tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post8881068664467586287..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-36993116299096076412007-09-22T20:54:00.000-07:002007-09-22T20:54:00.000-07:00Gotcha. It was cut to be a sequel to either Bikini...Gotcha. It was cut to be a sequel to either Bikini in America, or Goldginger in Italy.<BR/><BR/>Talk about double dipping.<BR/><BR/>I am toying with the idea of getting the Bava book, but postage costs to Aust. could be a bit steep.<BR/><BR/>I doubt it will make it to my local library.<BR/><BR/>CheersDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948368009550868974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-13157611747861760922007-09-22T20:21:00.000-07:002007-09-22T20:21:00.000-07:00Perhaps my writing was unclear. When I said, "it ...Perhaps my writing was unclear. When I said, "it was shot so that it could be cut into a sequel to both Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine for American audiences, <I>and</I> Due Mafioso Contra Goldginger, for Italian audiences!" I meant a <I>sequel</I> to both movies, not that Girl Bombs was the same movie as Due Mafiosa. Any lack of clarity (as well as misspelling of Italian) was my own (and I'll try to fix that), not Tim Lucas's. Believe me, this guy's done his research and checked his facts! And, yes, he mentions that Due Mafiosa Contro Goldginger was eventually packaged for American TV as The Amazing Dr. G, but never released theatrically in this country, where it was deemed "too Italian." <BR/><BR/>If you're interested in the history of these films, and the tangled web of all these Eurospy films, I think you'll be fascinated by this chapter in the book. Of course, if that's all you're interested in, it may not make it worth the hefty price tag. (Although it's a fascinating volume through and through!) But hopefully libraries near you will stock it eventually...Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-25696753263172156432007-09-22T14:50:00.000-07:002007-09-22T14:50:00.000-07:00I am sure I can be proved wrong, but I believe tha...I am sure I can be proved wrong, but I believe that <B>Due Mafiosa Contro Goldginger </B>is a completely different film to <B>Dr. Goldfoot And The Girl Bombs </B>(whatever the cut). Sure, both feature Franco and Ciccio and are difficult to watch...but the similarities end there. Apparently Due Mafiosa Contro Goldginger was released in the United States as <B>The Amazing Dr. G</B>, and IMDB cites the director as Giorgio Simonelli. <BR/><BR/>I am guessing here, but IMDB lists Dr Goldfoot as being re-issued in Italy as <B>Il Clan dei due mafiosi</B>. Maybe that is the alternative cut.<BR/><BR/>It's a tangled web sorting through these Eurospy films. They all have so many different names, and the directors names can change (for tax purposes) from one country of release to another.<BR/><BR/>The end result is though, I found <B>Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs</B> so painful to sit through, I doubt I'll try and track down any 'superior' versions to view. You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear.<BR/><BR/>CheersDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948368009550868974noreply@blogger.com