Original Austion Powers
These Matt Helm movies aren't that great but they aren't that bad either. They seem to most notable for inspiring Austin Powers which seems to have kept the 60's look, the photographer occupation, and even the femmbots.
shareThats what I thought too when I watched the silencers. Also the final scenes remind alot of austin powers, the way the villians dressed and their secret cave layer all somewhat reminded of the first Austin Powers.
shareWell, Mike Meyers has openly credited these films, the Harry Palmer films (with Michael Caine), and the James Coburn "Derek Flint" films as the inspiration for Austin, along with other elements from the swingng 60's (the Avengers, Blow Up, Help!, etc...).
The films aren't that bad, although they get worse as they go along. The Silencers is the most fun. Still, they are better than most spy films of the era. The Flint films are better parodies of Bond, though.
Yeah, and all those movies Meyers has been "inspired by" are still more fun to watch than the Austin Powers franchise.
shareStella Stevens looks sexy in The Silencers(1966)! This is as close as we'll get to seeing Stevens in a James Bond movie!
shareAgreed, she did look very hot in this movie! I agree with the OP, the Matt Helm movies really inspired Mike Myers in the Austin Powers films.
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