Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Director:

Ray Dennis Steckler

Writers:

Ron Haydock (writer)
Ray Dennis Steckler (story)

Release Date:

September 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Action | Thriller

Plot:

It starts off seriously enough, with three thugs robbing an innocent young woman at night in the city...

Plot Keywords:

Parade | Football | Motorcycle | Goof In Title | Superhero Spoof

Cast

Carolyn Brandt	...	Cee Bee Beaumont
Ron Haydock	...	Rat Pfink / Lonnie Lord (as Vin Saxon)
Titus Moede	...	Boo Boo / Titus Twimbly
George Caldwell	...	Linc
Mike Kannon	...	Hammer
James Bowie	...	Benjie
Mary Jo Curtis	...	Irma La Streetwalker
Keith A. Wester	...	Cowboy (as Dean Danger)
Romeo Barrymore	...	Ape trainer
Berri Lee	...	Boy #1 on beach
Rox Anne	...	Girl on beach
Alan Neal	...	Boy #2 on beach
Bob Burns	...	Kogar (as Kogar)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larry M. Byrd	...	Commander Byrdman (uncredited)

Directed by
Ray Dennis Steckler

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ron Haydock		writer
Ray Dennis Steckler		story

Produced by
Bernerd Benesch	....	associate producer
Lillian Jackson	....	associate producer
Jeremy Lepard	....	associate producer
George J. Morgan	....	executive producer
John Rhinos	....	associate producer
John Sirabella	....	executive producer
L. Steven Snyder	....	executive producer
Ray Dennis Steckler	....	producer

Original Music by
André Brummer		(as Henri Price)

Cinematography by
Ray Dennis Steckler

Film Editing by
Keith A. Wester

Makeup Department
Mary Demos	....	makeup artist

Production Management
William Hellfire	....	production manager
Scott Marchfeld	....	production manager
Sean Molyneaux	....	production supervisor
Christian Morgan	....	post-production manager
Frank West	....	production manager
Richard York	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ron Haydock	....	assistant director
Herb Robins	....	second unit director

Sound Department
Keith A. Wester	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Rod Jolliffe	....	title photographer
Don Schneider	....	photographer: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ruth Flynn	....	wardrobe

Other crew
Joseph Bardo	....	publicist
Tom Scherman	....	titles

Production Companies

• Morgan Picture Corporation

Distributors

• Craddock Films (1966) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sinister Cinema (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Guilty Pleasures (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Camp Video (VHS)
• Mascot Video (video)

Also Known As:

Rat Fink a Boo Boo (USA) (alternative spelling)
Rat Pfink and Boo Boo (USA) (working title)
The Adventures of Rat Phink and Boo Boo (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Morgan Picture Corporation

Trivia:

According to Hollywood legend, the title was supposed to be "Rat Pfink and Boo Boo" but the title designer messed it up; and the director lacked the budget to fix it; however, Steckler denies this in the audio commentary.

Goofs:

Continuity: During fight scene Rat Pfink is punched by one of the white villians who turns around and attacks Boo Boo. The scene cuts and it is the black villian who is fighting Boo Boo.

Quotes:

Rat Pfink: Ape! Drop that girl!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "TCM Underground: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies/Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (#1.33)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Runnin' Wild

A brilliant piece of improvisation

When one considers all that went into the making of this film, it truly takes one's breath away. It started out as a "serious" film about two college age chaps whose girlfriends are abducted; it is up to these fellows to come to the rescue. Steckler, like most of us do during "serious" films, grew bored and decided to spice things up a little: his heroes stepped into a closet and came out as Rat Pfink and Boo Boo, caped crusaders. Steckler even coopted a real parade by marching his heroes in front of it. Improvisation, found art, fun trash: call it what you will, it's a great way to spend an afternoon that might otherwise be wasted frolicking wholesomely in the great outdoors.