Oh! Those Most Secret Agents!
| Oh! Those Most Secret Agents! | |
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| Directed by | Lucio Fulci |
| Written by | Vittorio Metz |
| Music by | Piero Umiliani |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
00-2 agenti segretissimi (Italian for "00-2 Very Secret Agents"), distributed in English as Oh! Those Most Secret Agents!,
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Plot
Franco and Ciccio, two inept apartment thieves, fall into a trap set by American secret agents. The agents capture and then release them, planting a microfilm on them. The plan is simple: Franco and Ciccio must pose as the agents guarding the microfilm, attracting global spy attention. This diversion allows the real agents to deliver the original film smoothly.
However, the duo's clumsiness makes them look like dangerous spies, leading to a relentless chase. Additionally, the organizer discovers they accidentally have the real secret formula. Despite their constant misfortune, it unexpectedly saves them from numerous traps.
Production and release
The film was produced by Mega films. It is one of the 13 films directed by Fulci that star the Sicilian comic duo of Franco and Ciccio.[2]
Reception
A retrospective review finds that "There's pretty much no plot to speak of, and no sense of escalation as the film staggers towards its underwhelming climax." and that "There are barely enough jokes here for a half-hour sitcom, and those that we do get are weak, repetitive and not very funny."[3]
References
- ^ Oh! Those Most Secret Agents (1964), archived from the original on 2023-04-05, retrieved 2023-04-05
- ^ "Il Lungo, il Corto, il Gatto". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ Welsh, Mark David (2020-01-14). "Oh! Those Most Secret Agents/002 agenti segretissimi (1964)". Mark David Welsh. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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