Jan 21, 2016 our man flint came out at the height of the pop cultural spy craze that followed in the wake of the bond films phenomenal popularity. Feb 25, 2018 ecoterrorism the idea has been around for over 50 years. Watch derek flint our man flint 1965 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. The film was directed by daniel mann, written by hal fimberg and ben starr. Bouillabaisse from marseilles and our man flint 1966 by nora maynard. Ultimate flint collection our man flint in like flint.
The worlds weather seems to have changed dramatically with violent storms everywhere and long dormant volcanoes suddenly erupting. Get ready for more than you probably wanted to read about our man flint movie comedies with topical references sometimes need to have their context explained, if todays viewers are to understand some of the gags, and perhaps get the film s overall tone. Mad scientists warming up planet using weather machines. Her television credits grew to include batman episodes 7 and 8, and marcus welby, m. Our man flint, american spy film, released in 1966, that is considered one of the best james bond parodies. Our man flint soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Our man flint 1966 nr 01161966 us adventure, comedy, fantasy, science fiction 1h 48m user score. No one is sure what is happening or why but when american intelligence chief cramden loses yet another team of agents, there appears to be only one man who can do the job. Flint is an ultrasophisticated operative of international intelligence agency z. Cobb costars as flints flustered superior, and edward mulhare plays a british nemesis with snob appeal. James coburn stars as the action hero in this trailer.
This is my favorite action sequence from the 1966 american spy flick parody, our man flint. Thats because of james coburns special brand of american cool. Our man flint came out at the height of the pop cultural spy craze that followed in the wake of the bond films phenomenal popularity. The reason is simply the combination of james coburn, the antithesis of. A movie out of time, balthazars somber black and white landscape rebuffs its own era a pop art wonderland that produced blow up, modesty blaise and our man flint. Our man flint internet movie firearms database guns in. Instead of killing her on the spot, the bolder merely bounces off her head and she continues running up the stairs. Mar, 2007 in the overthetop james bond spoof, our man flint 1966, the only clue our hero has to stop a criminal organization from taking over the world is a dart retrieved from a murder scene. When scientists use ecoterrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, intelligence chief cramden calls in top agent derek flint. Zonal organization for world intelligence and espionage against a trio of mad scientists, calling themselves galaxy, who threaten the world with their climatecontrol device. Derek flint, former super spy, incredibly rich and the ultimate ladies man. The threedisc ultimate flint collection includes both flint films, in like flint and our man flint as well as a third disc containing a handful of bonus features.
Chemical analysis, however, shows that the dart carries more. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The film was directed by daniel mann, written by hal fimberg and ben starr, and starred james coburn as master spy derek flint. The first movie, our man flint 1966, involves the evil galaxy organization threatening the world with their weathermanipulating machine. Cobb has no choice but to call on derek flint, the worldrenowned private secret agent played by james coburn. James coburn and gila golan in our man flint 1966 james coburn in our man. The movie mostly seems like an excuse to experience that ultracool feeling that always emanated from the spy movies of the 60s, and they achieve that. Mar 24, 2011 this is my favorite action sequence from the 1966 american spy flick parody, our man flint. The included canadian tv movie, featuring ray danton as flint, was well intentioned, but lacking in the insouciance and outrageous fun of the two theatrical films. In our man flint 1966, hes totally unflappable as he thwarts mad scientists who control the weatherand an island of pleasure drones.
Most of manns films were adaptations from the stage come. Our man flint is a 1966 spy comedy directed by daniel mann. Our man flint soundtrack from 1966, composed by jerry goldsmith. Maybe thats the way it should have stayed because i found our man flint really isnt as funny as i had thought. The original man of mystery when scientists use ecoterrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, intelligence chief cramden calls in top agent derek flint. Two great sixties albums by jerry goldsmith make their debut on cd, mastered from the recently discovered original 20th centuryfox stereo album session masters. Our man flint, american spy film, released in 1966, that is considered one of the best james bond parodies former spy derek flint played by james coburn is called back into action after zowie zonal organization world intelligence espionage discovers that a secret group called galaxy plans to rule the world by controlling the weather. Released by island def jam in 2014 containing music from our man flint 1966. Overview of our man flint, 1966, directed by daniel mann, with james coburn, lee j. I will say that derek flint james coburn isnt exactly james bond, but he has his merits.
