When the James Bond phenomenon exploded into the public consciousness in the early sixties, it soon spawned a slew of secret agent imitators, all with fast cars, faster women, and eccentric but deadly villains. According to movie critics, some of these films were better than others. However, so compelling is this genre, even the ones that were not so good are actually very entertaining.
These are the films
that so fascinated Mike Myers that they inspired the creation of
"Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery". However, in spite
of Myers' success, these films remain largely forgotten, cultural artifacts
of a bygone decade. On the other hand, the James Bond films, repeated
countless times on network TV, suffer from overexposure. So those
with a taste for a good spy flick, but who are unfamiliar with these
lost gems, are encouraged to rediscover that which the passage of time
has made fresh once again.
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James Coburn as Derek Flint: |
Vincent Price as Dr. Goldfoot: |
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Dean Martin as Matt Helm: |
Richard Johnson as Bulldog Drummond: |
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Raquel Welch as: Tony Randall and Senta Berger in: |
Shirley Eaton and Frankie Avalon in: |
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