''Girl in Gold Boots'' is a 1968
crime
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drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
about the seedy underworld of
go-go dancing
Go-go dancers are dancers who are employed to entertain crowds at nightclubs or other venues where music is played. Go-go dancing originated in the early 1960s at the French bar Whisky a Gogo located in Juan-les-Pins. The bar's name was take ...
, directed by
Ted V. Mikels
Ted V. Mikels (born Theodore Vincent Mikacevich; April 29, 1929 – October 16, 2016) was an American independent filmmaker primarily of the horror cult film genre. Movies that he both produced and directed include ''Girl in Gold Boots'' (196 ...
, who also directed ''
The Astro-Zombies
''The Astro-Zombies'' is a 1968 American science fiction horror film written, directed and produced by Ted V. Mikels and starring John Carradine, Wendell Corey, and Tura Satana.
Plot
A disgruntled scientist who, having been fired by the s ...
''. It was Mikels' first movie for his own company, Gemini.
Plot
Michele is a young woman working with her abusive father at a diner. She quits her waitressing job when she meets a patron, Buz, who initially came in to rob the place at gunpoint instead invites her to Los Angeles where he promises Michele his sister, the famous Joan Nickels, can land her a job as a dancer at a Hollywood nightclub. The two drive off to L.A. and pick up a traveling musician, Critter. Once in Hollywood, Michele immediately lands a job as a go-go dancer, Critter as a janitor, and Buz as a drug dealer. Michele soon discovers Buz is heavily involved in the underbelly of the club scene and she becomes witness to the club's drug trade and prostitution connections.
Cast
*Jody Daniels as Finley 'Critter' Jones
*Leslie McRay as Michele Casey (as Leslie McRae)
*Tom Pace as Buz Nichols
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Mark Herron
Truman "Mark" Herron (8 July 1928 – 13 January 1996) was an American actor and the fourth husband of singer and actress Judy Garland. They were married on November 14, 1965, in Las Vegas, Nevada, but they separated after five months of marri ...
as Leo McCabe
*Bara Byrnes as Joanie Nichols
*William Bagdad as Marty
*Victor Izay as Mr. Casey
*Harry Lovejoy as Harry Blatz
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James Victor as Joey
*Rod Wilmoth as Officer
*Chris Howard as Chris
*Mike Garrison as Station Attendant
*Michael Derrick as Car Attendant
*Sheila Roberts as Store Clerk
*Dennis Childs as Jail Inmate
Release
Home media
In 2001,
Image Entertainment
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released the
Region 1 DVD of ''Girl in Gold Boots''. This version is now out-of-print. In 2007, a
Region 0
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DVD of the movie was released by
Alpha Video
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.
''Girl in Gold Boots'' DVD info, Oldies.com
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Appearance on MST3K
''Girl in Gold Boots'' was obscure for many years after its release, until it featured as a Season 10 episode of ''Mystery Science Theater 3000
''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy film review television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. ...
''. Apparent skips in the print used in the television program led to some amusing continuity problems, including a scene in a diner
A diner is a small, inexpensive restaurant found across the United States, as well as in Canada and parts of Western Europe. Diners offer a wide range of foods, mostly American cuisine, a casual atmosphere, and, characteristically, a com ...
in which Buz suddenly appears in his seat next to Michele and Critter as if he teleports in during their conversation.["Girl in Gold Boots" (disc 1), ''The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 4'' (2003), Rhino Entertainment, .]
One DVD release (from MMI Image Entertainment, using a print from Geneni Film Distributing Company), shows the scene without the unintentional "teleport" skip but has its own continuity breaks, suggesting two different prints of the original film were used.[''Girl in Gold Boots'' DVD; Geneni Film Distributing Company, Inc. (film); MMI Image Entertainment, Inc. (DVD); UPC 014381083422.]
Soundtrack
Nearly half of the songs in this music-laden movie, including the title song, were written by singer-songwriter and sound engineer
An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...
Chris Howard, who appears as himself and is backed by a band called "The Third World" in the credits (not to be confused with the reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...
band Third World
The term "Third World" arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact. The United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Western European nations and their allies represented the " First ...
). One scene features bongo player Preston Epps
Preston Eugene Epps (July 19, 1930 – May 9, 2019) was an American percussionist.
Career
Epps was born in Mangum, Oklahoma. He learned to play percussion instruments, including the bongos, while he was stationed in Okinawa during the Korean ...
, who had achieved some fame a decade earlier with his 1959 pop hit, "Bongo Rock
"Bongo Rock" is a rock and roll instrumental written and recorded by Preston Epps. Released as a single in 1959, it charted #14 Pop in the United States and #4 in Canada. In 1973 the Incredible Bongo Band recorded a cover version of "Bongo Roc ...
". In fact, Epps is listed in the opening credits as "that Bongo Rock man."
References
External links
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Original soundtrack on official Bandcamp page
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1968 films
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