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Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
The Adventures of Rat Pfink and Boo Boo
USA 1966
produced by Ray Dennis Steckler, George J. Morgan (executive), John Sirabella (executive), L. Steven Snyder (executive) for Morgan-Steckler Productions
directed by Ray Dennis Steckler
starring Carolyn Brandt, Vin Saxon (= Ron Haydock), Titus Moede, George Caldwell, Mike Kannon, James Bowie, Mary Jo Curtis, Keith A. Wester, Romeo Barrymore, Berri Lee, Rox Anne, Alan Neal, Bob Burns, Larry M.Byrd
story by Ray Dennis Steckler, screenplay by Ron Haydock, music by Henri Price (= André Brummer)
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Cee Bee (Carolyn Brandt), girlfriend of famous rockstar Lonnie Lord
(Vin Saxon) is terrorized by a trio of thugs (George Caldwell, Mike
Kannon, James Bowie), who make threatening phonecalls and the like - until
one sunny day, they kidnap her to have their way with her. But what
nobody knows: Lonnie Lord and his sidekick/gardener Titus Twimbly (Titus
Moede) are really the crimefighting duo Rat Pfink and Boo Boo - and in no
time at all they change into their superhero-outfits and are after the
baddies ... and after much fighting and chasing, Cee Bee is not only saved
from the terrible trio but also from an ape (Bob Burns), and she learns
her saviour is actually her sweetheart ... The story behind Rat
Pfink a Boo Boo: The whole film actually started out as a fairly
serious crime thriller, until somebody on set thought it would be funny
when all of a sudden, the film's two leads would change into
superhero-outfits along the lines of the then popular Batman
TV-series. And since this was a low-to-no budget production with
director-producer Steckler having to answer to no one, there was no reason
not to follow that line of narrative, and everybody reportedly had a good
time. (The reason then why it's called Rat Pfink a Boo Boo rather
than Rat Pfink and Boo Boo is explainable by a mere typo in
the title card - but everybody thought the title funnier and catchier that
way.) This doesn't say too much about the actual movie though, which
kind of reflects its origin story: The first half is fairly serious
(though a tad campy as well), and there are even some nice, nicely filmed,
nicely edited suspense setpieces. Once the film's heroes change into their
superhero outfits though, all seriousness is thrown out of the window, and
the rest is anything goes, but (opposed to the Batman
TV-series) on a very small scale, with everything having been done on a
shoestring - which still works in the film's favour. In all, Rat
Pfink a Boo Boo is a far-out piece of weirdness, but a charming one
where the enthusiasm of cast and crew is easily transmitted onto an open
audience (not taking this film seriously helps enjoying it tremendously of
course). Most probably, this film just has to be seen to believe.
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