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)

Best to keep it secret

Firstly, after seeing Secret Agent Super Dragon, I now pronounce Danger Death Ray! king of all B spy movies. This one hurts so much that I can remember one character in this film named the Joker and I don't even know who that was!! Although our secret agent spy is suave with the ladies, that's most of the action you will see. I can only recall that there are less than 10 gunshots fired – TOTAL! Man, that's what I call a really lame spy thriller. Instead, our spy and his Q wannabe trade witty banter and drop lots of corny one liners. Oh, and the super drug that cannot be traced or detected? The DEA's worse nightmare. And the drug's results in people laughing hysterically, acting crazy and chaotic and violence? Yes, we as a society have all heard of alcohol. Add a secret villain society and a weird ‘W' membership ritual and "super" is the LAST word you'd use to describe this. As exciting as counting needles in a field of haystacks.