The Wild World of Batwoman
The Wild World of Batwoman | |
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Directed by | Jerry Warren |
Written by | Jerry Warren |
Produced by | Jerry Warren |
Starring |
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Cinematography | William G. Troiano |
Edited by | Jerry Warren |
Distributed by | ADP Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Wild World of Batwoman is a 1966 American
With the popularity of the
Plot
Batwoman enjoys the services of several young female agents known as "Batgirls", in her pursuit of justice. Her archenemy is a masked villain named "Rat Fink". Added to the mix is the President and Vice-President of the "Ayjax Development Corporation". The company, using plutonium as its fuel source, has created a powerful listening device called "the Atomic Hearing Aid", which allows for limitless eavesdropping. The company tried to sell the device to the U.S. Government, but they were not interested due to its unstable power supply. Instead, they ordered the company to destroy the device. The President of Ayjax refused to destroy it, and Rat Fink is pressuring the company to give him the device.
The Vice President of Ayjax recruits Batwoman to protect the device, but Rat Fink's minions use drugged bowls of soup to incapacitate Batwoman and her Batgirls and steal the device. The superheroines storm Rat Fink's lair and retrieve it, unmasking Rat Fink and converting one of his minions, Tiger, to the side of justice after he falls in love with one of the Batgirls.[3]
Cast
- Katherine Victor as Batwoman
- George Andre as Professor G. Octavius Neon
- Steve Brodie as Jim Flanagan
- Richard Banks as Rat Fink
- Steve Conte as Bruno
- Mel Oshins as Tiger
- Bruno VeSota as Seltzer
- Bob Arbogast as Spirits in Séance (voice)
- Lloyd Nelson as Heathcliff
Production
The original idea for the film began with Jerry Warren realizing there was large popularity with the
For the monsters in the film, Warren used footage from the
Release
Because of the similar title, the production company Associated Distributors Productions was promptly sued by
Reception and legacy
Modern reception of the film has been very negative. Fred Beldin of the film database AllMovie gave the film one and a half stars out of five, noting the film as "a rip-off hack job no matter how you slice it, though its innocent veneer, period charm, and forced wackiness might endear the film to fans of similar goofs like Rat Pfink a Boo Boo or The Nasty Rabbit".[7] Film director Fred Olen Ray noted the film has "all the earmarks of Warren's worst work, but rises above the level of something as tedious as Petrified World. It is funny in an unintentional way and sometimes is not hard to look at."[4]
Appearance on MST3K
In 1993, The Wild World of Batwoman was released as episode #515 of
See also
- Batman: The Movie – an official film adaptation of the hit TV show starring Adam West also from the same year
References
Citations
- ^ MUBI
- ^ "The Loft Cinema". Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- ^ THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE WILD WORLD OF BATWOMAN|Film Threat
- ^ a b c d e f Ray 1991, p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e Ray 1991, p. 17.
- ^ a b Weaver, pg. 387
- ^ Beldin, Fred. "The Wild World of Batwoman > Review". AllMovie. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- allmovie. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ The Wild World of Batwoman - DVD|Shout! Factory
- ^ 'Wild World of Batwoman', 'Girl in Gold Boots', 'MST3K XXIII' reviews - nj.com
Bibliography
- Ray, Fred Olen (1991). The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors. ISBN 0-89950-628-3.
- Weaver, Tom (1999). Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes. ISBN 0-7864-0755-7.