-"...those ridiculous “fembots” in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)...." They can't be as bad as the "girl bombs" Vincent Price made as Dr. Goldfoot in the '60s, which is what I suspect Myers was truly referencing. Or the actually named "fembots" from the 1970s American television show "The Bionic Woman". But clearly Johnstone is going for this level of camp- almost like how the original played-straight "Godzilla" got eclipsed by all its childish sequels...
I daresay you’re right about re: girl bombs and Vincent Price. Johnstone is camping it up here, no question. I’ll take a look at that story when I get a moment. Thank you, David. :)
-"...those ridiculous “fembots” in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)...." They can't be as bad as the "girl bombs" Vincent Price made as Dr. Goldfoot in the '60s, which is what I suspect Myers was truly referencing. Or the actually named "fembots" from the 1970s American television show "The Bionic Woman". But clearly Johnstone is going for this level of camp- almost like how the original played-straight "Godzilla" got eclipsed by all its childish sequels...
-“Hold on to your vaginas!” A line I can imagine the protagonist of this story of mine (https://davidperlmutter.substack.com/p/how-not-to-make-love-to-a-superhero) saying to her female colleagues, who would then shudder and groan in disgust....
I daresay you’re right about re: girl bombs and Vincent Price. Johnstone is camping it up here, no question. I’ll take a look at that story when I get a moment. Thank you, David. :)