In Like Flint (1967)

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writer:

Hal Fimberg (writer)

Release Date:

15 March 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

FLINT'S BACK! IN Action IN Danger IN Fun

Plot:

Super-spy Flint takes on a cabal of women plotting to rule the world.

Plot Keywords:

Exploding Golf Ball | Island Hideaway | Female Takeover | Bikini | Moscow Russia

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

James Coburn	...	Derek Flint
Lee J. Cobb	...	Lloyd C. Cramden
Jean Hale	...	Lisa
Andrew Duggan	...	President Trent
Anna Lee	...	Elisabeth
Hanna Landy	...	Helena
Totty Ames	...	Simone
Steve Ihnat	...	General Carter
Thomas Hasson	...	Lieutenant Avery
Mary Michael	...	Terry
Diane Bond	...	Jan
Jacki Ray	...	Denise
Herb Edelman	...	Russian Premier
Yvonne Craig	...	Natasha, the Ballerina
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	...	Austin (as Buzz Henry)
Henry Wills	...	Cooper
John Lodge	...	Russian Agent
Mary Meade French	...	Hilda
Erin O'Brien	...	Amazon #1
Jennifer Gan	...	Amazon #2 (as Ginny Gan)
Eve Bruce	...	Amazon #3
Inge Jaklyn	...	Amazon #4
Kay Farrington	...	Amazon #5
Thordis Brandt	...	Amazon #6
Inga Neilsen	...	Amazon #7
Marilyn Hanold	...	Amazon #8
Pat Becker	...	Lady Client #1 at Fabulous Face
Lyzanne La Due	...	Lady Client #2 at Fabulous Face
Nancy Stone	...	Lady Client #3 at Fabulous Face
W.P. Lear Sr.	...	Bill Lear
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rand Brooks	...	Missile Control Officer (uncredited)
Jeff Burton	...	Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
John Daheim	...	Zowie Guard in Fabulous Face Gym (uncredited)
Dick Dial	...	Astronaut (uncredited)
Lyn Peters	...	Technician (uncredited)
Pat Renella	...	Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)

Directed by
Gordon Douglas

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Hal Fimberg		writer

Produced by
Saul David	....	producer
Martin Fink	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
William H. Daniels

Film Editing by
Hugh S. Fowler

Casting by
Joe Scully

Art Direction by
Dale Hennesy
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by
James W. Payne
Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by
Ray Aghayan

Makeup Department
Margaret Donovan	....	hair stylist
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Eric Stacey	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Hall	....	assistant director

Art Department
Greg C. Jensen	....	set construction (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Dockendorf	....	sound
Samuel F. Goode	....	sound

Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects
Art Cruickshank	....	special photographic effects
Emil Kosa Jr.	....	special photographic effects

Stunts
John Daheim	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Dial	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nick Dimitri	....	stunts (uncredited)
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Henry Wills	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth Lang	....	chief lighting technician
Bill Johnson	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Music Department
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Robert 'Buzz' Henry	....	special action sequences (as Buzz Henry)
Richard Kuhn	....	opening montage
Richard Kuhn	....	title designer
Stefan Wenta	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• Centfox (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1970) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CBS/Fox (laserdisc)
• Fox Video (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• Trans World Entertainment (TWE) (video)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (nf) | Norway:16 | Canada:G | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | Singapore:PG

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

ZOWIE stood for Zonal Organization World Intelligence Espionage.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the bar, when Flint clears the room by firing the pistol, you can hear the gunshots, but the pistol has a silencer.

Quotes:

[On hearing that the president has been replaced by an impostor.]
Flint: An actor? As president?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in BachelorMan (2003)

Soundtrack:

Hail To The Chief

Flint Gets too Silly

Coburn goes way way over the top in ILF. In OMF he plays Flint as someone who is 'sort of real' ... for example, when Cramden asks him, "Is there nothing you don't know?" "A great many things, sir." In the fight sequences, they are also played 'not campy' ... the fight in the bathroom ... it's more fun when it looks somewhat real, and when the toilet paper and grunt of Gruber comes at the scene's end, it's the right touch.

The same with the fight with the two guards outside Cramden's office. Great stuff. I think Coburn's style influenced Bruce Lee ... or other way around? If Coburn did OMF in 1965 or so, and he met Lee a couple of years later (I'm not certain) .... And after the fight, the comedy is just right; a blend of silliness (the light bulb) and straightness, with Flint saving a life.

Notice also when Cramden is darted, and Flint doesn't mug when he does the cut.

But in the sequel, Coburn is all over the place, over-mugging. While most of the credit for the downsizing of Flint goes to the writers, Coburn also has to take some blame. There is hardly an action scene where he plays Flint like a fighting master ... just for laffs. Again, counter this with OMF : when he climbs the ladder with the guitar rift, happily Coburn doesn't wink and mug. With that great music, it would've ruined the scene(s).

However, the scene in the penthouse, with Flint talking about eating grubs is the Flint form the first movie.

The director should have seen this. Or maybe Coburn thought the script was so dumb, he just let loose and had his own jokes. But Flint loses his fun when it became too much Austin Powers.

Btw, the Powers movies would have been much better if they had been played as a homage to Flint/Bond. That's what OMF did so well. Created a great character with the perfect actor to play him.

But even tho ILF is so inferior to the first, it's still a lot of fun. How can I say this? Because he's still Flint!