In like flint 1967 is a film directed by gordon douglas, the sequel to the parody spy film our man flint 1966. After being noticed in several stage productions, coburn appeared in a handful of minor westerns before being cast as the knifethrowing. James coburn starred in over seventy films and made over hundred television appearances. Ive been working and doing this work for, like, over half my life and i finally got one right i guess, he said in his acceptance speech. President trent andrew duggan experiences an incident of lost time. The main premise of the film is that a trio of mad scientists attempt to blackmail the world with a weathercontrol machine. Watch in like flint streaming online hulu free trial. James coburn full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
Superspy flint takes on a cabal of women plotting to rule the world. But he bounced back, winning best supporting actor at the 71st annual academy awards for his role in. He and coburn struggle manfully but are unable to surmount gordon douglas leadfooted direction. The beauty of the james bond films has always been their quick pace, the sense of breathless events taking place. I cant say this is his best performance acting wise, but his most enjoyable role.
In like flint 1967 is a film directed by gordon douglas, the sequel to the parody spy film our. In like flint 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Add to the short list of bond knockoffs successful enough to spawn a sequel the punchy, ultrastylized spoof our man flint, in which tough guy james coburn s nononsense delivery helped. Dead on target, with ray danton taking over the role of derek flint. Of course, a good part of the appeal of derek flint is the way coburn portrays him, as a true renaissance man to end all renaissance men, but a modest one. Superspy flint takes on a cabal of women plotting to rule the. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. The film stars james coburn as a superspy named derek flint. Our man flint is a 1966 american action film that parodies the james bond genre. James coburn is back in this james bondstyled spy spoof sequel to james coburn. 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.
Lanky, charismatic and versatile actor with an amazing grin that put everyone at ease, james coburn studied acting at ucla, and then moved to new york to study under noted acting coach stella adler. James coburn biography childhood, life achievements. In like flint, a sequel to the popular our man flint, features james coburn in a reprise of his role as the dashing title character. James coburn star of the magnificent seven and our man flint, james coburns career took a hit after his rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis. James coburn rare interview bruce lees hollywood friend duration. In the sequel to our man flint, secret agent james coburn wages war on a female secret society that is plotting world domination. The ultimate flint collection is a must for fans of james coburn and the spy movies of the early james bond era. Coburn became a genuine star following the release of the james bond parody film our. James coburn star of the magnificent seven and our man flint, james coburns james coburn winning best supporting actor at the annual academy awards for his role in affliction.
James coburn rare interview bruce lees hollywood friend. The film was directed by daniel mann, written by hal fimberg and ben starr, and starred james coburn as master spy derek flint. The more you dig coburn the more youll enjoy the movie as lets face it, the plot is pretty thin, about some maverick scientists controlling the worlds weather. The next two years were a key period for coburn, with his performances in the wonderful 007 spy spoof our man flint 1966 and the eerie dead heat on a merrygoround 1966. Suave secret agent derek flint james coburn returns in the ultimate spy spoof, this time pitted against a group of female tycoons who plot to take over the world. Read the in like flint movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Red phone ring from the 1967 movie in like flint with. Stream red phone ring from the 1967 movie in like flint with james coburn by thevoiceofroy from desktop or your mobile device. Both marvin and coburn could look taller due to their lean, gangling physiques.
Lee marvin who bore a strong resemblance to coburn also was in the show and looked a similar height to coburn. He earned an academy award for his phenomenal performance in affliction, the drama film where he played glen whitehouse. Our man flint james coburn like in like flint a great ladies man be wanted and assigned to solve a case on his terms. As such, its often about as culturally relatable as a film set in feudal. Flint, a parody of james bond and doc savage, is an agent for z.
James coburn in like flint posters and photos 198736. Born james harrison coburn, iii, the son of an auto mechanic, he was raised in compton, california and experienced his first taste of acting playing herod in a school play at the age of four. Many celebrities like kathleen turner have found success despite fighting rheumatoid arthritis. Derek flint is a fictional world adventurer and master spy featured in a series of movies and comic books. In this amusing parody of spy films, the american president has been replaced by an actor an actor. Coburn followed up in 1967 with a flint sequel, in like flint 1967, and the much underrated political satire. James coburn is just terrific as super spy derek flint, a role he was born to play. In like flint ist eine us amerikanische agentenkomodie aus dem jahr 1967. Cobb assigns him to stop a group of felonious females on the virgin islands. Coburns deft blend of comic cheek and action heroics as derek flint made the film a major boxoffice success, and in 1967 he appeared in a sequel, in like flint, as well as two similar action.
Our man flint came out just a few years after sean connery began his bond run in dr. He was slightly taller than 6 foot listed leonard nimoy in an episode of m squad, in which they played brothers. He was seen playing leading and supporting roles in various action and western films. It posits an international feminist conspiracy to depose the ruling american patriarchy with a feminist matriarchy. Our man flint is like ground zero of the swinging 60s, a total movie of the moment. Shot on paltry budgets, the films our man flint and in like flint were the best parodies of their day. Its hard for me to comprehend that it has been 49 years since i walked into a theatre probably on market street in san francisco to watch james coburn figure 1 as derek flint for the very first time. James coburn, the toughguy actor in films that included our man flint and the magnificent seven, but who won an academy award years later for his. Photograph of james coburn from in like flint in various sizes, also as poster, canvas or artprint. But in like flint, alas, lingers over every tired joke and every special effect as if they were the last of their kind in the world. This biography of james coburn provides detailed information about his. Trivia according to an interview james coburn did over twenty years after this films release, twentieth century fox commissioned this film almost as soon as its predecessor, our man flint, opened, early in 1966 to big boxoffice success.
They spoofed the james bond films at the height of the sean connery era and are in many. James coburn was an american actor best known for playing the rugged, tough guy in action movies. Flint doesnt act cocky unless hes in the company of a truly deluded bad guy, like rodney or sebastian the actor in this movie, or general carter. A sequel, in like flint, followed two years later, and in 1976, the character was revived for a tv movie, our man flint. Cobb reprise their roles as derek flint and spy chief lloyd c. Coburn followed up in 1967 with a flint sequel, in like flint 1967, and the much underrated political satire the presidents analyst 1967. Cobb, is framed for prurient behavior with a prostitute, and u. Ultimate flint collection our man flint in like flint. James coburns flint movies are truly delightful artifacts of their time.
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