Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

Directed by

Norman Taurog

Genre

comedy film, parody film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy, teen film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

G

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 61 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mad scientist named Dr. Goldfoot creates beautiful robot women to seduce and capture wealthy men. Two young men try to stop his scheme and save the day.

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What happens

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine is a 1965 American Pathécolor comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and distributed by American International Pictures. Starring Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Susan Hart and Jack Mullaney, and featuring Fred Clark, the film is a parody of the then-popular spy trend (the title is a spoof of two James Bond films: the 1962 film Dr. No and the 1964 hit Goldfinger), made using actors from AIP's beach party and Edgar Allan Poe films. The film was retitled Dr G. and the Bikini Machine in England due to a threatened lawsuit from Eon, holder of the rights to the James Bond series. Hickman called it "AIP's attempt to combine horror, bikini babe and secret agents and take advantage of the popularity of the James Bond pictures". The film has achieved a certain cult status for the appearance of horror legend Price and AIP's beach party film alumni, its in-jokes and over-the-top sexuality, the claymation title sequence designed by Art Clokey, and a title song performed by the Supremes. Its success led to a sequel, produced in 1966, entitled Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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