Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (DVD, 2001)

Being a fan of the AIP beach party series of films, as well as the associated films-"Ghost in the Invisible Bikini," "Fireball 500," "Ski Party," etc., I am defintely into Dr. Goldfoot! Now, as far as the quality of this film, this is your typical farce-rock and roll-bikini clad beauties movie, that Frankie Avalon is known for. I find this movie more funny and entertaining, than the usual formula stylings of this collection. Vincent Price's performance is good, as you would expect, and his assistant is equally astute in his role of being the flunky. I also liked how Frankie and Dwayne Hickman, played off of each other (they were also quite good in "Ski Party"). The cameo's of other beach movie alumnus added to the fun of the movie, not too mention ripping off one of Mr. Prices other movie. Yes, this movie does have some silly parts, even for my tastes, yet is rather unique in its plot, since Frankie does not do any singing, and the Bikini machine aspect is almost touching on science fiction/james bond genre. Recommended if you like this type of frivolity.

This film is a 60's funfest reminiscent of the beach movies made during this period. Vincent Price plays Dr. Goldfoot, who creates bikini-clad robots to charm rich guys out of their money. But his inept assistant Igor always finds a way to mess things up for Goldfoot. Frankie Avalon and Dwayne Hickman also appear in this flick with cameo appearances by fellow beach film co-stars Annette Funicello and Harvey Lembeck. A fun-filled 89 minutes of hilarity.

One of my favourite movies from my childhood, & depending on your tolerance for sixties comedy, this silly spy spoof (think "Beach Party" meets James Bond) is great fun with star Vincent Price having a grand old time sending up his sinister screen image.
Plus it has the beautiful & talented Susan Hart who spends half her time in a golden bikini & what is probably some of the greatest theme music ever with vocals by The Supremes.
Why, then, did I only give it a "Good" rating instead of "Excellent"?
Well, it's mainly to do with the lack of extras.
Sure, it has a nice trailer but nothing that goes into the history of this funny film.
Originally meant to be a campy musical, all the songs were edited out before release.
However, there was an episode of the TV series "Shindig!" called the "The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot" available elsewhere on DVD that has said songs & its own little story to go with them, & that would have been a fantastic bonus feature for this disc.
Also, since this was released as part of the "Midnite Movies" series which is known for its double features, why oh why didn't it include the Italian-made sequel "Dr. Goldfoot & the Girl Bombs" directed by Mario Bava?
Still, as is it has a lot going for.
Picture & sound are good, & there are cool cameos mixed in with the insanity up on screen, so it will do for now until the full Goldfoot trilogy is finally released on DVD.

The movie was in excellent condition. The movie was good. I love Vincent Price. I'm trying to collect all his movies.