USA, 1965
90m
35mm film, colour, 2.35:1
mono, English
An American comedy science fiction film directed by Norman Taurog. The closing credits end with a caption reading “Watch for… Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Susan Hart in Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine.”
Plot Summary
An army prisoner is accidentally fired into space where he switches personalities with his chimpanzee travelling companion.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Norman Taurog
© MVMLXV American International Productions
American International Productions. James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff present
Produced by: James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff
Co-producer: Anthony Carras
Production Supervisor: Jack Bohrer
Assistant Director: Claude Binyon Jr
Dialogue Director: Michael Hoey
Written by: Louis M. Heyward
Director of Photography: Floyd Crosby
Film Editors: Ronald Sinclair, Eve Newman, Fred Feitshans
Musical Score by: Les Baxter
(Songs) Words and Music by: Guy Hemric and Jerry Styner
Musical Supervision: Al Simms
Music Editor: Milton Lustig
Choreography by: Jack Baker
Sound: Don Rush
Sound by: Ryder Sound Services, Inc.
Sound Editors: James Nelson, Gene Corso
Costume Supervisor: Richard Bruno
Makeup: Ted Coodley
Hair Stylist: Ray Foreman
Special Effects: Roger George
Titles and Photographic Special Effects by: Butler-Glouner
Art Direction: Howard Campbell
Set Decorator: Robert G. Nelson
Properties: Karl R. Brainard, Richard M. Rubin
Construction Coordinator: Ross Hahn
Production Assistant: Jack Cash
Musical Instruments by: Vox
Cast
Frankie Avalon as Sergeant Deadhead/Sergeant Donovan
Deborah Walley as Airman Lucy Turner
Cesar Romero as Admiral Stoneham
Fred Clark as General [Rufus] Fogg
Gale Gordon as Captain Weiskopf
Harvey Lembeck as Airman McEvoy
John Ashley as Airman Filroy
Buster Keaton as Airman Blinken
Reginald Gardiner as Lt. Comm. Talbott
Pat Buttram as The President
Eve Arden as Lieutenant [Charlotte] Kinsey
Romo Vincent [tuba player]
Donna Loren [Susan]
Mike Nader [air force police]
Ed Faulkner [radioman]
Norman Grabowski [air force police]
Tod Windsor [Sergeant Keeler]
Patti Chandler [Patti]
Luree Holmes [Luree]
Mary Hughes [WAF]
Sally Sachse [Sue Ellen]
Bobbi Shaw [Gilda]
Sue Hamilton [Ivy]
Ed Reimers, John Hiestand [announcers]
Ray Atkinson
Bob Harvey [bellhop]
Jerry Brutsche [newsman]
Andy Romano [marine police]
Don Edwards
Bruce Baker
Ray Sittin
Taggart Casey
Jo Collins [Gail]
Astrid De Brea, Jean Ingram, Peggy Ward, Stephanie Nader, Lyzanne Ladue, Janice Levinson, Alberta Nelson [WAFs]
Sallie Dornan [secretary]
The Producers wish to extend a special thanks to Dwayne Hickman for his guest appearance in this picture
References
Books
- American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography by Rob Craig p.330
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.244
- Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-language and Major Foreign-language United States Releases by Harris M. Lentz III pp.407-408
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.427
