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Secret agent matt helm dean martin is called on to stop a plan to steal over one billion dollars in gold. The wrecking crew 1969 when a celebrated international crime czar hijacks a billion dollars in gold, intelligence and counter espionage sends in matt helm to recover the loot. Sharon tate as freya in the movie the wrecking crew. Dean martin im not the marrying kind matt helm theme from. Matt helm lounge silencerswrecking crewambushersmurderers. The wrecking crew 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Interestingly for a matt helm movie, however, linka is a rare woman in matts orbit who is the recipient, rather than initiator, of the first display of interest. The wrecking crew 1968 on tv channels and schedules. The wrecking crew 1968 dean martin as matt helm imdb. Jul 26, 2019 though a fifth matt helm film, entitled the ravagers, was planned and teased at the end of the wrecking crew, it wouldnt come to pass. Wen yurang the wrecking crew the female villains wiki. The us government sends matt helm, one of its top agents, to investigate and recover the gold.

It is the fourth and final film in the matt helm series, and is very loosely based upon the 1960 novel of the same name by donald hamilton. The silencers, murderers row, the wrecking crew, and the ambushers. On the other hand, matts fight scenes, particularly with walls henchman ironhead, leave something to be desired. Starring dean martin, elke sommer, and nancy kwan alongside tate, the wrecking crew was the fourth in what was then known as the matt helm series, a spyfi comedy franchise loosely based on the. Linka karensky the wrecking crew the female villains. The scene of chuck norris movie debut from the wrecking crew 1968.

At least matt helm gets to drive a cool lincoln continental instead of a station wagon in this movie. A dean martin film in his matt helm franchise a blatant james bond ripoff crew was notable for young star sharon tates karate fight with nancy kwan. Matt helm the ambushers 1967 full movie video dailymotion. The wrecking crew would be the last film in the series, but you wouldnt be able to tell that from the. Matt and coco julians significant other have mild flirtations, but aside from suzie, there is no other lady authentically part of the plot with whom matt has the least sort of romantic interlude. The first of the series of matt helm films, the big cheese of big o, an organization that wants to sabotage the american atomic missile system. The wrecking crew is a 1968 film, starring dean martin, elke sommer, nancy kwan, tina louise, and sharon tate.

Martin had had his fill of spy action over the tail end of. On the other hand, matt s fight scenes, particularly with walls henchman ironhead, leave something to be desired. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Matt helm, code name eric, has been recently reactiva. Mar 12, 2018 bradley cooper will lead a new matt helm movie. Similar movies to the wrecking crew the silencers matt helm dean martin is called out of retirement to stop the evil big o organization who plan to explode an atomic bomb over alamagordo, nm, and start ww iii. The wrecking crew was the fourth and final movie in the matt helm spy series. Watch matt helm the murderers row 1966 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion.

Aug 05, 2019 determined to keep his illgotten gain, the count orders the wrecking crew elke sommers and nancy kwan two gorgeous assassins trained in guns, explosives and karate to dispatch helm onceand. Future action star chuck norris has a bit part in this film. Dean martin was so distraught over the murder of his the wrecking crew 1968 costar and friend sharon tate in august 1969, six months after the movie was released, then still playing in theatres in the us and opening internationally, that he abandoned the next already announced matt helm motion picture series installment to be titled the ravagers and never played the character again. The wrecking crew was directed by phil karlson as was the first matt helm movie 3 years earlier. So lets talk about the wrecking crew and the protoaustin powers franchise it brought to an end.

The wrecking crew is everything that i expected of a 60s spy flick. The wrecking crew is a 1968 american comedy spyfi film starring dean martin as matt helm, along with elke sommer, nancy kwan, tina. Helm later catches up with the train containing contini and the gold bars, and kills him by pushing him out of the trap door in the bottom of the train car onto the tracks while the train is in motion. The film follows matt helm as he is assigned by his secret agency, ice, to bring down an evil count named contini. Linka karensky the wrecking crew the female villains wiki. Mar 12, 2009 the wrecking crew, released in 1969, was the fourth and final film in the matt helm spy franchise starring dean martin. Secret agent matt helm dean martin is called on to stop a plan to steal over one. Similar movies to the wrecking crew the silencers matt helm dean martin is called out of retirement to stop the evil big o organization who plan to explode. I have been looking for this last movie in the matt helm franchise for years. Watch matt helm lounge the silencers murderers rowthe.

