Girl in Gold Boots (1968)

User Rating:

1.7/10   

Director:

Ted V. Mikels

Writers:

Art Names (writer)
Leighton J. Peatman (writer)
(more)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The glitz and glamor of being a big time Hollywood Go-Go dancer looked good from a distance, but up-close it was another story...this story

Plot:

A girl tries to become the top star in the glamorous world of Go-Go Dancing.

Plot Keywords:

Go Go Dancer | Dancer | Dancing | Nightclub | Drugs

Cast

Jody Daniels	...	Finley 'Critter' Jones
Leslie McRae	...	Michele Casey
Tom Pace	...	Buz Nichols
Mark Herron	...	Leo McCabe
Bara Byrnes	...	Joanie Nichols
William Bagdad	...	Marty
Victor Izay	...	Mr. Casey
Harry Lovejoy	...	Harry Blatz
James Victor	...	Joey
Rod Wilmoth	...	Officer
Chris Howard	...	Chris
Mike Garrison	...	Station Attendant
Michael Derrick	...	Car Attendant
Sheila Roberts	...	Store Clerk
Dennis Childs	...	Jail Inmate
Duke Graham	...	Motorcyclist
Jerry Ambler	...	Motorcyclist
Anne McAnn	...	Waitress
Genji	...	Cocktail Waitress
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rafael Campos	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Ted V. Mikels

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Art Names		writer
Leighton J. Peatman		writer
John T. Wilson		writer

Produced by
Ted V. Mikels	....	producer

Original Music by
Nicholas Carras

Cinematography by
Robert Maxwell

Film Editing by
Leo H. Shreve

Costume Design by
Nora Maxwell

Makeup Department
Gene Mikels	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Rod Wilmoth	....	production manager

Sound Department
John Hopkins	....	sound
Sam Kopetzky	....	sound mixer
Sam Kopetzky	....	sound re-recording mixer
Clark Will	....	sound

Music Department
Danny Walton	....	musician: harmonica

Distributors

• Cinema Services Ltd. (????) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Geneni Film Distributors (1968) (USA) (theatrical)
• A Plus Entertainment (1998) (non-USA) (all media)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• CMV Laservision (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Entertainment 7 (2000) (non-USA) (all media)
• Image Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Beat (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Beat (????) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

94 min | USA:108 min (original release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

In the scene where the bikers are chasing the main characters after pouring beer on their bikes, everything appears very blue. Though this can be achieved with light filters and gels, this particular scene was shot outdoors with indoor film (continuing from the last scene in a store), which is not color-balanced for sunlight, causing everything to look blue.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the diner while Michele and Critter are talking, Buzz is nowhere to be seen, and yet, a second later, he appears next to them. This was an error introduced in the conversion to home video. The DVD version clearly shows Buzz getting up and returning with a beer, instead of teleporting into frame.

Quotes:

Joanie Nichols: I had a pretty mind! Oh God, I wish I had my pretty mind back.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Blood Waters of Dr. Z (#11.5)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Strange Thing

Oh, my god

Before there was "Showgirls" there was "Girl in Gold Boots". This film is even worse and worse made. You know, I really think the director took himself seriously when he made this movie. Sad, is it not? But I think he didn't realize that he had a budget to stick to when making this movie.

The plot? Michele is a wanna be dancer (who really can't dance, but we're lead to believe she's the best) but is unfortunately kept with her alcoholic father in the popular restaurant "Eat". But when a Kasey Kasim wanna be walks in with promises to make her a professional dancer with the help from his sister who is the "main attraction" in L.A., she leaves within the blink of an eye. On their way they pick up a hitchhiker, Critter. Of course there will be tension since everyone loves Michele's looks.

When they finally arrive in L.A., and there is Christmas decorations all around Hollywood, where's a better place to go than a haunted house? But it's just a hidden dance joint where the dancers look like they're more having seizures and clucking like a chicken then dancing. Michele, Buz, and Critter get involved deeper than they would want in the business with a slick greasy pusher who owns the joint. When Buz's sister, Joanie, is obviously in bad shape from drugs and possibly overdosing on the fake eyelashes, she confesses that she once had a "pretty mind" and tells Michele to get out before Leo, the pusher, takes her down too. But can Critter and Michele make it alive when they already know too much about a plot and a murder that doesn't make much sense?

Oh, man. You have no idea how poorly made this film was made, I mean we're talking just God-awful acting, poor sound, bad editing, atroshish writing, and a horrific picture. I just loved how in one scene, it's just Critter and Michele are sitting ALONE at a table, but in the blink of an eye Buz is in the picture. I loved MSTK3's commentary "I'm back! Come on! I just teleported here! It's impressive!". Watch the MSTK3 episode, that's the only way you'll enjoy the film.

1/10 for the film 10/10 for MSTK3's version