The Wrecking Crew (1969) | |
| Director(s) | Phil Karlson |
| Producer(s) | Irving Allen, Harold F. Kress (associate) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Spies |
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The Wrecking Crew (1969) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Phil Karlson and produced by Irving Allen and Harold F. Kress.
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Dean Martin Ogles the Ladies in "The Wrecking Crew"
By Rick29 on Jan 16, 2014 From Classic Film & TV CafeI was in the mood for a guilty pleasure recently and up popped The Wrecking Crew (1968) on TCM. Guilty pleasures don't get much guiltier than this fourth entry in Dean Martin's Matt Helm series. With spy movies all the rage in the 1960s, Columbia tried to posture Helm as a poor man's James Bond, Wel... Read full article
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Quotes from
Matt Helm:
[Freya has pushed Lenka into the pool] What make you think she could swim?
Freya Carlson: That was the only way to find out, right?
Matt Helm: Half a bottle is better than none.
Freya Carlson: [their car is a wreck] Mr. Helm, I'm afraid the car is broken.
Matt Helm: The car is broken?
Freya Carlson: Yes.
[reaches inside the wreckage]
Freya Carlson: Oh! My hat! My hat's ok.
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Freya Carlson: That was the only way to find out, right?
Matt Helm: Half a bottle is better than none.
Freya Carlson: [their car is a wreck] Mr. Helm, I'm afraid the car is broken.
Matt Helm: The car is broken?
Freya Carlson: Yes.
[reaches inside the wreckage]
Freya Carlson: Oh! My hat! My hat's ok.
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Facts about
Bruce Lee was the martial arts adviser for this film. He also was brought in to train and teach Sharon Tate with her martial arts scenes.
Film debut (as an extra) of Chuck Norris
This was the final film in the Matt Helm series. Although plans were afoot for a fifth film ("The Ravagers"), as well as a proposed teaming with Frank Sinatra for "Matt Helm Meets Tony Rome", the poor box-office showing of both "The Wrecking Crew" and Sinatra's second go round as Rome in "Lady In Cement" brought the Matt Helm series to an end.
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Film debut (as an extra) of Chuck Norris
This was the final film in the Matt Helm series. Although plans were afoot for a fifth film ("The Ravagers"), as well as a proposed teaming with Frank Sinatra for "Matt Helm Meets Tony Rome", the poor box-office showing of both "The Wrecking Crew" and Sinatra's second go round as Rome in "Lady In Cement" brought the Matt Helm series to an end.
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