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The Wrecking Crew is the fourth and final film about the
super suave Secret Agent Matt Helm, a spoof of the popular "James
Bond" series. Armed with the latest weapons, futuristic gadgets, and
his devastating charm, Matt Helm(Dean Martin) is the match for any
master criminal. When aristocratic villian Count Massimo
Contini(Nigel Green) steals a train in Denmark carrying a billion
dollars in gold, the integrity of the world's financial system hangs
in the balance. Send in Agent Helm. Contini is aided in crime by his
three lovely assistants: his calculating fiancee Linka Karensky(Elke
Sommer), his loyal Chinese operative Yu Rang(Nancy Kwan), and the
dangerous gypsy dancer Lola Medina(Tina Louise). Despite the
importance of his mission to national security, Helm seems more
interested in chasing skirts and his next martini than the missing
gold. Helm is "assisted" in his efforts by the well-meaning but
clumsy junior agent Freya Carlson(Sharon Tate). Full of car chases,
fight scenes, and action, the film has a way-out, very sixties
soundtrack and wild flower-power costumes. Dean Martin revels in his
role as our besotted hero Helm, sparring with the stiff Count and
crooning to each femme fatale he meets. Nancy Kwan delivers a great
send-up of the "evil dragon lady" type, wearing a slinky negligee,
seducing Agent Helm with one hand while she reaches for her stiletto
with the other. She also has a fun karate fight scene with Sharon
Tate, that was choreographed by none other than martial arts legend
and fellow Hong Kong star Bruce Lee.
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