popcorninhell Originally titled Rat Fink and Boo Boo, the filmmaker Ray Dennis Steckler discovered the misspelled title animation and left it that way because, shrug, he didn't care anymore. If you come into this film with the exact same attitude you may just come out of it with a modicum of joy. The film follows three greaser youths Linc (George Caldwell), Hammer (Mike Kannon) and Benjie (James Bowie) as they stir trouble around the neighborhood. They abduct a young lady (Carolyn Brandt) the girlfriend to rock n roll star Lonnie Lord (Ron Haydock). When hearing the news Lonnie and his janitor pal (Titus Moede) run into a room and burst out moments later as makeshift heroes Rat Pfink and Boo Boo. The rest of the film is largely padded with goofy fight sequences, park side tumbling and a slap-dashed side story involving an escaped gorilla.Rat Pfink a Boo Boo feels like an improv game gone horribly off the rails. Our two heroes at first act like your average B-movie players but as soon as they come out of the room in costume, the consequences of everything simply melts away in a puff of cartoony smoke. The movie reaches full-charged silliness with the appearance of the gorilla which is laughingly played by a guy in a rented costume. I will give this movie one thing; at 72 minutes, at least it's energetic. Kind of like a group of screaming children playing in a sandbox.

MartinHafer It's amazing that Ray Dennis Steckler has somehow avoided the distinction of being named the worst film maker in history. Heck, compared to his super-cheap looking films, even some of Ed Wood's films films look not all that wretched. I was fortunate enough to have seen two of Steckler's great films in the same evening, this and THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED UP ZOMBIES and can, without a doubt, say that Steckler might just be worse than Wood. If not worse, then at least in the same league as Wood.The first half of the film is a drama about three pals who take delight in tormenting women by robbing and beating them. This portion of the film is handled rather seriously aside from some irrelevant footage of Ron Haydock and his girlfriend romping about as he sang rock 'n roll songs. His singing wasn't all that bad, but the whole thing had a real cheap homemade look to it.Then, midway through the film, the money apparently ran out and the film got a lot cheaper----light-years cheaper!! Now, instead of a drama, from out of nowhere, Haydock and his pal jump into a closet and come out as crime fighters named "Rat Pfink" and "Boo Boo"! The costumes looked exactly like you'd expect 7 year-olds to look if they are pretending to be super-heroes and no attempt was made to maintain the serious tone of the film. It was like two entirely different films combined. Oddly, however, the second half managed to be somewhat entertaining on a camp level--mostly because the film never attempted to be serious from here on and was all done in fun. While dumb, it did make me laugh a few times as I was marveling at the awfulness of the production values. The fighting, in particular, looked like it was choreographed by Ray Charles.So is this a film for the average viewer? Certainly not! However, for fans of bad films, this is a great party film--one to watch with your friends in order to laugh at just how bad a film can be.

moonspinner55 Masked Los Angeles crime-fighters Rat Pfink a(nd) Boo Boo come to the rescue after Rat Pfink's alter-ego, rock 'n roll singer Lonnie Lord, finds out his sweetheart has been kidnapped by hammer-and-chain link wielding street thugs. Director Ray Dennis Steckler wastes a lot of camera film (and probably a bundle of cash) filming rear-ends bouncing and cars driving...driving...driving. He shows unexpected talent with the rock music montages (especially the first, "You're Running Wild", where Lonnie and his gal-pal scamper, twist, and play basketball). Unfortunately, his sense of humor doesn't match the chilly black-and-white photography (also by Steckler), nor the violent original plot about teenage delinquents. The opening scene of a bar-broad mugged and left for dead on the deserted, early-a.m. streets of L.A. actually has some edge to it (apart from one of the goons jumping--surprise!--out of a trashcan); but Steckler didn't trust his instincts, and turned the low-budget project into a "Batman" satire. He lacks the verisimilitude to cover his own callow tracks, and the acting, sound effects, over-dubbing, pacing and narrative are each atrocious. * from ****

jtyroler "Rat Pfink a Boo Boo" is another entry of Ray Dennis Steckler's catalogue of extremely low-budget films. If you have a camera, some imagination, and some willing friends, you too can make similar movies. Overacted and under funded, you can see why Steckler's films have a cult following.Carolyn Brandt plays Cee Bee Beaumont who is captured by three menacing guys (one carries a hammer with him and another has a chain, so you know these are real toughies). Rat Pfink (alias Lonnie Lord, a rock n' roll singer) and Boo Boo (alias Titus Twimbly, Cee Bee's gardener) chase the bad guys using a BMW motorcycle with a side car. Rat Pfink for reasons unknown, often rides in the sidecar while standing.This is what AIP would have churned out if they didn't have Frankie and Annette. Plus, where else could you find a character named Irma La Streetwalker?