The movie features james coburn as derek flint, a spys spy, as he is tasked with saving the world from the evil galaxy. A parody of the spy genre made popular by the james bond series, the film stars james coburn as super spy derek flint, who works for z. The parody was not only of the bond films, but of the popular television. Movie typography from our man flint 1966, directed by daniel mann, starring ron moody, shani wallis, oliver reed, mark lester. He was a stage actor since childhood and attended erasmus hall high school, new yorks professional childrens school and the neighborhood playhouse. For fans of austin powers, incidentally, the funnysounding phone comes from the flint films. In our man flint james coburn stars as derek flint, the multitalented, multigadgeted agent his lighter has over 80 different functions and he can even talk to dolphins. Derek flint our man flint 1965 full movie video dailymotion. In our man flint 1966, hes totally unflappable as he thwarts mad scientists who. A full scale professionally constructed rendition of the prominent prop seen in the film that is understood to have been made for publicitypromotional purposes for the film s original theatrical release in the uk in 1966. Likewise, au hasard balthazar, his 1966 film about a messianic donkey, just begs to be canonized unlike most grabs for cinematic sanctitude, balthazar deserves its pedestal. The main premise of the film is that a trio of mad scientists attempt to blackmail the world with a weathercontrol machine. When originally released on dvd in 2002, fox released our man flint and its sequel, in like flint 1967 as part of a four film spy wave which included 1966s modesty blase and 1967s fathom, but the flint films were reissued in 2006 a 3disc ultimate flint special edition box with audio commentaries for each film, plus a third dvd with.
Our man flint 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Listen to screeningnotes and i discuss this film and much more on our podcast, movies now and then. Its just a silly movie with a silly leading man with silly inventions that make macgyver look like a boy scout. Our man flint is a 1966 american action film that parodies the james bond genre. To the extent that our man flint works, it does so due to its tossedoff wit. Ecoterrorism the idea has been around for over 50 years. The bond series, starring sean connery, had become so popular that parodies became more prevalent than the real thing. The reason is simply the combination of james coburn, the antithesis of the sean connery model in style. Our man flint is a lighthearted 1966 parody of james bond movies, starring james coburn as supermegaomnicool exz. Near the end of the film when a building is collapsing and people are running to escape the falling debris, several women along with james coburn are running up some stairs. Our man flint 1966 pleasure unit hypno mind control.
I remembered bits and pieces of this movie prior to seeing it again, because they stuck in my mind from my childhood. Chemical analysis, however, shows that the dart carries more than just poison. Our man flint this saul david production is a dazzling, actionjammed swashbuckling spoof from a story by hal fimberg of ian flemings valiant counterspy, hes given more tools and gimmicks to. Our man flint 1966 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Our man flint 1966 pleasure unit hypno mind control wheel with power unit. He entered films in 1952 as a director and is known for his excellent ear for dialogue. But its use of the riff from this film performed nearly musically verbatim, that. Watched this to pair with spectre for the latest episode of our podcast which were recording tonightstay tuned. James coburn stars as superspy derek flint in this action comedy which takes the tongueincheek wit of the james bond series and shifts it into high gear. In like flint 1967, the silencers 1966, get smart 2008, murderers row 1966, the tuxedo 2002. Flint is forced out of retirement to battle galaxy, an organization led by a trio of utopian mad scientists out to take over the world via their weathercontrol machine. Derek flint in the swinging60s actioncomedies our man flint 1966 and in like flint 1967. Read the full synopsis of our man flint, 1966, directed by daniel mann, with james coburn, lee j.
To be honest, those bonus features werent much of a bonus at all. In 1966 and 1967, no less than three big budget bond parodies hit the screen but only one of them had james coburn as derek flint as well as acceptance from the critics and the public. Silva screen film 046 country great britain format lp release date 1990 upn 5014929004617 also contains music from. Our man flint, and its followup, in like flint, come about as close to being cinematic comic books as movies can be. In the overthetop james bond spoof, our man flint 1966, the only clue our hero has to stop a criminal organization from taking over the world is a dart retrieved from a murder scene. In tone, its kind of like classic james bond meets batman the 1960s tv version, that is. Former spy derek flint played by james coburn is called back into action after zowie zonal organization world intelligence espionage discovers that a secret group called galaxy plans to.
Cobb, gila golan, edward mulhare, shelby grant, sigrid valdis. Mann was born in brooklyn, new york, the son of helen and samuel chugerman, a lawyer. This was 1966 and it was the role that finally established james coburn as a leading man. Our man flint, white zombie and murder is my beat arrive on dvd. Operation 00oddballs our man flint 1966 3b theater. By 1966, an apparently endless proliferation of globetrotting and gadgetmongering secret agents seemed to dominate american feature films and television programming alike. Her film roles under contract with fox included the pleasure seekers in 1964, the 1966 science fiction film fantastic voyage, our man flint in 1966, and the witchmaker in 1969. Its sequel, in like flint, continues in the same vein, but the novelty was already starting to wane. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, exciting, clever and sexy films with plots about spy, chase, undercover, espionage, danger, secret agent and rivalry mostly in action, adventure and comedy genres. Our man flint is the best of the three movies in this collection.
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