Dr Goldfoot And The Bikini Machine came out in 1965 and I went to see it in the theater when it came out. I really liked it then and I still find it fun to watch. I bought the Kino Lorber Blu-ray as well as the sequel. Norman Taurog is the director, James H Nicholson wrote the story under the name James Hartford, Elwood Ullman and Robert Kaufman wrote the screenplay, Louis M Heyward gets an uncredited credit for the screenplay. It was made by AIP and one of many movies they did with Vincent Price. I was a huge Vincent Prince back in 1965, I still am.
Vincent plays Dr Goldfoot, he's got a plan to use beautiful lady robots to seduce millionaires and rob them. Jack Mullaney plays Igor, Dr Goldfoot's assistant. Frankie Avalon plays a secret agent and Dwayne Hickman plays one of the millionaires. Susan Hart plays Robot #11 or Diane. There are cameos by Annette Funicello, Deborah Walley, Harvey Lembeck and Aron Kincaid. It's noisy slapstick fun. Very reminiscent of a beach movie from the same time. Most of the cast have done a beach movie or two. There's a fair decent commentary by film historian David Del Valle and film maker David DeCateau. The other extras are some Vincent Price Trailers and a montage of stills and posters.
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