Blast Off Girls

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Blast Off Girls (1967, USA) is a Rock n' Roll themed film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis.

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Main Details

  • Released in 1967
  • Color
  • Running Time: 83 Min.
  • Production Co: Creative Film Enterprises Inc.
  • Distribution Co: Box Office Spectaculars (USA) (theatrical)
  • Written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
  • Starring Dan Conway, Ray Sager, Tom Tyrell, Ron Liace, Dennis Hickey
  • Produced by Alex Ameri, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Sidney J. Reich
  • Original Music by Larry Wellington
  • Film Editing by Richard Brinkman

Tagline

  • It's What's Happening, Baby!

Synopsis

Boojie Baker (Dan Conway) is a ruthless and greedy talent manager who "discovers" and then exploits unknown rock bands. His newest find is a band he renames The Big Blast. Most notable in Blast-Off Girls is a cameo appearance from real-life KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders. Lewis was able to enlist Sanders for the film through his connections in his advertising firm. The scene was shot in a single day at the local Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Wilmette, Illinois. Lewis recalled Sanders as being very difficult to work with for Sanders made a number of self-serving demands which included requesting multiple rehearsals, top-billing for the film, and wanting to direct the scene himself. (Wikipedia)

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