Girl in Gold Boots
Girl in Gold Boots is a 1968 crime/drama film about the seedy underworld of go-go dancing, directed by Ted V. Mikels, who also directed The Astro-Zombies. It was Mikels' first movie for his own company, Gemini.[1]
| Girl in Gold Boots | |
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 Girl in Gold Boots | |
| Directed by | Ted V. Mikels |
| Produced by | Ted V. Mikels |
| Written by | Art Names Leighton J. Peatman John T. Wilson |
| Starring | Jody Daniels Leslie McRae Tom Pace Chris Howard |
| Music by | Nicholas Carras Chris Howard |
| Cinematography | Robert Maxwell |
| Edited by | Leo H. Shreve |
| Distributed by | Geneni Film Distributors |
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Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Michele, a young woman working with her abusive father, quits her waitressing job when a diner patron, Buz, invites her to Los Angeles, where he promises his sister 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 the underbelly of the club scene when 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
- Mark Herron as Leo McCabe
- Bara Byrnes as Joanie Nichols
- William Bagdad as Marty
- Victor Izay as Mr. Casey
- Harry Lovejoy as Harry Blatz
- 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 released the Region 1 DVD of Girl in Gold Boots.[2] This version is now out-of-print. In 2007, a Region 0 DVD of the movie was released by Alpha Video.[3]
Reception
Influence
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. Apparent skips in the print used in the television program led to some amusing continuity problems, including a scene in a diner in which Buz suddenly appears in his seat next to Michele and Critter as if he teleports in during their conversation.[4] One DVD release (from MMI Image Entertainment, using a print from Geneni Film Distributing Company), shows the scene without the "teleport" skip but has its own continuity breaks, suggesting two different prints of the original film were used.[5]
Soundtrack
Nearly half of the songs in this music-laden movie, including the title song, were written by singer-songwriter and sound engineer 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 band Third World). One scene features bongo player Preston Epps, who had achieved some fame a decade earlier with his 1959 pop hit, "Bongo Rock". In fact, Epps is listed in the opening credits as "that Bongo Rock man."
References
- Ashmun, Dale (2000). "Ted V Mikels". Psychotronic Video. No. 32. p. 42.
- Girl in Gold Boots dvd info, Amazon.com
- Girl in Gold Boots DVD info, Oldies.com
- "Girl in Gold Boots" (disc 1), The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 4 (2003), Rhino Entertainment, ISBN 1-56605-900-3.
- Girl in Gold Boots DVD; Geneni Film Distributing Company, Inc. (film); MMI Image Entertainment, Inc. (DVD); UPC 014381083422.