Blast-Off Girls

1h 23m 1967

Brief Synopsis

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Sleazy music promoter Boojie Baker convinces a pop band to come work for him. He arranges play dates, publicity, record contracts, and the band's loyalty by getting his hired girls to exercise their feminine charms on all who stand in his way. Thus he creates the new music sensation, The Big Blast, but the band is unhappy about Boojie keeping most of the money. When they try to leave, Boojie sets them up for trouble with the law, but offers to bail them out if they sign the contract. Can't anyone stop this scum bucket?

Cast & Crew

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Herschell Gordon Lewis

Director

Dan Conway

Boojie Baker

Ray Sager

Gordie

Tom Tyrell

Ron Liace

Dennis Hickey

Film Details

Genre
Music
Release Date
Jan 1967
Premiere Information
New Orleans opening: 5 Oct 1967
Production Company
Creative Film Enterprises
Distribution Company
Box Office Spectaculars; Dominant Pictures
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 23m
Color
Color

Synopsis

Boojie Baker, a manager of rock and roll groups, is fired from his job for withholding money from his associates. He goes to a cheap bar, sees a ragged group of musicians, and signs them to a contract which states that the profits from their performances will be divided equally with him. The band is named "The Big Blast," and their first concert proves successful when Baker arranges for a group of girls to run onto the stage and rip off the boys' shirts. The band's success--ensured by the women Boojie makes available to promoters--leads the group to rebel at the terms of the contract. Inviting the boys to an orgiastic party that night, Boojie has a man pose as a policeman, raid the party, and arrange fake arrests in order to blackmail the boys into signing another contract giving Boojie an even larger share of the profits. "The Big Blast" soon loses its enthusiasm and the group's popularity begins to wane. Television appearances, recording sessions, and concerts end in disaster. Finally, the boys rip up the contract and humiliate Boojie, who leaves them to look for another band to manage.

Director

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Director

Cast

Dan Conway

Boojie Baker

Ray Sager

Gordie

Tom Tyrell

Ron Liace

Dennis Hickey

Chris Wolski

Ralph Mullin

"The Big Blast" ["The Faded Blue"]

Steve White

Tom Eppolito

Bob Compton

Ray Barry

Tony Sorci

"Charlie"

Lawrence J. Aberwood

Marty Dunne

Paul Hunter

Lieutenant Kronski

Don Logay

Michael Blake

Jack Horner

Mr. Roswell

Sherri Lane

Kim

Sharon Camille

Maxine

Ann Heath

Harriet

Vicki Tenerrelli

Sally

Julia Ames

Barbara

Sarasue Gleiss

Laurie

Barbara Harrison

Angel

Col. Harlan Sanders

Himself

Crew

Dean Alexander

Crew ch

Alex Ameripoor

Assistant to the prod

Roy Collodi

Camera

Louise Downe

Assistant Director

Robert Enrietto

Prod coordinator

Spyros Hortis

Production Assistant

Paul Hunter

Production Manager

William R. Johnson

Sound

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Screenwriter

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Producer

James Nelson

Sound Assistant

Steve Poster

2nd unit Camera

Leonard Pretto

Stills

Sidney J. Reich

Executive Producer

Film Details

Genre
Music
Release Date
Jan 1967
Premiere Information
New Orleans opening: 5 Oct 1967
Production Company
Creative Film Enterprises
Distribution Company
Box Office Spectaculars; Dominant Pictures
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 23m
Color
Color

Quotes

Trivia

When the kids play outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, the old gentleman with the bucket of chicken who comes out and dances with them really is Colonel Sanders.

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