CanCon 101: Our Man Flint – Dead on Target (1977)
Updating the review database with a CanCon stinker that should’ve been made live – the crap-tastic Our Man Flint: Dead on Target (1976).
Updating the review database with a CanCon stinker that should’ve been made live – the crap-tastic Our Man Flint: Dead on Target (1976).
It may be that Fox had wanted to follow up their popular Flint film series – Our Man Flint (1966) and In Like Flint (1967) – with a scaled down, less costly TV series, but this Vancouver-made pilot ranks as one of the worst CanCon productions around. It’s no surprise any hope of a series were thwarted by this stillborn concoction which showed little imagination or directorial skill…
The latest installment of CanCon 101, a periodic series showcasing Canada’s less-than-illustrious cinema, is Our Man Flint: Dead on Target, a rather inept attempt to transform the eponymous super-spy in Fox’ two Films Our Man Flint (1966) and In Like Flint (1967) into a weekly hero.
A review of Twilight Time’s swanky Blu-ray of Derek Flint’s first film adventure, Our Man Flint (1966), is up, with In Like Flint (1967) to follow this weekend.
Film: Excellent/ BR Transfer: Excellent/ BR Extras: Excellent Label: Twilight Time/ Region: All / Released: January 8, 2013 Genre: Comedy / Satire / Spy-spoof / Action Synopsis: Global security organization Z.O.W.I.E. reluctantly engages Derek Flint to stop a band of eggheads from controlling the world’s weather systems. Special Features: 2006 Audio commentary track by Cinema Retro’s […]
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