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A lighthearted 1966 parody of [[James Bond]] movies, starring James Coburn as super-mega-omnicool (ex-)Z.O.W.I.E. agent Derek Flint, along with Lee J. Cobb as his his harried former boss, Lloyd Cramden. Flint is forced out of retirement to battle Galaxy, an organization led by a trio of Utopian [[Mad Scientist|Mad Scientists]] out to take over the world via their weather-control machine. His investigation leads him across Europe to Galaxy agents Gila and Rodney, and eventually Galaxy's secret headquarters. You can guess [[Collapsing Lair|what happens then]].
A lighthearted 1966 parody of [[James Bond]] movies, starring James Coburn as super-mega-omnicool (ex-)Z.O.W.I.E. agent Derek Flint, along with Lee J. Cobb as his his harried former boss, Lloyd Cramden. Flint is forced out of retirement to battle Galaxy, an organization led by a trio of Utopian [[Mad Scientist]]s out to take over the world via their weather-control machine. His investigation leads him across Europe to Galaxy agents Gila and Rodney, and eventually Galaxy's secret headquarters. You can guess [[Collapsing Lair|what happens then]].


Easily one of the best of the slew of [[The Sixties|1960s]] [[Follow the Leader|Bond imitations]]. A year later a sequel came out, ''In Like Flint'', which was a fairly lackluster rehash, and put an end to any thought of an ongoing franchise.
Easily one of the best of the slew of [[The Sixties|1960s]] [[Follow the Leader|Bond imitations]]. A year later a sequel came out, ''In Like Flint'', which was a fairly lackluster rehash, and put an end to any thought of an ongoing franchise.


A major influence on the ''[[Austin Powers]]'' movies, to the point the sequel was explicitly referred to as being the title character's favorite movie.
A major influence on the ''[[Austin Powers]]'' movies, to the point the sequel was explicitly referred to as being the title character's favorite movie.
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=== ''Our Man Flint'' contains examples of: ===


