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'''Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine''' is a 1965 American International Pictures film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, and Deborah Walley.

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Plot

Price plays the titular mad scientist who, with the questionable assistance of his resurrected flunky Mullaney, builds a gang of female robots who are then dispatched to seduce and rob wealthy men. (Goldfoot's name reflects his and his robots' choice in footwear.) Avalon and Hickman play the bumbling heroes who attempt to thwart Goldfoot's scheme. The film climaxes with an extended car–bike–cable car chase through the streets of San Francisco.

Production

Despite its low production values, the film has achieved a certain cult status for the appearance of Price and other AIP Beach Party film alumni, its in-jokes and over-the-top sexism, the claymation title sequence designed by Art Clokey, and a title song performed by The Supremes. (The original title was "Dr. Goldfoot and His Bikini Machine", and while the title was changed to "the" rather than "his", the song still reflects the original title.)
Vincent Price stated in a 1987 interview with David Del Valle that the original script was a camp musical, comparing it to ''Little Shop of Horrors''. Price stated, "It could have been fun, but they cut all the music out," though he is not clear whether the footage was actually shot or the idea was abandoned during production.

Sequels

This film is said to have been a major inspiration for the 1997 film ''. It also spawned an official sequel, ''Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs'', directed by Mario Bava.

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