New York chiama Superdrago (1966)

User Rating:

1.9/10   

Director:

Giorgio Ferroni

Writers:

Bill Coleman (writer)
Remigio Del Grosso (writer)

Release Date:

May 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Mystery

Tagline:

Blondes, brunettes, redheads, murderers, smugglers, or master criminals -- his fire could take them all.

Plot:

A series of murders in Michigan lead an American secret agent to Amsterdam, where he uncovers a plot to imperil the world with a potent new drug.

Plot Keywords:

Secret Agent | Amsterdam | Chewing Gum | Holland | Auction

Cast

Ray Danton	...	Bryan Cooper / Super Dragon
Marisa Mell	...	Charity Farrel
Margaret Lee	...	Cynthia Fulton
Jess Hahn	...	Baby Face
Carlo D'Angelo	...	Fernand Lamas
Adriana Ambesi	...	Verna
Marco Guglielmi	...	Prof. Kurge
Solvi Stubing	...	Elizabeth
Gérard Herter	...	Coleman (as Gerard Haerther)
Jacques Herlin	...	Ross
Carlo Hinterman
Pinkas Braun
Christia Hester
Benito Stefanelli
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Artemio Antonini	...	Van Opel Henchman
Angelo Infanti
Renato Romano

Also Known As:

Höllenjagd auf heiße Ware (West Germany)
New York Calling Superdragon (International: English title) (informal literal title)
New York Calls Superdragon (International: English title) (informal literal title)
New York appelle Superdragon (France)
Secret Agent Super Dragon
Super Dragon

Runtime:

Italy:100 min | USA:95 min

Country:

France | Italy | West Germany

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Films Borderie

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Dutch flag on the desk at the American Embassy is upside down.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Secret Agent Super Dragon (#6.4)" (1993)

One Goofy Movie!

It's hard to think of a more goofy film with a more goofy premise than "Secret Agent Super Dragon". Apparently, a terrorist mastermind and his henchman have been lacing bubblegum with a substance that makes you act stupid. Evil isn't it? Of course the only one who can save the world is Secret Agent Super Dragon: a greasy, deep-throated "tall guy" that should have been called Secret Agent Super Sportjacket. While dispatching villains in absolutely ridiculous methods (karate chops), he manages to bed plenty of women with fake eyebrows and fake hair color. The dubbing is atrocious along with just about everything else in this movie. The highlight is a sequence in which the Super Dragon is sunk in a wooden coffin and is suddenly saved by inflatable rubber bags - which should have kept him from sinking in the first place! Also, the sets in Holland are hilarious looking; imagine walking through the garden section of a local Walmart. Be sure to watch the MST3K version of this pathetic mess.