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What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)

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Woody Allen took a Japanese spy movie called Kagi No Kagi, and replaced its original dialogue with an entirely new plot. In its revised state, this film follows the adventures of agent Phil Moskowitz who is on a deadly mission to secure the recipe for the "world's greatest egg salad." However, Moskowitz, with the help of the beautiful Suki and Terri Yaki, must prevent this unique recipe from falling into the hands of the evil Shepherd Wong. The group Lovin' Spoonful recorded the majority of the

Jul 15, 2003

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Gimmicky but intermittently funny, Woody Allen's feature directing debut is based on the retooling and redubbing of a minor Japanese thriller-actioner with American actors.

August 27, 2010 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

It's so crazy that it works until halfway through, as that's when the gimmick becomes tiresome and the sophomoric one-liners lose their zip.

May 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Amusing redub from Woody Allen.

April 9, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

Japanese spy flick dubbed into incomprehensible English; funny for a while but ultimately tedious

June 21, 2005 Comment
Film Journal International

Hilarious Woody Allen comedy of dubbing.

October 25, 2004 Comment

reminds you of a time when Allen didn't have to try so hard

July 30, 2003 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Clever, but not nearly as funny as it thinks it is.

June 15, 2003 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Tasteless but grandly funny experiment.

January 25, 2003 Comment
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
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Woody Allen's directorial debut was an interesting experiment at the time: redubbing International Secret Police: A Barrel of Gunpowder and ISP: Key of Keys (two pre-existing Japanese James Bond-esque films) with comedic English dialogue (a definite early precursor to Mystery Science Theater 3000). The film on screen,

March 20, 2011
JonathanHutchings
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After writing and appearing in the film, "What's New Pussycat?", Woody Allen was approached by producers to write an english language dub of the japanese spy thriller "International Secret Police: Key of Keys". He agreed to do it, but only if he could re-work the storyline, which now centers around a group of spies

May 21, 2010
Mr Awesome
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