I had very vague memories of seeing this as a kid and seemed to have difficulty remembering much about it or even differentiating it from the other well known spy spoof, Doc Savage. I managed to re-watch this as an adult and can safely say this is the first attempt at what Austin Powers managed to do successfully. Which is to parody Bond. Actually there are scenes in this which seemed to be copied in AP directly, as they don't appear in Bond. This need for Hollywood to parody 007 hints at a jealousy that they didn't, couldn't and still haven't managed to develop a character and franchise that the UK did with James Bond. Their only response was to try to parody it in films like these.
Now the reason I know I has seen this in the past was remembering some of the gizmos in the film, the silent watch alarm having stuck in my mind. While the toys in the main are at least feasible, learning to Dr Doolittle talk to the dolphins not so much. The plot itself is that a bunch of rich ladies try to take over the world using a stand in president (imagine the president was an actor) and of course the main man who loves the ladies has to stop them in their tracks. While laughing in their face at the very idea of women running things. It does have its charm but its certainly dated as a 60's flick.
Now the reason I know I has seen this in the past was remembering some of the gizmos in the film, the silent watch alarm having stuck in my mind. While the toys in the main are at least feasible, learning to Dr Doolittle talk to the dolphins not so much. The plot itself is that a bunch of rich ladies try to take over the world using a stand in president (imagine the president was an actor) and of course the main man who loves the ladies has to stop them in their tracks. While laughing in their face at the very idea of women running things. It does have its charm but its certainly dated as a 60's flick.