Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
Directed by	Ray Dennis Steckler
Produced by	Ray Dennis Steckler
Written by	Ray Dennis Steckler (story) Ron Haydock (screenplay)
Starring	Carolyn Brandt Ron Haydock Titus Moede George Caldwell Mike Kannon James Bowie
Music by	André Brummer
Cinematography	Ray Dennis Steckler
Editing by	Keith A. Wester
Distributed by	Craddock Films
Release date(s)	September 1966 (USA)
Running time	72 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Unknown
Gross revenue	Unknown

Rat Pfink a Boo Boo is a 1966 film directed by Ray Dennis Steckler and starring Carolyn Brandt.

Perhaps the most striking feature of the film -- beyond the low production values -- is a sudden switch in tone and plot that comes roughly forty minutes into the movie. As originally planned, the film was a straight-faced crime drama titled The Depraved, inspired by a series of obscene phone calls by which Steckler's ex-wife Carolyn was being harassed. During shooting, Steckler suddenly got the inspiration to make a parody of the campy Batman television series instead. As a result, in the middle of straight crime drama action, the star of the movie steps into the closet with a previously minor character and they emerge costumed as "Rat Pfink" and "Boo Boo", parodies of Batman and Robin.^[1]

Why the title is Rat Pfink a Boo Boo and not the more logical Rat Pfink and Boo Boo is the subject of speculation. According to legend, Rat Pfink and Boo Boo was indeed the intended title, but when the artist creating the titles made an error and rendered the "and" as "a", Steckler's budget would not stretch to the $50 needed to fix the mistake. According to Steckler, however, the choice of title was deliberate: "The real story is that my little girl, when we were shooting this one fight scene, kept chanting, 'Rat pfink a boo boo, rat pfink a boo boo ....' And that sounded great! But when I tell people the real story, they don't wanna hear it, so you better print the legend." ^[1]

[edit] Cast

• Carolyn Brandt - Cee Bee Beaumont
• Ron Haydock - Rat Pfink / Lonnie Lord (as Vin Saxon)
• Titus Moede - Boo Boo / Titus Twimbly
• George Caldwell - Linc
• Mike Kannon - Hammer
• James Bowie - Benjie
• Mary Jo Curtis - Irma La Streetwalker
• Keith A. Wester - Cowboy (as Dean Danger)
• Romeo Barrymore - Ape trainer
• Berri Lee - Boy #1 on beach
• Rox Anne - Girl on beach
• Alan Neal - Boy #2 on beach
• Bob Burns - Kogar (as Kogar)
• Larry M. Byrd - Commander Byrdman (uncredited)

[edit] Soundtrack

• "I Stand Alone"

Performed by Ron Haydock

• "You Is A Rat Pfink"

Performed by Ron Haydock

• "Runnin' Wild"

Performed by Ron Haydock

• "Go Go Party"

Performed by Ron Haydock

[edit] Movie Connections

• The film is referenced in: Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1965)
• The film is featured in the TV episode: "TCM Underground: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies/Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (#1.33)" (2008).
• The film include spoofs of: Batman (1943), Batman and Robin (1949)
• The film is spoofed in Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1965)

[edit] Alternate Names

The film is also known as:

• Rat Fink a Boo Boo - USA (alternative spelling)
• Rat Pfink and Boo Boo - USA (working title)
• The Adventures of Rat Phink and Boo Boo - USA (DVD title)

[edit] Filming Locations

The film was filmed in:

• Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles
• Hollywood, Los Angeles

[edit] Critical Response

• Various links to reviews and information from IMBd can be found at ^[2].
• Other links can be located from ^[3].
• A printed media review is located in Freese, Robert. In: Psychoholics Unanimous (San Diego, California, USA), Jerrica Lee, Vol. 63, April 2009, (MG).
• Jerry Saravia gave the film one star, saying: "It isn' t that the film is bad as much as it has nothing to offer. At least Steckler's first film, "The Incredible Strange Creatures, etc." had a nervous energy and real style. This film looks to have been made by eight-year-olds in their own backyard! Maybe that was the point but there are funnier bad movies than this one." ^[4]

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Rat Pfink a Boo Boo at the Internet Movie Database