Girl in Gold Boots


Girl in Gold Boots is a 1968 American 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's first movie for his own company, Gemini.

Plot

Michele is a young woman working with her abusive father at a diner. She quits her waitressing job when she meets a patron, Buz, who initially came in to rob the place at gunpoint, but instead invites her to Los Angeles where he promises Michele his sister, the famous Joan Nichols, 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 Buz is heavily involved in the underbelly of the club scene and she becomes witness to the club's drug trade and prostitution connections.

Cast

  • Jody Daniels as Finley "Critter" Jones
  • Leslie McRay as Michele Casey
  • 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. This version is now out-of-print. In 2007, a Region 0 DVD of the movie was released by Alpha Video.

Appearance on ''MST3K''

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 continuity issues, including a scene in a diner in which Buz suddenly appears in his seat next to Michele and Critter during their conversation.
One DVD release, from MMI Image Entertainment, using a print from Geneni Film Distributing Company, shows the scene without the diner continuity issue but has its own continuity breaks, suggesting two different prints of the original film were used.

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. 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."