Girl in Gold Boots

Infobox Film | name = Girl in Gold Boots


caption = "Girl in Gold Boots"
director = Ted V. Mikels
producer = Ted V. Mikels
writer = Art Names
Leighton J. Peatman
John T. Wilson
starring = Jody Daniels
Leslie McRae
Tom Pace
Chris Howard
music = Nicholas Carras
Chris Howard
cinematography = Robert Maxwell
editing = Leo H. Shreve
distributor = Geneni Film Distributors
released = 1968
runtime = 94 min.
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
imdb_id = 0174685

"Girl in Gold Boots" is a 1969 crime/drama film about the seedy underworld of Go-Go dancing, directed by Ted V. Mikels, who also directed "The Astro-Zombies".

Summary

Michele, a young woman who works at a dead-end job, is convinced by an obviously untrustworthy man named Buz to go with him to Los Angeles, where he claims to have connections that can land her a job as a Go-Go dancer. The two head to L.A., along with a hitchhiker named Critter. Once in Los Angeles, Michele gets a job and learns how connected her employers are to the drug trade.

Music

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 famous 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." Another notable band member at the club in L.A. is Donald "Duck" Dunn, later of The Blues Brothers, on bass guitar.

"Mystery Science Theater 3000" episode

"Girl in Gold Boots" was 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."Girl in Gold Boots" (disc 1), "The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 4" (2003), Rhino Entertainment, ISBN 1-56605-900-3.] 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 from the original film were used."Girl in Gold Boots" DVD; Geneni Film Distributing Company, Inc. (film); MMI Image Entertainment, Inc. (DVD); UPC 014381083422.]

DVD releases

In 2001, Image Entertainment released the Region 1 DVD of "Girl in Gold Boots". [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005OCL1 "Girl in Gold Boots" dvd info, Amazon.com] ] This version is now out-of-print. In 2007, a Region 0 DVD of the movie was released by Alpha Video. [ [http://www.oldies.com/product-view/1032D.html "Girl in Gold Boots" DVD info, Oldies.com] ]

References

External links

*
*
*