The monkey is always get the man, and in this case, it's not Nelson Eddy or Gary Cooper style, preventing someone from stealing the gold or catching someone stealing the trapper's catch. It's an international crisis with George Segal as a modern Mountie put on leave for breaking procedure, hired by secret police to prevent the Russian premiere from being assassinated upon his arrival for a visit in Vancouver. Along the way, he's targeted and the targeters usually end up falling off a bridge or crashing into a limousine from a rooftop above.
Segal is hired by Denholm Elliott for this assignment, unbeknownst to his own supervisor, and out of revenge, Segal steals his date (Christina Raines) who becomes involved in his caper as well. You'll see Louise Fletcher in a very minor role (it looks like most of her footage ended up on the cutting room floor) as a female mountie who works behind the desk. The same year that she won immortality as Nurse Ratched, she was an unknown actress taking whatever parts she could get. The film is enjoyable, action packed and scenic (especially when Segal is taking a tram up the mountain side, the only passenger other than the woman making announcements on a bullhorn), and often funny and tongue in cheek. But it's one of those films that you can see once and never need to see again. Segal, at the height of his popularity, is a fun action hero, and I can't see any other actor at the time making it as enjoyable.
Segal is hired by Denholm Elliott for this assignment, unbeknownst to his own supervisor, and out of revenge, Segal steals his date (Christina Raines) who becomes involved in his caper as well. You'll see Louise Fletcher in a very minor role (it looks like most of her footage ended up on the cutting room floor) as a female mountie who works behind the desk. The same year that she won immortality as Nurse Ratched, she was an unknown actress taking whatever parts she could get. The film is enjoyable, action packed and scenic (especially when Segal is taking a tram up the mountain side, the only passenger other than the woman making announcements on a bullhorn), and often funny and tongue in cheek. But it's one of those films that you can see once and never need to see again. Segal, at the height of his popularity, is a fun action hero, and I can't see any other actor at the time making it as enjoyable.