popcorninhell
Originally titled Rat Fink and Boo Boo, the filmmaker Ray Dennis Steckler discovered the misspelled title animation and left it that way because, shrug, he didn't care anymore. If you come into this film with the exact same attitude you may just come out of it with a modicum of joy. The film follows three greaser youths Linc (George Caldwell), Hammer (Mike Kannon) and Benjie (James Bowie) as they stir trouble around the neighborhood. They abduct a young lady (Carolyn Brandt) the girlfriend to rock n roll star Lonnie Lord (Ron Haydock). When hearing the news Lonnie and his janitor pal (Titus Moede) run into a room and burst out moments later as makeshift heroes Rat Pfink and Boo Boo. The rest of the film is largely padded with goofy fight sequences, park side tumbling and a slap-dashed side story involving an escaped gorilla.Rat Pfink a Boo Boo feels like an improv game gone horribly off the rails. Our two heroes at first act like your average B-movie players but as soon as they come out of the room in costume, the consequences of everything simply melts away in a puff of cartoony smoke. The movie reaches full-charged silliness with the appearance of the gorilla which is laughingly played by a guy in a rented costume. I will give this movie one thing; at 72 minutes, at least it's energetic. Kind of like a group of screaming children playing in a sandbox.
jtyroler
"Rat Pfink a Boo Boo" is another entry of Ray Dennis Steckler's catalogue of extremely low-budget films. If you have a camera, some imagination, and some willing friends, you too can make similar movies. Overacted and under funded, you can see why Steckler's films have a cult following.Carolyn Brandt plays Cee Bee Beaumont who is captured by three menacing guys (one carries a hammer with him and another has a chain, so you know these are real toughies). Rat Pfink (alias Lonnie Lord, a rock n' roll singer) and Boo Boo (alias Titus Twimbly, Cee Bee's gardener) chase the bad guys using a BMW motorcycle with a side car. Rat Pfink for reasons unknown, often rides in the sidecar while standing.This is what AIP would have churned out if they didn't have Frankie and Annette. Plus, where else could you find a character named Irma La Streetwalker?
MIKE LAUGHLIN
I watched for the first time yesterday. It wasn't as bad as "Batman and Robin" it was entertaining . I like all the old cars ,Corvairs, Thunderbirds , F100 pick-up. Starts out slow with dimwit kidnappers making crank calls to the victim. The Hammer knocks out the Gardener with a hammer. There is some singing and the Rock star team up with the gardener to become "you know who". The 2 heroes chase the kidnappers and there is fist-fights. The parade I have read about too. Ray Dennis Stecker said his $20.00 shows in the film. A lot of girls in Bikinis and a gorilla sort of a cross between Batman series and Beach movies. This film shows you don't need millions of dollars to make a movie. Don't know the final total money made on it ?
haildevilman
Great weirdness all over the place.Steckler was famous for making things up as he went along and it shows here. However, Steckler could also pull it off admirably.Two halves here; A creepy, menacing first half that actually raised chills a few times.Then a comedy second half that raised laughs. Hysterical.The non-stop dubbing just added to the fun. I swear it sounded like the voice overs were trying not to laugh.Entertainment par excellence.There was also quite a bit of stock footage used as filler. Steckler was known for this as well. It gives a good slice of life for the time.
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