* The film is infamous for its shoddy editing. A notable edit was made during a scene where one of the characters appears out of nowhere on a couch. This was actually a edit made by the editors of ''MST3K'' for either time or pacing reasons. The movie itself does not contain this edit.
* The film is infamous for its shoddy editing. A notable edit was made during a scene where one of the characters appears out of nowhere on a couch. This was actually a edit made by the editors of ''MST3K'' for either time or pacing reasons. The movie itself does not contain this edit.
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* The top part of the film was intended to be matted (masked) for widescreen projection in theaters and drive-ins. This left an unusual amount of empty space above the actors' heads on television screens. Generally films from this period had both the top and bottom of the frame matted in theaters to avoid this problem when broadcast on television.[[File:Girlgoldenmovie.PNG|thumb|257x257px]]
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* The top part of the film was intended to be matted (masked) for widescreen projection in theaters and drive-ins. This left an unusual amount of empty space above the actors' heads on television screens. Generally films from this period had both the top and bottom of the frame matted in theaters to avoid this problem when broadcast on television.[[File:Girlgoldenmovie.PNG|thumb|257x257px|'''''Girl in Gold Boots''''']]
* The bass player in the LA club backing band is none other than '''[[wikipedia:Donald "Duck" Dunn|"Duck" Dunn]]'''. His hands are prominently featured during the tinny seven note riff in Critter's song, "Do You Want to Laugh Or Cry." The editor, director, and cameraman apparently had no idea what a bass sounds like.
* The bass player in the LA club backing band is none other than '''[[wikipedia:Donald "Duck" Dunn|"Duck" Dunn]]'''. His hands are prominently featured during the tinny seven note riff in Critter's song, "Do You Want to Laugh Or Cry." The editor, director, and cameraman apparently had no idea what a bass sounds like.
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==The Episode==
==The Episode==
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===Host Segments===
===Host Segments===
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*'''Segment 2:''' Crow tries to get [[beer]] poured on Mike's most treasured possessions, like Buz poured beer on a hood's bike in the movie. It doesn't work out the way he planned.
*'''Segment 2:''' Crow tries to get [[beer]] poured on Mike's most treasured possessions, like Buz poured beer on a hood's bike in the movie. It doesn't work out the way he planned.
*'''Segment 3:''' Crow Go-Go dances. Mike is disturbed.
*'''Segment 3:''' Crow Go-Go dances. Mike is disturbed.
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*'''Segment 4:''' Mike sings a silly version of Critter's lament in the movie, while Crow's image is superimposed over the scene, reporting an increasingly dangerous fire caused by Mike's rain effect.
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*'''Segment 4:''' Mike sings a silly version of Critter's lament in the movie, while Crow's image is superimposed over the scene, reporting an increasingly dangerous fire caused by Mike's rain effect.[[File:Girlgoldenhost.PNG|thumb|254x254px|left|'''Pearl gets audited by the Institute of Mad Scientists''']]
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*[[File:Girlgoldenhost.PNG|thumb|254x254px]]'''Segment 5:''' Pearl is about to lose her license, but is certified when [[Brain Guy]] Go-Go dances.
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*'''Segment 5:''' Pearl is about to lose her license, but is certified when [[Brain Guy]] Go-Go dances.
*'''Stinger:''' "Oh God, I wish I had that pretty mind back!"
*'''Stinger:''' "Oh God, I wish I had that pretty mind back!"
===Obscure References===
===Obscure References===
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But you must come down, put your feet on the ground, by and by. You're living a lie. You gotta come down. You dance like a clown. By and by. I hope that you die!
Michele, a young woman with a desire to dance who works at a dead-end job with her abusive father, is convinced by an untrustworthy man named Buz to go with him to Los Angeles, where he claims to have connections that can land her a job as a Go-Go dancer. The two head to L.A., along with a hitchhiker named "Critter". Once in Los Angeles, Michele gets a job and learns how connected her employers are to the drug trade.
Trivia
The film is infamous for its shoddy editing. A notable edit was made during a scene where one of the characters appears out of nowhere on a couch. This was actually a edit made by the editors of MST3K for either time or pacing reasons. The movie itself does not contain this edit.
