The Wrecking Crew (1968)

Movie"Matt Helm Is Alive And Well And Swinging In Copenhagen--So Far!"
Audience Score
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PG 1 hr 45 minDec 30th, 1968Comedy, ActionMatt Helm Collection PosterPart of Matt Helm Collection
When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $1 billion in U.S. gold, ICE chief MacDonald summons secret agent Matt Helm to stop him.
StarringDean MartinElke SommerSharon Tate
DirectorPhil Karlson

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 30th, 1968
Movie Box Office Gross:$2,400,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Columbia Pictures, Meadway-Claude Productions Company
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Matt Helm Collection

Tounge-in-cheek spy-spoof series staring Dean Martin. Loosely (VERY loosely) based on the series of novels by Donald Hamilton. The films used the name Matt Helm, his cover identity, plus book titles and some very loose plot elements, but otherwise the series bore no resemblance at all to the character, atmosphere, or themes of Hamilton's original books, nor to the hard-edged action of Bond. One reason was the attitude of the filmmakers that the only way to compete with the Bond films was to parody them.