Our Man Flint (1966)

81% of critics liked it
(27 reviews)
64% of users liked it
(4,046 ratings)

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… More 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

Play Trailer

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed By: Daniel Mann
Written By: Hal Fimberg, Ben Starr
Genres: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 16, 1966 Wide
On DVD: Jul 16, 2002
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

, TIME Magazine
The gimmickry congeals.
Variety Staff, Variety
[A] dazzling, action-jammed swashbuckling spoof.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
It becomes a parade of nonsense, a steal on the comic strips.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Jaunty.
, Film4
Groovy, baby.
Kim Newman, Empire Magazine
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.
, TV Guide's Movie Guide
The script is loaded with holes and the direction is tired, but the film is still one of the better Bond spoofs.
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
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.
Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com
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.
James Plath, Reel.com
The best of the pre-Austin Powers spy spoofs, with sharp writing and plenty of Bond allusions.
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Dated now, but so cool back in early James Bond era
Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Bright spy spoof.
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
Austin Powers has little on this Sixties spy spoof.

Read all 13 critic reviews

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Featured Audience Ratings

AJ V

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,… More
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.
Daniel H

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… More
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.
jay n

VERY much a product of its time but taken on those terms an enjoyable spoof of Bond films. Dig those crazy outfits and eye-popping hairstyles!
Burger S

If you liked Austin Powers....
Grifty G

Fun, very 60's 007 spoof. James Coburn is always entertaining.