6/10
espionage spoof
9 October 2021
Marty Johnson (Marty Allen) and Steve (Steve Rossi) are Americans in Paris. They are recruited by J. Fredrick Duval of the Good Guys Institute in a battle against THEM who are stealing the world's art. The guys had been unwitting accomplices in the crimes. Micheline (Nancy Sinatra) likes Steve despite her father Papa Leo (Lou Jacobi).

Allen and Rossi were apparently a comedy team during the 60's. I don't know anything about them. They look like a bargain brand Martin and Lewis. One of them is funny looking while the other is the supposed pretty one. Neither are as good as the legendary Martin and Lewis. This is an espionage spoof movie. It has many of the 007 tropes. It's not as funny as Austin Powers but it is working the same grounds. The most important name in this may be Mel Tolkin, the writer. He wrote for Sid Caesar, Bob Hope, and others. It's hitting all the big spoof concepts. I actually laugh at some of the jokes. The Nazi part confused me for a second but it does have Harvey Korman. This is not the best but one can see the outlines of better spoofs in the future.
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