Operation Kid Brother (1967)

The civilian brother of Britain's best secret agent must use his skills in plastic surgery, hypnotism and lip-reading to prevent a crime syndicate from using a magnetic wave generator in their bid for world domination.

Director:

Alberto De Martino

Writers:

Paolo Levi (story), Paolo Levi (screenplay)

Stars:

Neil Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Adolfo Celi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Neil Connery	...	Dr. Neil Connery
Daniela Bianchi	...	Maya Rafis
Adolfo Celi	...	Mr. Thai - 'Beta'
Agata Flori	...	Mildred
Bernard Lee	...	Commander Cunningham
Anthony Dawson	...	Alpha
Lois Maxwell	...	Max
Yee-Wah Yang	...	Yachuko (as Yachuco Yama)
Franco Giacobini	...	Juan
Ana María Noé	...	Lotte Krayendorf
Guido Lollobrigida	...	Kurt
Francesco Tensi	...	Auctioneer
Margherita Horowitz	...	(credit only)
Enzo Consoli	...	Sitting Man at Lecture (as Vincenzo Consoli)
Mirella Pamphili	...	(as Mirella Pompili)

Storyline

The evil crime syndicate Thanatos is bent on taking over the world, using a magnetic wave generator that will cause all metal-based machinery to grind to a halt. However, the well-known British secret agent normally assigned to such tasks isn't available, so they engage his civilian brother, Neil, to help. Neil, played by Neil Connery, is a world-class plastic surgeon, hypnotist, and lip-reader, which turn out to be precisely the skills required for thwarting Thanatos.

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Plot Keywords:

eurospy | james bond spoof | parody | character name in title | psychotronic film | 

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Taglines:

OPERATION KID BROTHER is Too Much for One Mother!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Anthony Dawson and Adolfo Celi play Alpha and Beta to the evil criminal organization, Thanatos, in this film, respectively. In the classic James Bond film series, the former played #1, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, whilst the latter portrayed #2, Emilio Largo, to the evil worldwide crime syndicate SPECTRE. In this film, Dawson's face is clearly seen, whilst in the Bond series it was purposefully hidden.

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Goofs

Dr Connery is referred to repeatedly as Scottish, however his character is voiced (or rather dubbed) with an American accent.

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Quotes

Dr. Neil Connery: It's going to blow up soon. Maybe even tomorrow. With you on board.
Maya: You read too many novels by Fleming.

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Crazy Credits

The "Operation Double 007" print ends with the credit: "Released through United Artists." UA was the company that released the James Bond film franchise, too.

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Connections

Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (1993)

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Soundtracks

Se chiami amore
Lyrics by Audrey Nohra
Music by Bruno Nicolai and Ennio Morricone
Sung by Maria Cristina Brancucci

User Reviews

Actually more enjoyable than a couple of real James Bond films!

The first 20-30 minutes of this are surprisingly good: a fantastic title song (in both the English and the Italian versions!), a rousing score (by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai), cool gadgets (driverless car), sexy and powerful women (Daniela Bianchi and Lois Maxwell - sexier here than in any official Bond film!), a bon viveur villain (Adolfo Celi), Monte Carlo and Malaga locales, and - last but not least - the sublime atemi (it's fatal). It slows down A LOT in the middle, but does deliver the expected explosive finale. The production is fairly polished, and Neil Connery, although obviously not a casting find like his brother, is inoffensive. The whole film is very meta, too - in a modern sense. **1/2 out of 4.

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

20 April 1967 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Operation Kid Brother

Filming Locations:

Monaco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Produzione D.S. (Dario Sabatello)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1