good film but with many flaws

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

If a little madcap is funny, then a whole lot more is going to be even funnier-- right? Not necessarily, as this movie demonstrates. The gags never let up, whether sight ones or the verbal kind. As expected, some are amusing, some aren't, but the unrelieved cascade does get tiresome. Unfortunately, there's little time in between to savor the better gags. They're simply overridden by the next splurge. At least there's plenty of eye candy, whether robots or not. If Susan Hart (Diane) is one, then I say "wire me up".Forget what plot there is, something about a mad scientist taking over the world with sexy robots as enticement. Overall, the movie's a sloppy spoof of the James Bond craze then in fashion. At least the power mad idea gives the hammy Price a chance to let it all out, which he does. Too bad baldy Fred Clark doesn't get more screen time, as adept at comedy as he was at villainy. Meanwhile, Avalon and Hickman get to mug it up, relentlessly. And catch the clever credit crawl at the opening. Up to this period, production credits were done in predictably mechanical fashion. But not here.Anyway, if you don't like this gag, another will quickly follow. Too bad the writers or whoever didn't pick up on the wisdom of more not necessarily being better.

"Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine" is a low-brow film from American International Pictures and stars some of the same folks you might see in one of their beach movies. Because of this, you really cannot expect too much. It ain't "Gone With the Wind" or "Gigi"!The film is about a mad scientist, Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) creating a bunch of gorgeous lady robots. His plan is actually rather mundane--to marry these robots off to rich guys and then use them to steal their fortunes. The first of these (Dwayne Hickman) is an easy dupe, as he's a bit addle-brained. But the hero (Frankie Avalon) soon uncovers the plot and sets out to expose Goldfoot and his bizarre plan.This movie is about evil beautiful robots and features very limp humor and acting. However, despite this, the film never tries to be anything else! Yes, it's happy to be a dopey picture that would only appeal to undiscerning teenagers...and nothing more. For anyone with taste, it's probably not a film worth seeing...but it is curiously fun, albeit stupid.

Mad scientist Dr. Goldfoot (a gloriously hammy Vincent Price) plots to take over the world by employing life-like female robots to seduce rich and powerful men for their money. It's up to blundering government agent Craig Gamble (amiable Frankie Avalon) and dashing playboy Todd Armstrong (the equally likable Dwayne Hickman) to stop Goldfoot. Director Norman Taurog, working from a blithely inane script by Elwood Ullman and Robert Kaufman, relates the enjoyably daffy story at a zippy pace, maintains an engaging lightweight tone throughout, and pitches the pleasantly lowbrow sense of zany humor at a delightfully broad level. Moreover, it's acted with zest by a game cast: The luscious Susan Hart is simply adorable as fetching fembot Diane, Jack Mullaney suffers plenty of sidesplitting indignities as Goldfoot's bumbling assistant Igor, and Fred Clark growls and grumbles with lip-smacking brio as the cranky Donald J. Pevney. This movie further benefits from a bevy of beautiful women as the sexy robots: Sue Hamilton, Mary Hughes, Patti Chandler, Salli Sachse, China Lee, Deanna Lund, and Marianne Gaba among 'em. Annette Funicello and Harvey Lembeck pop up in amusing cameos. The witty nods to Price's previous AIP films ranks as an especially sweet and affectionate touch. Sam Leavitt's vibrant color cinematography makes neat use of wipes. Les Baxter's bouncy soundtrack keeps things bubbling along. Good dippy fun.

I am a great fan of Vincent Price, so I thought I would enjoy Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine. I did reasonably, but disappointingly it is a long way from a good movie. The score is great, as are the songs, the opening song is a classic. The locations are also lovely as are the girls/ladies, while Fred Clark does have an amusing running gag and Vincent Price and Frankie Avalon while very hammy seem to be having a ball here. However, I do agree that the mix of locations and projections in the big chase sequences are distracting and jarring. The story is awfully silly with no real surprises and one too many scenes where it becomes very leaden, while the dialogue is so cheesy it makes you roll your eyes and the gags, with a few exceptions, come very fatigued. In conclusion, not terrible but not particularly good either. 5/10 Bethany Cox