Frankie is an independent PR consultant who recently kicked out her womanizing politician boyfriend. She accepts a job with a company where Dr. Jeff Peters is developing a robot, Ulysses, made in his likeness, that he hopes to send up to space. Ulysses, however, is more interested in learning about Frankie and the wide world around him.
Roaring Fire [1981] [Toy Robot Blu-Ray LE]
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The Bootleg Files: Batman Meets Mr. Fizz
BOOTLEG FILES 947: “Batman Meets Mr. Fizz” (1965 student film directed by Richard Blackburn).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Unauthorized use of the DC Comics characters.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Not likely, at least for now.
Hey, you never know what you can find on YouTube. An hour before I sat down to write this, I was not expecting to stumble over “Batman Meets Mr. Fizz,” a 1965 student film short that went online earlier this week courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. This short romp would probably not be given new attention had it not borrowed (without permission) the DC Comics characters of Batman and Robin for its no-budget shenanigans. And it would also not be recalled had its creator not progressed to being the force behind two of the most beloved cult movies of all time.
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