Dead on target is only available as part of the bonus material in fox 2006 ultimate flint collection which contains the same feature films and numerous featurettes later released on bluray by twilight time in 20. The film originally aired on abc on march 17, 1976. Scanlan on allmovie our man flint had scored in 1966 as a highgloss. The film was directed by daniel mann, written by hal fimberg and ben starr, and starred james coburn as master spy derek flint. To be honest, those bonus features werent much of a bonus at all. The tv movie was a pilot for a possible weekly series, but it did not get good enough ratings to warrant such, and the aptly titled dead on target became the last derek flint movie. In 1965, 20th century fox presented its own version of a master spy to take on mgms popular james bond franchise. Flint covertly revives and sneaks into the galaxy complex, but his infiltration attempt is thwarted when he is recognized and attacked by an antiamerican eagle, and. Because galaxy island is a selfcontained vision of a future technocracy, our man flint is also a science fiction movie.
Oil company executive wendell runsler gets abducted by a liberation army group from the middle east. Though ray danton is billed in the opening credits as our man flint, the actual onscreen title for the movie is dead on target. Watched this to pair with spectre for the latest episode of our podcast which were recording tonightstay tuned. Indeed, the first entry, our man flint, is good enough to stand with the best james bond had to offer. Dead on target, 1976, directed by joseph l scanlan, with ray danton, sharon acker, gaye rowan, at turner classic movies. The included canadian tv movie, featuring ray danton as flint, was well intentioned, but lacking in the insouciance and. Dead on target, but i still found the book interesting reading, if only to show what a marvelous job james coburn did in improving upon the character as. The first three james bond movies had already made cons. The last valley 1971 with omar sharif, florinda bolkan, michael caine movie. Derek flint our man flint 1965 full movie video dailymotion. A sequel, in like flint, followed two years later, and in 1976, the character was revived for a tv movie, our man flint. In tone, its kind of like classic james bond meets batman the 1960s tv version, that is. Our man flint and in like flint were the princess bride and shrek of spy movies.
Flint was the american answer for james bond, however never reach at their foots, even james coburn did, ray danton carry on trying to, but didnt have a charisma to take advance to allow challenge 007, in this final flint s saga the plot is quite unbelievable to start, some devices used by flint a lacking substance, all women are highly prudish, well dressed like my mother, danton really. Dead on target 1976 cast and crew flint investigates the kidnapping of an oil company president from offices protected by a sophisticated security system. Lee j cobb now a govenment agent needs help from derek flint, to help solve a problem on the isle of galaxy where people have been taken prisoners in the past to live up to modern and world of technology as the scients their see it. 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. James coburn portrayed derek flint in the movies and veteran tvfilm actor ray danton in one of his last acting roles before turning to directing full time assumed the role a decade later for dead on target. Our man flint james coburn like in like flint a great ladies man be wanted and assigned to solve a case on his terms. It posits an international feminist conspiracy to depose the ruling american patriarchy with a. With ray danton, sharon acker, lawrence dane, donnelly rhodes. He starred in the 1963 classic, the great escape, then rode the midsixties spy film craze with our man flint 1966 and in like flint 1967. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. They poked fun of spy movies, yet they were just as fun, colorful and action packed as any spy movie. Watch our man flint online stream full movie directv. Flint teams up with his spunky and eager new partner. Our man flint is a 1966 american spyfi comedy film that parodies the james bond film series.
Our man flint is a 1966 american action film that parodies the james bond genre. Dead on target tv 1975 oil company executive wendell runsler gets abducted by a liberation army group from the middle east. The film was directed by daniel mann, written by hal fimberg and ben starr, and starred james coburn as master spy derek flint, with lee j. Watch our man flint starring james coburn in this comedy on directv. American actor james cobrun had a long and varied career that stretched from 1957 to his last role in 2002. He got his start playing tough guys in westerns on tv and then on the large screen, including his break out role in the magnificent seven 1960.
Dead on target 1976 flint investigates the kidnapping of an oil company president from offices protected by a sophisticated security system. Most of these are discussed by film historians eddie friedfeld and lee pfeiffer in their commentary tracks on the ultimate flint collection our man flint in like flint our man flint. So what weve got is a parody of a parody of a parody. Dead on target movie posters,high res movie posters image for our man flint. Dead on target, 1976, directed by joseph l scanlan, with ray danton, sharon acker, gaye rowan, belongs at turner classic movies.
Dead on target was television adaptation of the successful flint feature films of the mid 1960s, our man flint and in like flint. Scanlanray danton, sharon acker, lawrence dane, donnelly rhodes, gay rowan, franz russell, linda sorensen. Shrewd, handsome, and dashing private eye derek flint is hired to find runsler. Zowie stands for the zonal organization world intelligence espionage. Dead on target was a cheesy 1976 tv movie that tried to reconnect flint with the public, but it was a misfire. Our man flint is the best of the three movies in this collection. Theyre all picking on james bond, sure, but by the time our man flint came out in 1966, 007 himself had fallen into selfparody as well. Apr 26, 2014 watch derek flint our man flint 1965 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. I loved flint as he was the best a man could be and enjoyed all the wonderful rewards of being the best. The film originally aired on abc on march 17, 1976 and was shot in vancouver, british columbia. If you like our man flint you are looking for witty, exciting and humorous movies about with espionage, chase, mad scientist, spy, world domination, faked death and megalomaniac themes of action, adventure and comedy genre shot in usa. With the smug arrogance of a yankee tourist, flint.
Dead on target in which roy danton assumed the role. In contrast, although there were only two derek flint films perhaps coburn, made a star by the first flint movie, didnt wish to be typecast. Dead on target tv movie 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Flint teams up with his spunky and eager new partner bonita rogers and hits the streets in search of runsler. The tv movie was also a pilot for a possible weekly series, but it did not get good enough ratings to warrant such, and dead on target became the last derek flint movie. Dead on target, with ray danton taking over the role of derek flint. Find movie and film cast and crew information for our man flint. Somewhere quite above the imaginative bond films but still quite below the zany austin powers movies lies the two terrific derek flint movies.
Dont let people miss on a great quote from the our man flint. When originally released on dvd in 2002, fox released our man flint and its sequel, in like flint 1967 as part of a fourfilm 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. And out of all the oddball spy flicks, the austin powers trilogy owes the greatest debt to the flint series. Not only did a sequel in like flint follow, but the flint character was also featured in the tv movie our man flint. Dead on target bonita rogers 1976 the greatest american hero newscaster 1982 known for. In like flint is a sequel to the spy parody film our man flint starring james coburn. 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. The movies were campy as heck and did not worry about logic too much as they were intent on having. Dead on target is the third and final film in the our man flint movie trilogy. Its sequel, in like flint, continues in the same vein, but the novelty was already starting to wane. When a global criminal organization flexes its power over weather and tectonic activity, secret agent derek flint james coburn is summoned from retirement to get to the bottom of the matter.
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