Once Upon a Spy (TV 1980)

Director:

Ivan Nagy

Writers:

Lemuel Pitkin (story), Jimmy Sangster (screenplay),

Stars:

Ted Danson, Mary Louise Weller, Christopher Lee

Cast

Credited cast:
Ted Danson	...	Jack Chenault
Mary Louise Weller	...	Paige Tannehill
Christopher Lee	...	Marcus Valorium
Eleanor Parker	...	The Lady
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Burke Byrnes	...	Burkle
Lynn Danielson-Rosenthal
Irena Ferris	...	Greta
Bobb Hopkins	...	Hans
Terry Lester	...	Rudy
Jo McDonnell
Lillian Müller	...	Christine (as Yuliis Ruval)
Leonard Stone	...	Dr. Webster

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

spying | secret agent | espionage | spy | gadgetry | 

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Taglines:

Attention James Bond Fans! This is Your Kind of Movie!

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Genres:

Action | Thriller | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lethal Games

Filming Locations:

Houston, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Television, David Gerber Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Watch for a mysterious costume change near the end of the film. One minute, Paige is wearing a rather sexy skintight yellow catsuit, the next she's wearing a top and stretch pants, with the pants in a slightly different shade of yellow!

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Connections

References You Only Live Twice (1967)

User Reviews

Worth a view

Neat little TV movie, in the spirit of "The Men From U.N.C.L.E." A pre-Cheers Ted Danson is partnered with an athletic female lead, and Christopher Lee is always good value as the villain. Former Hammer scribe Jimmy Sangster had a hand in the story.