New York chiama Superdrago (1966)

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 | Chewing Gum | Presumed Dead | Holland | MST3K

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:

Errors in geography: Super Dragon's colleague died in an accident when his car plunged off a canyon road 2-3 miles outside of Fremont. There are no canyons in or around Fremont, Michigan.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Il burattinaio (1994)

Extremely dull

Although it is executed with a certain degree of professionalism, and has some interesting touches here and there (like a bulletproof vest that reflects the bullet and sends it back to the sender!), "New York Calling Superdragon" is defeated by its sheer dullness. Not much happens throughout the film: there are no major set-pieces and little excitement. Nearly all of the action is limited to fistfights, unless you count the explosion of an obvious miniature building at the end. Ray Danton is an agreeable cut-rate Bond (and although others here have found him unlikable, I thought he was more respectful to the ladies than the real Bond); Margaret Lee and Marisa Mell are both sexy, but largely used for decorative purposes only; the villains are as forgettable as the rest of the film. (*1/2)