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

Apparently, the film has allegedly never been formally and officially released on DVD.

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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

Thair Beta: I'm lucky Maya asked you to come. I was going to get in touch with you to arrange a meeting.
Dr. Neil Connery: Oh, of course, the returning game. I had no idea you were so interested in archery.
Thair Beta: Oh, I'm not. It's your services as a plastic surgeon I'm interested in.
Dr. Neil Connery: Why? Would you like to have your features changed?
Thair Beta: Me? Oh, no. I'm quite satisfied with my face. And, with my nose, also.

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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

Edited into Operation: Secret Agents, Spies & Thighs (2007)

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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

A STRONG CONTENDER FOR THE TITLE OF "MOST SHAMELESS MOVIE EVER MADE"

You just have to love the massive balls that it took to release this film at the height of the James Bond craze. It wasn't enough just to flagrantly rip off the Bond films, no, the producers actually got most of the supporting actors/villains/hot chicks from the real films and then had the nerve to cast Sean Connery's brother, Neil, as the hero (who is alluded to be 007's brother)! However, as bad'60's spy flicks go, this is astonishingly more entertaining than most of them. Give it a chance!

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