The top part of the film was intended to be matted (masked) for widescreen projection in theaters and drive-ins. This left an unusual amount of empty space above the actors' heads on television screens. Generally films from this period had both the top and bottom of the frame matted in theaters to avoid this problem when broadcast on television.File:Girlgoldenmovie.PNG
Girl in Gold Boots
The bass player in the LA club backing band is none other than "Duck" Dunn. His hands are prominently featured during the tinny seven note riff in Critter's song, "Do You Want to Laugh Or Cry." The editor, director, and cameraman apparently had no idea what a bass sounds like.
Preston Epps, the manic bongo player in the house party scene, had a low-key, "one-hit wonder" career in the late 1950s and early '60s. You can hear his best selling single 'Bongo Rock' here .
Actress Bara Byrnes (Joanie) has since gone to speak and write about her negative experiences in Hollywood during the 60s and 70s and was the subject of a short documentary film entitled "A Bittersweet Tale of a Hollywood Failure." A clip of the documentary can be found here.
Prologue: Tom and Crow show off their WWJD parodies.
Segment 1:Pearl is being audited by the Institute of Mad Scientists.
Segment 2: Crow tries to get beer poured on Mike's most treasured possessions, like Buz poured beer on a hood's bike in the movie. It doesn't work out the way he planned.
Segment 3: Crow Go-Go dances. Mike is disturbed.
Segment 4: Mike sings a silly version of Critter's lament in the movie, while Crow's image is superimposed over the scene, reporting an increasingly dangerous fire caused by Mike's rain effect.
Pearl gets audited by the Institute of Mad Scientists
Segment 5: Pearl is about to lose her license, but is certified when Brain Guy Go-Go dances.
Stinger: "Oh God, I wish I had that pretty mind back!"
H.R. Pufnstuf was a children's TV show from the early 1970s. He was supposed to be a friendly dragon, although it's a little hard to nail down what he actually looks like.
"Why does Noam Chomsky insist these women open for him?"
Noam Chomsky is a renowned linguist and political commentator.
"Marlo Thomas and the Marlo-ettes!"
Marlo Thomas was the star of the 1966-1971 ABC sitcoms That Girl. Her signature bouffant hairstyle is similar to the womens' in the film.
"Sorry we shot you back there, Mr. Hopper!"
A reference to the final scene of Easy Rider, starring Dennis Hopper, in which Hopper and Peter Fonda's characters are shot by rednecks.
"El Kabong is stalking them!"
El Kabong was the Zorro-esque alter ego of Quick Draw McGraw. He would defeat villains by giving them a "kabong" upside the head with his guitar.
"Look, I have ergotism!"
Ergotism is a condition caused by consumption of the hallucinogenic fungus ergot. It typically causes convulsions and gastrointestinal problems.
"... You also get the Cap Snaffler!"
The Cap Snaffler is one of Ron Popeil's many inventions, sold via TV ads through the Popeil's company Ronco. It is meant to make the opening of bottles and jars easier.
"You meet the nicest people on a Honda!"
An old advertising jingle for Honda motorcycles.
"Elaine Benes danced better than this!"
A reference to the Seinfeld episode "The Little Kicks", in which Elaine turns out to be an embarassingly bad dancer.
"...Charles Bukowksi's pukin' out the window..."
American writer Charles Bukowski had a reputation as a heavy drinker.
"She's dressed as a T.G.I. Friday's waitress!" "I hope she does an interpretive dance about the Jack Daniel's grill!"
In the late 1990s, the restaurant chain T.G.I. Friday's ran a promotion called the Jack Daniel's Grill, featuring grilled meat dishes marinated in Jack Daniel's whiskey.
"This show made possible by a grant from the Onan Foundation."
Onan is a character in the Bible, primarily remembered for having "spilled his seed" on the ground; his name is source of the word onanism.
Video Release
Commerically released on DVD by Rhino in November 2003 as part of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 4, a 4-DVD set with Space Mutiny, Hamlet, and Overdrawn at the Memory Bank, the DVD was later pulled in January 2010 due to Rhino no longer obtaining the rights to distribute Mst3k.
The DVD features an intro by Mike Nelson, specifically taped for the release, as well as a trailer and TV spot for the original film.
