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Theodore J. Flicker (writer)
Release Date:
21 December 1967 (USA)
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Only two people on earth want Sidney Schaefer alive. Sidney Schaefer. And the President of the United States. more
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At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the President's Analyst...
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1 nomination
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(2 articles)
James Coburn Film Festival On Turner Classic Movies Tuesday August 4
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Joe Dante Classic Film Festival Now At New Beverly Cinema, L.A.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Coburn | ... | Dr. Sidney Schaefer |
 | Godfrey Cambridge | ... | Don Masters, CEA Agent |
| Severn Darden | ... | V.I. Kydor Kropotkin |
| Joan Delaney | ... | Nan Butler |
| Pat Harrington Jr. | ... | Arlington Hewes, President of TPC (as Pat Harrington) |
| Barry McGuire | ... | Old Wrangler |
| Jill Banner | ... | Snow White |
| Eduard Franz | ... | Ethan Allen Cocket, CEA Director |
| Walter Burke | ... | Henry Lux, FBR Chief |
| Will Geer | ... | Dr. Lee-Evans |
| William Daniels | ... | Wynn Quantrill |
 | Joan Darling | ... | Jeff Quantrill |
| Sheldon Collins | ... | Bing Quantrill |
| Arte Johnson | ... | Sullivan, FBR Agent |
| Martin Horsey | ... | 1st Puddlian (Canadian Secret Service) |
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103 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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The name of the ship in the movie is the "Mata Hari" (named for the famous spy).
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: Every line referring to the "FBR" or "CEA" is dubbed, often quite obviously. The actors were actually saying "FBI" and "CIA," but at the behest of the actual agencies the names were changed in post-production.
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V.I. Kydor Kropotkin:
Logic is on our side: this isn't a case of a world struggle between two divergent ideologies, of different economic systems. Every day your country becomes more socialistic, my country becomes more capitalistic. Pretty soon we will meet in the middle and join hands. No, my dear doctor; you're going to defect because you want to live.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993)
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Joy to the World
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I forgot what a masterpiece of paranoia this movie is; only in this
case, it isn't paranoia, everyone really IS out to get you! This is
James Coburn's best performance in my opinion, as a psychiatrist
who has been conscripted to become the President's analyst, and
when he decides to quit, discovers just how disposal American
citizens are. This is my pick for THE paranoia movie of the 1960s.
That this movie came out in 1967 is incredible; it deals with
assassination carried out casually by the FBI, the CIA, the violence
that has been absorbed as wholesome by America, the escape
from violence into sex and drugs, and much, much more, all
during the time of the Vietnam War and zero tolerance for differing
views. The speech by the black FBI agent in the beginning on
how he discovered racism is especially painful, and remarkable
given the time period.
The movie is hysterically funny, cynical, black, and most ironically,
hopeful, and a must-see for any film lover. The script is terrific, but
the direction stands out in the inspired camerawork. This
obviously was a labor of love by the director/writer, and
interestingly, one of only two or three non-t.v. films he ever directed.
If you see it, you may be bored by today's sex and gore standards.
But if you remember the 60s, keep them in mind when you see
this film. You'll wonder how it ever got made.
Ten out of ten stars, because there isn't anything I can find wrong
with this film; it's brilliant in every aspect.