldfoot
Frankie Avalon	...	Craig Gamble
Dwayne Hickman	...	Todd Armstrong
Susan Hart	...	Robot #11 (Diane)
Jack Mullaney	...	Igor
Fred Clark	...	Donald J. Penney, SIC man
Patti Chandler	...	Robot
Mary Hughes	...	Robot
Salli Sachse	...	Robot
Luree Holmes	...	Robot
Sue Hamilton	...	Robot
Laura Nicholson	...	Robot
Marianne Gaba	...	Robot
China Lee	...	Robot
Issa Arnal	...	Robot

Also Known As:

Dr. G and the Bikini Machine (UK)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Spain:13 | USA:G (1980 re-release)

Filming Locations:

San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

In this movie Frankie Avalon plays Craig Gamble and Dwayne Hickman plays Todd Armstrong. In Ski Party (1965), Avalon plays Todd Armstrong and Hickman plays Craig Gamble. They switched characters!

Goofs:

Continuity: When Craig comes to Todd's rescue in the Doctor's dungeon, Todd shouts instructions to him. A moment later, as Craig unties Todd, he removes a gag that is preventing him from speaking.

Quotes:

Dr. Goldfoot: Igor, you idiot, why must you listen to me when I'm WRONG?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fantastic Fantasy Fright-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Bikini Machine

It Was So Bad.... I Strangely Kind Of Liked It.

But in the kind of way people like hospital Jell-O. You take it simply because it's there.

A friend brought this over to my humble abode for what seems to be a new tradition of "Bad Movie Nights". This pithy little nugget is quite the mound of poo, but it was so laughably bad that, well, I pretty much laughed.

Hilarity and hi-jinks ensue as Diane the multi-accented robot (and Carmen Sandiego wardrobe impersonator) rips of the wealthy in the name of Dr. Goldfoot (and does he have a bikini machine... but hey, who doesn't have one these days?). The good doctor is played by Vincent Price, and our main hero is Sonic restaurant spokesman and beach movie veteran Frankie Avalon. So for the duration of the film, we get a Motown/claymation intro/theme song, a far out and utterly random dance moment, goofy plot devices, dungeons with motorcycle riders, a dense henchman, a Scooby Doo-esque graveyard, lots of girls in bikinis, quite possibly the longest and most improbable chase scene ever, and the fabled line "stop dinging that dong!" Ah, this is high comedy, or comedy created while someone was high. I'm not sure. It was slapstick that would have made Jerry Lewis very proud indeed.

If this never made it to MST3K, then it should have. My friends and I ripped into it with sarcastic glee. All we were missing were the robots. I was stunned about how laughably bad this film was, and yet when it was all over, I actually had a good time with the thing. This is definitely a film to watch if you enjoy hurling witty insults at bad films. Everyone else, run far away, but stay for that wacky theme song.