Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)

Director:

Ray Dennis Steckler

Writers:

Ron Haydock (writer)
Ray Dennis Steckler (story)

Release Date:

September 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Action | Thriller

Plot:

It starts off seriously enough, with three thugs robbing an innocent young woman at night in the city...

Plot Keywords:

Parade | Football | Motorcycle | Goof In Title | Superhero Spoof

Cast

Carolyn Brandt	...	Cee Bee Beaumont
Ron Haydock	...	Rat Pfink / Lonnie Lord (as Vin Saxon)
Titus Moede	...	Boo Boo / Titus Twimbly
George Caldwell	...	Linc
Mike Kannon	...	Hammer
James Bowie	...	Benjie
Mary Jo Curtis	...	Irma La Streetwalker
Keith A. Wester	...	Cowboy (as Dean Danger)
Romeo Barrymore	...	Ape trainer
Berri Lee	...	Boy #1 on beach
Rox Anne	...	Girl on beach
Alan Neal	...	Boy #2 on beach
Bob Burns	...	Kogar (as Kogar)

Also Known As:

Rat Fink a Boo Boo (USA) (alternative spelling)
Rat Pfink and Boo Boo (USA) (working title)
The Adventures of Rat Phink and Boo Boo (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Morgan Picture Corporation

Trivia:

Ray Dennis Steckler attempted to make a straight crime drama. After approximately 40 minutes of footage was shot, he decided that the film was simply not working. Since he could not afford to simply scrap the footage, and since portions of the film were unintentionally funny, he simply had two of the characters go into a room and then burst forth in makeshift costumes as Rat Pfink and Boo Boo (an ersatz Batman and Robin). He simply padded out the rest of the film with shots of the pair in chase scenes, fight scenes and even an encounter with a gorilla named Kogar (Bob Burns in a gorilla suit). He even had footage of the duo appearing in a genuine parade as if it were being held in their honor. The final disaster came when the main title was being animated and the "n" and "d" were left out so the title appears as "Rat Pfink a Boo Boo."

Goofs:

Continuity: When Cee Bee is stalked and then kidnapped, she is wearing shiny pants that zip in the back. When Rat Pfink and Boo Boo come to rescue her, she is wearing jeans.

Quotes:

Rat Pfink: Ape! Drop that girl!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "TCM Underground: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies/Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (#1.33)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Runnin' Wild

It blew my mind...

Despite the fact that I missed the first ten minutes of this movie, I was still downright amazed by the sheer absurdity of the plot and the Batman-like fight scenes. I'm not saying this was a bad movie. It was a great movie. It has a certain quality to it that many movies don't... it's an abomination, but you can't tear yourself away from it. The characters are both absurd and captivating at the same time. It's certainly pushing the envelope for the "bad but incredibly amusing" category. And as for the costumes... Boo Boo's hat deserves a review of its own.