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Overview

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7.0/10   1,486 votes
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Writer:
Theodore J. Flicker (writer)
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Release Date:
21 December 1967 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
Only two people on earth want Sidney Schaefer alive. Sidney Schaefer. And the President of the United States. more
Plot:
At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the President's Analyst... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Over-looked gem more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Coburn ... Dr. Sidney Schaefer
Godfrey Cambridge ... Don Masters, CEA Agent
Severn Darden ... V.I. Kydor Kropotkin
Joan Delaney ... Nan Butler
Pat Harrington Jr. ... Arlington Hewes, President of TPC (as Pat Harrington)
Barry McGuire ... Old Wrangler
Jill Banner ... Snow White
Eduard Franz ... Ethan Allen Cocket, CEA Director
Walter Burke ... Henry Lux, FBR Chief
Will Geer ... Dr. Lee-Evans
William Daniels ... Wynn Quantrill

Joan Darling ... Jeff Quantrill
Sheldon Collins ... Bing Quantrill
Arte Johnson ... Sullivan, FBR Agent
Martin Horsey ... 1st Puddlian (Canadian Secret Service)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
A not-so secret fact is that the FBR and CEA were originally identified by their real names; apparently pressure was brought to rename them after the film was shot. Thus every line where FBR or CEA is spoken has been redubbed, often very audibly. If you watch actor's lips, they're really saying FBI and CIA. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The ship scene is supposed to be in one of the Great Lakes, but when getting off the ship in the little red car, the landscape is desert. more
Quotes:
Dr. Sidney Schaefer: If I was a psychiatrist, which I am, I would say that I was turning into some sort of paranoid personality, which I am! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Hogan's Heroes: The Sergeant's Analyst (#5.23)" (1970) more
Soundtrack:
Joy to the World more

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19 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
Over-looked gem, 25 October 2000
10/10
Author: Woodby (felix@woodbyproductions.com) from Surrey, England

Too many films want it both ways, but this is that rare example of a film that actually gets it. It genuinely is of its age - all swinging Sixties and cultural revolution - but it also sends all that up.

Read the plot elsewhere but suffice to say that those numb-nuts who believe it to be shambolic clearly don't know a carefully structured film when they see one. It's a comedy thriller that zips along whilst never missing an opportunity to provide some of the best satire you'll ever see on Flower Power, Psychiatry, American Liberalism and the Cold War.

Furthermore, for me, it's James Coburn's best performance because we get to see his comedic skills whilst at the same time get a generous slice of just what makes him the coolest cat ever to grace the silver screen.

I'm gobsmacked that this - one of my Top 25 films - is not considered a classic. For me it's up there with Dr Strangelove because it's got everything: great direction, a great great story, great dialogue, great sound-track, and did I mention the acting...?

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