Our Man Flint

1966

Our Man Flint

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Movie Info

James Coburn stars as super-spy Derek Flint in this action comedy which takes the tongue-in-cheek wit of the James Bond series and shifts it into high gear. Flint is an ultra-sophisticated operative of international intelligence agency Z.O.W.I.E. He's a master of martial arts, electronic gadgetry (his cigarette lighter can perform 83 special functions), languages both human and animal (he can communicate with dolphins in a pinch), and even gives ballet lessons to the dancers of the Bolshoi. So when his fellow agents begin dropping like flies, Z.O.W.I.E. assigns Flint the task of finding out who the killers happen to be. Eventually, Flint discovers that the killings are all part of the wicked machinations of G.A.L.A.X.Y., a cadre of world-wide villainy that plans to take over the world through weather control. Our Man Flint also stars Lee J. Cobb, Gila Golan, and Edward Mulhare. A sequel, In Like Flint, followed two years later, and in 1976, the character was revived for a TV movie, Our Man Flint: Dead on Target, with Ray Danton taking over the role of Derek Flint. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating:

G
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Daniel Mann
Written By:

Hal Fimberg, Ben Starr
In Theaters:

Jan 16, 1966 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jul 16, 2002
Runtime:

108 minutes
Studio:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Cast

James Coburn
as Derek Flint

Lee J. Cobb
as Cramden

Gila Golan
as Gila

Edward Mulhare
as Malcolm Rodney

Benson Fong
as Dr. Schneider

Shelby Grant
as Leslie

Patricia Olson
as Anna

Gianna Serra
as Gina

Helen Funai
as Sakito

Michael St. Clair
as Gruber

Rhys Williams
as Dr. Krupov

Russ Conway
as American General

Ena Hartman
as WAC

Bill Walker
as American Diplomat

Peter Brocco
as Dr. Wu

James Brolin
as Technician

Robert Gunner
as 0008 (uncredited)

Harry Monty
as Uncredited

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Critic Reviews for Our Man Flint

All Critics (29) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (6)

The gimmickry congeals.

Oct 18, 2011 | Full Review…

TIME Magazine
Top Critic
[A] dazzling, action-jammed swashbuckling spoof.

Jul 22, 2008 | Full Review…

Variety Staff
Variety
Top Critic
It becomes a parade of nonsense, a steal on the comic strips.

May 9, 2005 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Bosley Crowther
New York Times
Top Critic
Jaunty.

Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…

Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Top Critic
The excessive two hours of footage makes the film, consciously or not - it never becomes very clear - falls into ridiculousness in different ways. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 23, 2019 | Full Review…

Sergio Benítez
Espinof
To the extent that Our Man Flint works, it does so due to its tossed-off wit...and the sheer oddity of Coburn, the toothy, gangly character actor who nevertheless charms his way into stardom here with laid-back cool. [Blu-ray]

Feb 20, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews
Groovy, baby.

Oct 18, 2011 | Full Review…

Film4 Staff
Film4
The plot is the usual hokum and Edward Mulhare isn't really eccentric enough to compete in the villainy stakes, but Coburn is plainly enjoying himself so much, and the trimmings are so stylish, that it's impossible not to enjoy.

Oct 18, 2011 | Full Review…

Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
The script is loaded with holes and the direction is tired, but the film is still one of the better Bond spoofs.

Oct 18, 2011 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

TV Guide
Coasts along on two things: Coburn's incredible charm, and the dazzlement of a film that plays like it was built from the ground up to capture everything aesthetically and socially that defined 1965.

Jun 29, 2011 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
The best of the spy-spoof bunch ... a hyper-kitschy and entertaining time capsule starring James Coburn as a Bond surrogate played so straight you could shave with him.

Apr 8, 2006 | Full Review…

Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com
The best of the pre-Austin Powers spy spoofs, with sharp writing and plenty of Bond allusions.

Oct 30, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

James Plath
Reel.com

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Audience Reviews for Our Man Flint

Jun 23, 2014

One interesting element here is that while initially intended as an over-the-top sendup of the ever popular Bond films of the time, that the Bond films themselves became so much like the spoofs that in retrospect both seem indistinguishable anymore. James Coburn obviously loved the chance at playing the cooler-than-cool (ice cold) uberman, Derek Flint, and its in his relishing the part that the most fun is had here. Lotsa hot babes (mainly as background eye candy) and imaginary gadgets (that still haven't been invented) abound. Its so good ... that it could count as a Bond film (sorry Cubby).

Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
Aug 29, 2011

If you liked Austin Powers....

Sean G Super Reviewer
Sep 05, 2010

Many people point to this as one of the best spy movies of the 60s along with 007, but I wasn't that impressed with it. The style is more interesting than a Bond movie, but I didn't care for Coburn's character, he seemed too flawless. Overall it's okay, though, especially if you love spy movies.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Feb 24, 2010

A classic of the spy-genre, in its all-out parody glory. Age has only added a new sheen of humor, as we guffaw at the retro aura (the kung-fu grips, the 1960's womanizing, go-go dancing, and ridiculous faux-buddhist upper-class chicness. Our Man Flint is an essential entry in the genre of parody, and actually manages to stand on its own without knowledge of what it is trying to parody in a way that the more recent (and less sophisticated) Austin Powers has managed to do. Yet where Austin Powers is slapstick hilarity, Our Man Flint is buffoonishly mock-serious.... a parody style that fits the spy-film genre far more comfortably and more satisfyingly... and has aged remarkably well for a highly topical parody.

Daniel H Super Reviewer