Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)
"Le spie vengono dal semifreddo" (original title)

Nefarious mad scientist Dr. Goldfoot once again plots to take over the world by creating female robot bombs specifically designed to blow up high-ranking generals of NATO countries. ... See full summary »

Director:

Mario Bava

Writers:

Giuseppe Moccia (screenplay), Franco Castellano (screenplay),

Stars:

Vincent Price, Fabian, Franco Franchi

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vincent Price	...	General Willis / Dr. Goldfoot
Fabian	...	Bill Dexter
Franco Franchi	...	Franco
Ciccio Ingrassia	...	Ciccio
Francesco Mulé	...	Colonel Doug Benson
Laura Antonelli	...	Rosanna

Storyline

Nefarious mad scientist Dr. Goldfoot once again plots to take over the world by creating female robot bombs specifically designed to blow up high-ranking generals of NATO countries. Goldfoot hopes that by doing this he will start a war between Russia and America. It's up to disgraced government agent Bill Dexter to stop Goldfoot.

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Plot Keywords:

robot | scientist | good versus evil | bomb | sequel | 

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Taglines:

The girls with the Thermo-Nuclear Navels!

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy USA

Language:

Italian English

Release Date:

9 November 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP), Italian International Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Apparently, director Mario Bava tried to withdraw from directing this film but was contractually obligated so had to see it through.

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Connections

References Mary Poppins (1964)

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Soundtracks

"Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs"
Written by Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner
Sung by The Sloopys
Courtesy of Sidewalk Records

User Reviews

Makes the first film look like Citizen Kane

The first movie was not what I call a good movie, but it did have a certain campiness and fun to it. This sequel however is just a weird mess in almost every way. The only redeeming qualities were the beautiful girls and especially Vincent Price's more expanded and deliciously arch performance. In regard to Price, Dr Gooldfoot and the Girl Bombs is arguably his worst film(though Green Hell and Story of Mankind are just as poor as well) but he being Price looks as though he was at least he was enjoying himself, though I read somewhere that that wasn't the case. Nothing else however works. The production values look as though that each one came from different films altogether, and it looks cheap, further disadvantaged by some very haphazard editing. In regards to the score, I am going to take a guess and say that the film at some point was re-scored. If that was the case, it didn't work as the music doesn't fit the film at all. The script is poor, with the comedy very ill-judged and everything else has a very overly-corny tone. The story feels padded, and has nothing surprising or exciting. Mario Bava's direction indicates that he was completely out of his depth, because he directs as though he didn't have a clue of what he was doing. Apart from Price, the acting is terrible. Fabian is really bland and looks lost, but what truly sinks Dr Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs is the double act Ciccio and Franco, mugging and grimacing with no charm, genuine comic timing or grace whatsoever. The pratfalls they do here are also hopelessly contrived. All in all, a weird and disappointingly messy film that makes the heavily flawed but somewhat entertaining first film look like Citizen Kane. 2/10 Bethany Cox