BOOP: A TIMELESS CLASSIC
In the years since Betty’s film debut, the cartoon queen has represented different things to different audiences. In a feature film produced during the 1970s by putting a new soundtrack on colorized and re-edited Fleischer cartoons, liberationist Betty decides to show her father “that a woman can do anything that a man can do.” A 1984 song by the heavy metal group Van Halen refers to Betty as a ****** ideal, while Betty’s image appears in a montage of desirable feminine icons in the Rolling Stones’ Voodoo Lounge tour. In the feature film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” Bob Hoskins reassures Betty that she’s “still got it.”
Betty Boop was one of a handful of legendary glamorous female stars saluted in a line of clothing by designer Bob Mackie. Betty’s presence is felt in major entertainment complexes such as the MGM Grand Hotel, Casino and Theme Park in Las Vegas and at Universal Studios in Orlando and Hollywood. Any Betty Boop fan will love any of her tin signs that are still around.