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:

Such close friends... such beautiful enemies...

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The taglines "'Neil Connery' is too much" and "OPERATION KID BROTHER is Too Much for One Mother!" are parodies of the tagline for the James Bond spoof movie Casino Royale (1967) which says "Casino Royale is too much for one James Bond!".

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Goofs

When Beta fires his magnetic wave weapon, which is designed to freeze all metal into immovable blocks, cars are seen coming to a halt. The next time the cars are shown, though, the car doors and hoods have somehow been opened.

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Quotes

Dr. Neil Connery: Dr. Huffon was asking me if it would be possible to make a demonstration of hypnosis of total recall. This experiment requires the outlay of a great deal of energy...
Man sitting next to Maya: [whispering to Maya] Why don't you try it?
Dr. Neil Connery: No, no. Not the young lady.
Man sitting next to Maya: Excuse me, doctor. I really thought that I was just whispering.
Dr. Neil Connery: Actually it's my fault. I didn't hear you, but I am capable of lip-reading.

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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 films.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Ninja Champion (2014)

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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

OK pastiche. Don't knock it till you've tried it!

I remember so clearly how excited I was to see this movie into theaters were the first came out. When I remember most was seeing so many great familiar faces from the Sean Connery 007 series. Little did I know that composer Ennio Morricone would later become famous for the theme for "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly," but I did love the theme song "O.K. Conneryand," which incidentally is an alternate title for this film is. Many will tear this film apart, but I say no fair. It was meant to be for fun, and succeeds quite well there. True, the dubbing is awful, especially since I really wish I could have heard Sean's less famous brother speak for himself, but no matter. There are lots of great locations to see how the many attractive Italian girls, and if you don't take it too seriously (God knows how you could) it's a fun and entertaining way to pass the time. Hell, it beats the crap out of "Casino Royale."

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

20 April 1967 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Operation Kid Brother

Filming Locations:

Tétouan, Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Produzione D.S. (Dario Sabatello)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1