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* [[The Ace]]/[[Parody Sue]]: Flint, of course.
* [[The Ace]]/[[Parody Sue]]: Flint, of course.
* [[Affectionate Parody]]
* [[Affectionate Parody]]
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* [[Big Badass Bird of Prey]]: Galaxy has an Anti-American Eagle.
* [[Big Badass Bird of Prey]]: Galaxy has an Anti-American Eagle.
* [[Big Electric Switch]]: Flint throws several of these in the Galaxy communications room.
* [[Big Electric Switch]]: Flint throws several of these in the Galaxy communications room.
* [[Blonde Brunette Redhead]]: Flint's live-in playmates.
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: Flint's live-in playmates.
* [[Brainwashed]]: Galaxy's Pleasure Units.
* [[Brainwashed]]: Galaxy's Pleasure Units.
* [[The Can Kicked Him]]: The unlamented Hans Gruber.
* [[The Can Kicked Him]]: The unlamented Hans Gruber.
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* [[Disney Villain Death]]: Two Galaxy security guards, while fighting Flint on a catwalk.
* [[Disney Villain Death]]: Two Galaxy security guards, while fighting Flint on a catwalk.
* [[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]: Galaxy's broadcast to the world of their plans and demands.
* [[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]: Galaxy's broadcast to the world of their plans and demands.
* [[Dressing As the Enemy]]: Flint does it twice while infiltrating Galaxy island.
* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]: Flint does it twice while infiltrating Galaxy island.
* [[Drive-In Theater]]: A fake one, used for sex-fantasy play.
* [[Drive-In Theater]]: A fake one, used for sex-fantasy play.
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* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: The Zonal Organization for World Intelligence and Espionage. Atypically, "Galaxy" is ''not'' an example of this.
* [[Face Nod Action]]: The main Galaxy agents do this twice.
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* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: The Zonal Organization for World Intelligence and Espionage. Atypically, "Galaxy" is ''not'' an example of this.
* [[Gadget Watches]]: Flint has one which combines a sleep alarm and microscope. His lighter acts as a bomb detector and radio (with 80+ other functions).
* [[Gadget Watches]]: Flint has one which combines a sleep alarm and microscope. His lighter acts as a bomb detector and radio (with 80+ other functions).
* [[Go-Go Enslavement]]: Gila is dressed in a bikini, ''then'' put in the brainwashing machine.
* [[Go-Go Enslavement]]: Gila is dressed in a bikini, ''then'' put in the brainwashing machine.
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]
* [[Heel Face Turn]]
** [[High Heel Face Turn]]/[[Sex Face Turn]]: Gila, of course.
** [[High Heel Face Turn]]/[[Sex Face Turn]]: Gila, of course.
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: One Galaxy Mook went on to be Mr. Whipple.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: One Galaxy Mook went on to be Mr. Whipple.
* [[Holding the Floor]]
* [[Holding the Floor]]
* [[Hypnotize the Princess]]: Galaxy does this to Gila to turn her into a pleasure slave.
* [[Hypnotize the Princess]]: Galaxy does this to Gila to turn her into a pleasure slave.
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* [[Mandatory Unretirement]]
* [[Mandatory Unretirement]]
* [[Mind Control Device]]
* [[Mind Control Device]]
* [[Name's the Same]]: Minor villain "Hans Gruber" was later re-used in ''[[Die Hard (Film)|Die Hard]]''; appears to be a coincidence.
* [[Name's the Same]]: Minor villain "Hans Gruber" was later re-used in ''[[Die Hard]]''; appears to be a coincidence.
* [[Poisoned Weapons]]: Gila's harp-propelled needle and Flint's curare-tipped fly-killing blowgun dart.
* [[Poisoned Weapons]]: Gila's harp-propelled needle and Flint's curare-tipped fly-killing blowgun dart.
* [[Pressure Point]]: Flint, to several Galaxy personnel.
* [[Pressure Point]]: Flint, to several Galaxy personnel.
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* [[Safecracking]]: When Flint opens the Exotica Beauty company safe.
* [[Safecracking]]: When Flint opens the Exotica Beauty company safe.
* [[Shoe Phone]]: Flint's lighter.
* [[Shoe Phone]]: Flint's lighter.
* [[Orphaned/Shout Out/Films|Shout Out]]: "All I have to do is take a bite of your apple?"
* [[Shout-Out]]: "All I have to do is take a bite of your apple?"
* [[Sleight of Tongue]]
* [[Sleight of Tongue]]
* [[Spy Versus Spy]]
* [[Spy-Versus-Spy]]
* [[Superpower Lottery]]: Did we mention that Flint is super-mega-omnicool?
* [[Superpower Lottery]]: Did we mention that Flint is super-mega-omnicool?
* [[Swiss Army Weapon]]
* [[Swiss Army Weapon]]
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=== ''In Like Flint'' features: ===
=== ''In Like Flint'' features: ===
* [[Ashes to Crashes]]: Flint escapes after falling into a document incinerator during a fight scene. It helps that the villains thought they had finished him off. In a possibly deliberate homage to this scene, ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (Film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' has James Bond being left for dead in an incinerator only to escape a fiery end.
* [[Ashes to Crashes]]: Flint escapes after falling into a document incinerator during a fight scene. It helps that the villains thought they had finished him off. In a possibly deliberate homage to this scene, ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'' has James Bond being left for dead in an incinerator only to escape a fiery end.
* [[Conveyor Belt O' Doom]]
* [[Conveyor Belt O' Doom]]
* [[CPR Clean Pretty Reliable]]: After shocking a guard's heart back into beating, Flint does some mild chest compression on him.
* [[CPR: Clean, Pretty, Reliable]]: After shocking a guard's heart back into beating, Flint does some mild chest compression on him.
* [[Face Nod Action]]
* [[Follow the Bouncing Ball]]
* [[Follow the Bouncing Ball]]
* [[Harmless Freezing]]: Flint's girlfriends and the cryogenic freezers.
* [[Harmless Freezing]]: Flint's girlfriends and the cryogenic freezers.
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* [[Improbable Taxonomy Skills]]
* [[Improbable Taxonomy Skills]]
* [[Insane Troll Logic]]: At one point Flint breaks into Z.O.W.I.E's headquarters to investigate two people. The only information he manages to find on them is their heart rate measures, and he then declares the following:
* [[Insane Troll Logic]]: At one point Flint breaks into Z.O.W.I.E's headquarters to investigate two people. The only information he manages to find on them is their heart rate measures, and he then declares the following:
{{quote| Flint: 80 heartbeats per minute. Must be Russian cosmonauts!}}
{{quote|Flint: 80 heartbeats per minute. Must be Russian cosmonauts!}}
** ''Female'' Russian cosmonauts.
** ''Female'' Russian cosmonauts.
* [[Kiss of Distraction]]: "Operation Smooch" at the end.
* [[Kiss of Distraction]]: "Operation Smooch" at the end.
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Latest revision as of 15:08, 26 September 2023

A lighthearted 1966 parody of James Bond movies, starring James Coburn as super-mega-omnicool (ex-)Z.O.W.I.E. agent Derek Flint, along with Lee J. Cobb as his his harried former boss, Lloyd Cramden. Flint is forced out of retirement to battle Galaxy, an organization led by a trio of Utopian Mad Scientists out to take over the world via their weather-control machine. His investigation leads him across Europe to Galaxy agents Gila and Rodney, and eventually Galaxy's secret headquarters. You can guess what happens then.

Easily one of the best of the slew of 1960s Bond imitations. A year later a sequel came out, In Like Flint, which was a fairly lackluster rehash, and put an end to any thought of an ongoing franchise.

A major influence on the Austin Powers movies, to the point the sequel was explicitly referred to as being the title character's favorite movie.

Tropes used in Our Man Flint include:

In Like Flint features:

Flint: 80 heartbeats per minute. Must be Russian cosmonauts!

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