Elizabeth montgomery from the movie johnny cool she is also known as samantha from the tv series bewitched. The silencers starring dean martin as a james bond style hero. The silencers 1966 with dean martin classic film freak. At the end of the the silencers 1966, a weak spy film in the james bond mold, star dean martin is surrounded by beautiful women on his hightech disc of a bed as a title informs us that dinos character, matt helm, will be back in murderers row also 1966. Larri thomas, an actress and dancer who did a striptease during the steamy opening title sequence of the silencers, the first movie to star dean martin as counteragent matt helm, has died. During the 50s, he and partner performerp99633jerry lewisjerrylewis. Dean martin found phenomenal success in almost every entertainment venue and, although suffering a few down times during his career, always managed to come out on top. With michael dudikoff, brennan elliott, terence kelly, gabrielle miller. June 7, 1917 december 25, 1995 was an american actor, singer and comedian.
Dean martin, stella stevens, daliah lavi, victor buono, arthur oconnell, cyd charisse, robert webber, phil karlson. Dino is first seen reclining in his automated bed, and he hardly wakes up for the remainder of the picture. It can even tilt to dump its occupants in as well for a nice touch. The silencers is a 1966 spy comedy directed by phil karlson and stars dean martin as matt helm, a former superspy who comes out of retirement to foil a plot by an evil organization to incite a nuclear war. If you have never seen a matt helm movie, you will need to keep an open mind.
Take one shot of danger, two splashes of action and a twist of comedy and add a generous portion ofscreen legend dean martin to the mix and. Austin powers undoubtedly stole a few moves from matt helm, the swinging secret agent embodied by dean martin in four intentionally dopey late60s movies. Matt helm is a fictional character created by author donald hamilton. Gold bullion worth usd 1 billion has been stolen from a hijacked train in denmark. It is the second of four films in the matt helm series, and is very loosely based upon the spy novel murderers row by donald hamilton, which was published in 1962.
The silencers, american spy film, released in 1966, that was the first and arguably. The movie features sexy innuendos, scantily clad women and spy. The first film, 1966s the silencers was quite a joyful revisit. Matt helm the murderers row 1966 full movie dailymotion. The silencers is an american pathecolor spy film spoof motion picture released in 1966 and starring dean martin as agent matt helm. Take one shot of danger, two splashes of action and a twist of comedy and add a generous portion ofscreen legend dean martin to the mix and youve got the silencers, a stylishly sexy adventure in the tradition of james bond. Murderers row, the ambushers and the wrecking crew. I was looking for the dean martin film the silencers where hes matt helm.
With dean martin, elke sommer, sharon tate, nancy kwan. Take one shot of danger, two splashes of action and a twist of comedy and add a generous portion ofscreen legend dean martin to the mix and youve got the silencers, a stylishly sexy adventure in. Retired agent matt helm is reactivated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the usa and starting wwiii. Dean martin appears as the suave and charming american spy matt helm. Dean martin as matt helm sings songs from the silencers. Secret agent matt helm must battle foreign spies and a rogue nations exiled ruler in order to recover a hijacked u. The film was released at the height of the james bond phenomena and its success spawned three sequels. The silencers opens with our semiretired hero, played by dean martin, enjoying himself in the swankiness of his 1966 bachelor dive, which is full of all of the latest gadgets. The silencers was the first of four spy films in which he played. Martin can only look straight into the camera and, without a trace of irony, say oh, my god. A federal agent is assigned to get the inside scoop on a dangerous terrorist group. March 17, 1966 as another inevitable parody of james bond, spies, sex and popular tunes, the silencers, which crashed into the sutton and victoria theaters yesterday, never lives up to its title, but it is loud, fast, obvious and occasionally funny.
Dean martin, phil karlson, and nancy kovack in the silencers director phil karlson checks bullet squibs placement for barbaras sexy death scene. In the silencers, helm must stop an evil organization, big o the bureau for international government and order, from blowing up the united states nuclear arsenal and irradiating half the country. Although one of the greatest female dancers in the history of the movie musical. The silencers classic movies, dean martin, actresses. Martin s other important movies were some came running, rio bravo, the sons of katie elder and the silencers. Billy crystal, robin williams, whoopi goldberg 1990 duration. The silencers 1966 stream and watch online moviefone.
It seems that the evil big o organization has a nefarious plan called operation. Released 1966, the silencers stars deanmartin, stellastevens, daliahlavi, victorbuono the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of. The sequels to the silencers 1966 were murderers row 1966, the ambushers 1967, and the wrecking crew 1968. Dean martin in the silencers 1966 cyd charisse in the silencers 1966 dean martin. Silencers, the internet movie firearms database guns. Pdf matt helm the removers matt helm novels read online. The silencers 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In order to blend into their ranks, hes forced to fake his own death and make friends with the groups deadly but charismatic leader. Murderers row is a 1966 american comedy spyfi film starring dean martin as matt helm. I wish they were still producing all 3 other matt helm movies on dvd. Annmargret and karl malden costar in this sequel to the silencers. Oddly enough, shooting for the silencers finished on september 9, 1965, the same day that the dean martin show premiered on tv. Its up to secret agent matt helm martin to save the day when mascared megalomaniac victor bruno what ever happened to baby jane.
Allen unsuccessfully tried to resurrect the character as a tv movie. Stella stevens, daliah lavi, victor buono and cyd charisse also star in the movie. One of the most popular and enduring american entertainers of the mid20th century, martin was nicknamed the king of cool. In this, the first matt helm movie, we see matt helm coaxed out of semiretirement by an. With dean martin, stella stevens, daliah lavi, victor buono. The silencers was the first of four movies starring dean martin as agent matt helm. She was played by actress nancy kovack b 1935 appearance and character a tall, beautiful, blonde, white woman in her early thirties, barbara wears only a mans white shirt and white stiletto shoes. Theres a spinning bed which also transports helm and any potential lady love to a good sized swimming pool.
Silencers, the 1966 movie clip i havent seen all latest models fleeing an acapulco nightclub assassination, matt helm dean martin and tina daliah lavi hustle back to the hotel to interrogate gail stella stevens who turns out to be wearing a tearaway dress, in the silencers. The silencers is the first and best of the bunchbut at that, its barely a movie. This is widescreen and i didnt see any censorship as some of the. If this plan comes to fruition, big o will explode an atomic bomb over alamogordo, nm, and start wwiii.
Check out production photos, hot pictures, movie images of elizabeth montgomery and more from rotten tomatoes celebrity gallery. In the spy spoof the silencers, dean martin, playing the starring role of secret agent matt helm, hears excerpts from old tin pan alley standards going through his head, sung by himself, of course, during the course of the story. Allen unsuccessfully tried to resurrect the character as a tv movie, matt helm 1975. With dean martin, senta berger, janice rule, james gregory. Barbara the silencers the female villains wiki fandom. Dean martin and shapely company arrive in the silencers published. In this, the first matt helm movie, we see matt helm coaxed out of semiretirement by an attractive expartner. The silencers 1966 dean martin, phil karlson, and nancy kovack in the silencers 1966. The silencers 1966 is a quintessential 1960s spy spoof, directed by. Barbara seductive evil doer nancy kovack barbara is a villainess who was featured in the first matt helm spy spoof movie the silencers usa 1966. The us government sends matt helm, one of its top agents, to investigate and recover the gold. This first matt helm movie is a musthave if youre a dean martin fan, especially at this price. The danny thomas show dean martin 1958 ten thousand bedrooms ray hunter 1957 hollywood or bust steve wiley.
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