i didn't realize it at first but they do look like nancy sinatra. not only that but they play "these boots are made for walking" during their introduction. were they really designed to resemble her or was this a coincidence?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtTNkL3q12Q
Good question.
I remember reading that in the original screenplay, written by Mike Myers, the fembots are identified as being "multi-ethnic". It was not until later in pre-production that the decision was made to make them not only blonde but also virtually identical! If Myers' original vision had been followed its quite possible we would have gotten a caucasian fembot, a black fembot and an asian fembot, among others. Imagine that, would've been interesting ...
Its quite possible that the final casting decision was made to bring to mind Nancy Sinatra who also sported blonde beehive hairstyles, go-go boots and, above all, was a prominent sex symbol during the sixties. Not sure if she was the only inspiration as far as appearance was concerned, but its hard to think otherwise after seeing photos of her in her prime. All the elements are there.
That was a common look but yes, you may be right about the Nancy Sinatra resemblence. AFter all "These Boots Were Made For Walkin'"
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