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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1965 DVD Release: 07/16/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 48 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Spy Film, Action, Comedy, Parody/Spoof, Glamorized Spy Film

James Coburn stars as super-spy Derek Flint in this action comedy which takes the tongue-in-cheek wit of the James Bond series and shifts it into high gear. Flint is an ultra-sophisticated operative of international intelligence agency Z.O.W.I.E. He's a master of martial arts, electronic gadgetry (his cigarette lighter can perform 83 special functions), languages both human and animal (he can communicate with dolphins in a pinch), and even gives ballet lessons to the dancers of the Bolshoi. So when his fellow agents begin dropping like flies, Z.O.W.I.E. assigns Flint the task of finding out who the killers happen to be. Eventually, Flint discovers that the killings are all part of the wicked machinations of G.A.L.A.X.Y., a cadre of world-wide villainy that plans to take over the world through weather control. Our Man Flint also stars Lee J. Cobb, Gila Golan, and Edward Mulhare. A sequel, In Like Flint, followed two years later, and in 1976, the character was revived for a TV movie, Our Man Flint: Dead on Target, with Ray Danton taking over the role of Derek Flint. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

James Coburn - Derek Flint
Lee J. Cobb - Cramden
Gila Golan - Gila
Edward Mulhare - Malcolm Rodney
Benson Fong - Dr. Wu

Forget about James Bond and Austin Powers, the 20th Century Fox DVD release of Our Man Flint shows why James Coburn's Derek Flint is the super-spy of choice for so many movie fans. Coburn starred in two Derek Flint pictures that spoofed the James Bond series while offering thrills of their own along with the laughs. Our Man Flint mines plenty of humor from the fact that the unflappably cool spy can do everything better than anyone else on the planet. Derek Flint speaks to dolphins, dances with the Bolshoi Ballet, and can tell where assassins dwell just by smelling the hint of saffron on a poison dart. Besides being smart and fun enough to earn multiple viewings, this digital release of Our Man Flint looks great too. This disc digitally restores the movie's print and features a pristine widescreen anamorphic transfer than shows off Daniel L. Fapp's swank Technicolor cinematography. The audio track is well balanced and bright and it features Jerry Goldsmith's excellent score which has become a big favorite with club samplers and collectors of lounge music. It's a shame that the disc doesn't feature a making-of documentary or a commentary track, since James Coburn is a natural and enthusiastic raconteur. The exploits of Derek Flint are continued in In Like Flint, and this equally fun sequel is also available on DVD. ~ Nick Dedina, All Movie Guide