With the help of the fumbling female agent freya sharon tate, the two race against. Ice chief macdonald summons secret agent matt helm to stop him. The only movie i hadnt seen in that one was the wrecking crew. He makes a living writing popular novels westerns mostly, and lives. Dean martin stars as the original swinger agent, matt helm, in this fourdisc set including. Determined to keep his illgotten gain, the count orders the wrecking crew elke sommers and nancy kwan two gorgeous assassins trained in guns, explosives and karate to dispatch helm onceand. Matt helm the wrecking crew kindle edition by hamilton. Apr 28, 2014 watch matt helm the wrecking crew 1969 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Everything in the wrecking crew, the fourth movie in which dean martin plays matt helm, the government agent, seems to contain a boobytrap. Sharon tate and dean martin in the wrecking crew 1968 youtube. Matt helm, the debonair secret agent, saves the world from doom in this fourth and final matt helm feature. The wrecking crew was the final film in the series and is an enjoyably camp romp.

Watch matt helm the ambushers 1967 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Other actors may have played james bond, but only dean martin could play matt helm. After four films in three years, martin felt it was about time to move on, and sharon tates murder so upset him, he pulled the plug on the series. A fifth movie entitled the ravagers was in the planning stage, but many factors including the untimely death of sharon tate, led to the decision to not pursue that venue. Matt helm meets tina, an old world war ii associate, who coerces him into helping her with her plans. The crime rings plan is eventually foiled, but only after countless fights, chases, and murders.

This movie has a lot of eye candy in it, and i could have chosen a lot more pictures, but thats exactly the reason weve chosen to limit ourselves. The wrecking crew 1968 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Earlier, there is a nice scene in which lola medini tina louise, a former associate of contina, seduces matt in connection with the intrigue. Interestingly for a matt helm movie, however, linka is a rare woman in matt s orbit who is the recipient, rather than initiator, of the first display of interest. The wrecking crew was loosely adapted in 1969 as a motion picture starring dean martin as matt helm. Watch matt helm the wrecking crew 1969 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Although another matt helm film is announced at the conclusion of the wrecking crew the ravagers, it was never made. Though a fifth matt helm film, entitled the ravagers, was planned and teased at the end of the wrecking crew, it wouldnt come to pass. Matt helm remains an interesting character decades after he appeared in print.

For the fourth and last of the matt helm spy spoofs starring dean martin, phil karlson director of original movie the silencers was dragooned back into service. You can check out those posts if you never read them. Apr 02, 2011 sharon tate as freya in the movie the wrecking crew. Both are basically assassins in service to their government with a license to kill but helm is not a cardboard booby flemings description of bond. This was the fourth and final instalment in the commercially popular but critically derided series, which took great liberties with hamiltons original, serious novel, turning it into a campy comedy. Dean martin had already been goofing on the james bond bandwagon since 1966, with three previous outings as the boozing secret agent ladies man matt helm. The wrecking crew is a 1968 american comedy spyfi film directed by phil karlson and starring dean martin as matt helm, along with elke sommer, nancy. A denny tedesco film about a littleknown group of studio musicians who contributed to hundreds of charttopping singles.

May 01, 2011 sharon tate as freya in the movie the wrecking crew. Jul 15, 2014 it is believed that he was so distraught over the murder of his wrecking crew costar and friend sharon tate that he abandoned the next alreadyannounced matt helm motion picture series installment to be titled the ravagers, and never played the character again, though there was a shortlived tv series in the 70s starring anthony franciosa in. The wrecking crew is a 1968 american comedy spyfi film directed by phil karlson and starring dean martin as matt helm, along with elke sommer, nancy kwan, tina louise, and sharon tate. Senta berger, the ambushers 1967 dean martin, matt, helm. With dean martin, elke sommer, sharon tate, nancy kwan. Matt helm, onetime special agent for the american government during the second world war, has left behind his violent p. It is the last entry in a series of american comedyspy fiction films featuring martin as a secret agent named matt helm, a spoof of the james bond films. The two longhaired beauties show a healthy dislike for one another, and we can only wish they fought longer. With the wrecking crew, he wisely brings back director phil karlson who did the first in the series, the silencers for the final entry. Matt helm the wrecking crew kindle edition by hamilton, donald. Teamed with beautiful british agent freya carlson sharon tate, matt helm dean martin is assigned to retrieve one billion dollars in gold, stolen by international crime czar count massimo contini nigel green. Matt helm the wrecking crew 1969 full movie video dailymotion.