Out of Sight (1966 film)

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Out of Sight is a 1966 comedy film with elements of the spy spoof. It is the third and last of a series of films geared at teenagers by director Lennie Weinrib and producer Bart Patton for Universal Pictures.

Perhaps inspired by the success of the

Beach Ball, Universal and MCA signed a contract in 1965 for the pair to make 14 rock 'n' roll films in a two-year period;[1] however, the only ones produced were Wild Wild Winter and this film. The title of the film was originally announced as Thunder Blunder[2] a parody of Thunderball
.

Plot

Homer (

secret agent John Stamp. Overhearing a plot to disrupt a concert, Sandra Carter (Karen Jensen) contacts Stamp to seek his assistance but with his boss away, Homer steps into the role of superspy to save rock and roll from the criminal organisation known as F.L.U.S.H. Sandra and Homer must contend with three femme fatale assassins: Scuba (Wende Wagner), Tuff Bod (Deanna Lund) and Wipe Out (Maggie Thrett
).

Production notes

Cast and crew

Out of Sight features a variety of Universal contract players, musical performances by

Al DeLory.[5]

The film was written by Larry Hovis, who was then co-starring in Hogan's Heroes.

This movie is the only onscreen appearance of The Turtles in a feature film.

John Lodge, who plays John Stamp, never reveals his face onscreen.

Although Bob Eubanks is listed in the opening credits, he does not appear onscreen at all; only his voice is heard as the announcer at the concert.

Weinrib's directing career consists of only three feature films - all in the beach party genre: Beach Ball for Paramount in 1965, and Wild Wild Winter and Out of Sight, both for Universal in 1966.

The Astronauts were a Colorado-based surf band[6] who had a Billboard Top 100 hit in 1963 with their song "Baja", and appeared in more beach party movies than any other surf band. These films were Wild Wild Winter, Surf Party, and Wild on the Beach.

Exterior locations

Announced in production in November 1965, Out of Sight was filmed in two weeks with exterior sequences done at Zuma Beach.[7]

The futuristic-looking residence of John Stamp and his butler, Homer, is the Lautner-designed Garcia Residence on Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills, built in 1962.[8][9]

The building and plaza that Stamp and Homer trespass to plant a bomb is the 1963 Ralph Vaughn-designed MCA Tower (aka The Black Tower - now named the Lew R. Wasserman Building) on Lankershim Boulevard in Universal City.[10]

Vehicles

Auto customizer

model kit of the ZZR was made by AMT
. Dox of Dox Art Factory in Italy owns the copyrights and both the original AMT drafting blueprints and Barris Kustoms The ZZR. The ZZR is going to be restored after 50 years; then make a European Circuit; then shown on the USA Circuit of car shows before returning to Italy.

Barris also provided a Yamaha motorcycle with sidecar and mortar for FLUSH.[11]

Archive footage

The footage of the screaming crowd during the two performances by Freddie & The Dreamers is actually a crowd watching a live performance of the Beatles in 1964, from the documentary What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A.

Movie tie-ins

Decca Records released the film soundtrack LP with Venet's instrumental theme released on a 45 rpm.

AMT
manufactured a model kit of the ZZR dragster.

European release

The Italian title of the film was 0071⁄2 agente per forza contro gli assassini dello yé yé .

Music

Al DeLory composed the music score for the film, Nick Venet produced the instrumental Mariachi-trumpet
-accented theme song.

Dobie Gray sings the title song, "(Out of Sight) Out on the Floor" (written by Fred Darian and Al De Lory).

Gary Lewis & the Playboys perform "Malibu Run" (written by Jimmy Karstein, Leon Russell, Gary Lewis and T. Leslie).

The Knickerbockers perform "It's Not Unusual" (written by Gordon Mills and Les Reed).

The Astronauts perform "Baby, Please Don't Go" (written by Big Joe Williams).

The Turtles perform "She'll Come Back" (written by Nita Garfield and Howard Kaylan).

Freddie & The Dreamers perform two songs: "Funny Over You" (written by Freddie Garrity) and "A Love Like You" (written by Quinn & Jones).[12]

See also

References

  1. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  2. ^ p. 298 Lisanti, Thomas Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969 McFarland, 24 Aug 2012
  3. ISBN 0-7603-0198-0
  4. ^ "Fred Darian Official Website » Biography". freddarian.com. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  5. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  6. ^ "Colorado Magazine Online". coloradomagazineonline.com. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  7. ^ p.249 Lisanti, Tom Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema 2000 McFarland
  8. ^ "Garcia House - Rainbow by architect John Lautner - Los Angeles". you-are-here.com. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  9. ^ "Garcia House, John Lautner | Los Angeles | United States | MIMOA". mimoa.eu. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  10. ^ "MCA Tower | The Universal Studios Tour". thestudiotour.com. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  11. ISBN 9781610608183
    . Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  12. ^ It's Party Time: A Musical Appreciation of the Beach Party Genre; by Stephen J. McParland; page 72. ISSN 0810-3461

External links

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