classicsoncall The good news at least is that this isn't the worst movie I've ever seen; that distinction still goes to "Voyage to a Prehistoric Planet". But it does beg the question why the distinguished Vincent Price would get involved in a project like this. I can only assume that even though he mostly appeared in serious roles, he had a self deprecating humor that was laid bare here. Come to think of it, I did see him more than once on comedy variety programs of the Sixties, including 'The Red Skelton Show' and 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In'.The fun here is in the spoof of the James Bond spy film genre, and you almost had to be there back in the early and mid-Sixties to know that the beach party flick was all the rage at drive-ins across America. All the girls were on display in their skimpy bikinis and that was about all the excuse film makers needed to churn out these flicks before they wore out their welcome. Frankie Avalon and Dwayne Hickman appeared in a handful of these, and interestingly their character names in this film were used in reverse in the same year's "Ski Party". In that one Avalon was Todd Armstrong and Hickman was Craig Gamble.The title character is portrayed by Vincent Price, a mad but opportunistic scientist producing female robots in gold bikinis who he sends out into the world to seduce the planet's richest men and have them sign over their wealth to Goldfoot. His eerie mansion was a gold mine itself in numerous sight gags, including the boxing attaché case, the skeleton in the sarcophagus that reminded me of of Price's 1959 movie "House on Haunted Hill", and the heads-up cameo by Annette Funicello. And don't blink or you'll miss the appearance of motorcycle madman Eric von Zipper (Harvey Lembeck) from the beach movies. Because of my timing in catching the picture this morning, I also happened to notice one of those 'Big Eyes' paintings that's the subject of a current release in theaters right now. Funny how that works sometimes.The producers of the film had the good sense to have The Supremes sing the title tune, even though I couldn't detect Diane Ross's voice in the mix. But it sounded a lot better than if Sam and the Apemen had been given the chore. The story itself is mostly senseless, and I couldn't help thinking that Vincent Price might have been commenting on his role here when he told his assistant Igor (Jack Mullaney), who dropped an ice cube down a woman's back - "You have just reached bottom".

TheLittleSongbird 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

TedMichaelMor Even though this is a funny spoof of the dreadful James Bond franchise and has good performances, the film is visually boring and ugly. I wanted location shots beyond the view opening travelogue images. I wanted interesting camera work. Even music by the Supremes does nothing to overcome the pervasive ugliness in what might have been wonderfully stupid fun. Even Susan Hart cannot redeem it.I confess that I finally turned over to a "Simpson" parody of Christmas movies. I screamed for mercy when I realised what this movie had in store for me. The Simpson's parody of Sesame Street was terrific. Patti Chandler, Mary Hughes, Salli Sachse, and even China Lee appear here. Her brother Mike Lee knew one of my friends. That gives this work a personal touch. I do very much like the outside images from San Francisco when they do appear. This movie had a lot going for it; I wish it had been enough. It just is not good enough to rate a 9. It is not a nihilist masterpiece. That was "Ski Party" with the same cast and themes.

gavin6942 Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) has devised a plan that's either genius or completely stupid. He has an army of robot women, beautiful as can be, that he will send off to marry rich men and have the men sign over their fortunes. Soon, if all works out, Goldfoot will be the richest man alive! Let it be said that to enjoy this film, you need to like camp, 1960s sensibilities (go go dancing for no reason) and Vincent Price. If you like those things, this will be a treat for you. Made around the same time as his Corman-directed Poe stories (and for the same production company) here Price gets to be a little bit sillier...Although Price does a great job, and Frankie Avalon plays a good spy, the real credit should go to Susan Hart, who played Robot #11 (Diane). She wasn't just beautiful, but acted professionally and comically and delivered her lines as if she meant them (which may have been hard to do). None of the other robots get as much screen time ,and that's alright: Hart really has the performance nailed.I think this film has somewhat disappeared. Not being technically "horror", Price fans may overlook it. And they may be the key audience -- the spoof of the spy genre is evident, but there are better spy spoofs to be had. Having spawned two sequels (one directed by Mario Bava), this film has an important place in film history. I loved it and I suspect you will, too.