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:

MEET THE MOST TITILATING TIME BOMBS EVER! (original ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

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

Dr. G and the Bikini Machine was only a moderate box-office success in America but a big hit in Italy and as such this sequel was shot in Italy with an Italian director Mario Bava and with two Italian comedic movie stars, Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia.

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Connections

Follows Dr. G and the Bikini Machine (1965)

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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

Dr. Goldfoot vs. the Buffoons

MASTER PLAN: blow up key U.S. generals with booby-trapped girl robots. The diabolical Dr. Goldfoot is back, in this sequel to "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine"(65). No lie! How they talked Vincent Price into this, I'm not sure, though he was already hamming it up in the previous movie. Here he's joined by a couple of comics who were Italy's answer to Abbott & Costello. Teen heartthrob Fabian replaces teen heartthrob Frankie Avalon as an agent of S.I.C., oh, yes! Rather than simple theft, which he indulged in previously, here Goldfoot teams with the Chinese for probable world domination (those dastardly Chinese - see also "Battle Beneath the Earth" which came out around the same time). Goldfoot explains all this by speaking directly to the audience, breaking that 4th wall. He still uses a machine which manufactures female robots, all dressed in golden bathing suits and boots, which he sends to kiss various generals; an intense enough smooch sets off an explosion. The only general left standing is Goldfoot's double. All this is kind of incidental; the main plot has the two main leads/buffoons improbably/accidentally join up with S.I.C. as agents.

Goldfoot, of course, is a broad parody of the outrageous villains from the James Bond films. He has a swimming pool of killer fish, probably something like piranha, so, every now and then, a skeleton turns up, freshly cleaned. This also copies "Our Man Flint" a bit, with the latest IBM computer (Rita) sabotaged by Goldfoot when it selects the best agents for the job. The two comedians are not very subtle, with over-the-top mugging, and a lot of the action is sped up (undercranked) to give it that slapstick silent comedy feeling. Otherwise, much of the humor falls flat, though it does pick up near the end. I've written that the previous Goldfoot movie was the most ridiculous parody of the Bond craze, but this Italian take on the whole thing takes it to yet another level. The final half-hour gives a new meaning to the term 'absurdity,' involving a balloon trip by the heroes which touches off of heaven at one point and then chases down a supersonic jet plane! Laura Antonelli figures prominently in these last few scenes; she became a somewhat famous sex symbol in Italian sex farces in the seventies. My DVD version was in Italian, with optional English subtitles. Heroes:3 Villain:4 Femme Fatales:5 Henchmen:2 Fights:2 Stunts/Chases:3 Gadgets:3 Auto:2 Locations:3 Pace:3 overall:3