One of the better spy spoofs to emerge from the 60's. Ok, Bond is great, and he'll always be #1, but Flint was a close second. I remember seeing this on TV every now and then when I was a kid in the 70's. I always enjoyed it. Basically our man flint has to save the world from evil (not really that evil, more like miss guided) scientists. Flint reluctantly accepts the mission, on his own terms. The plot was far fetched, the sets outrageous, the costumes wild, that cool swinging music and silly dialog all add up to a great campy film. The great James Coburn was perfect as Flint. (We will miss him)
If you want to know where Austin Powers got most of mojo from look here first. I only wish there would have been a few more Flint movies. I'm sure they would have been as mush fun as the two that were made. If you enjoy 60's spy films, and don't take life too seriously you'll enjoy this...and you'll get the "in-between" jokes in the Austin Powers movies.

I wanted to rent In Like Flint because it is mentioned in the Austin Powers movie. Reviews on amazon said that Our Man Flint was better, so I checked that one out first. I actually liked Our Man Flint. It was NOT what I expected though. People make it out to be a mockery or parody of james bond films, but I didn't think it was. When I think of parody, I think of Airplane or Naked Gun movies. This was NOTHING like those. Sure, there were a couple of funny things, like the name of the secret government agency was W.O.W.I.E. and he had his super tool that had 80 secret functions (of which you never saw him use more than maybe 6). Our Man Flint had an interesting story, and you honestly wanted to know what happened next. Even though it's a fairly old movie, it didn't seem as dated as it could have been. I liked Our Man Flint and I would watch it again.

BUS, In Like Flint? What a bad movie. It had hardly anything of the interesting story that Our Man Flint had. In fact, I didn't even watch the ending, because I DIDN'T CARE WHAT HAPPENED! I should have known, In Like Flint got some pretty bad reviews here, but after watching Our Man Flint and enjoying it, I figured, how bad could it be? Well, it was pretty darn bad! Boring AND un-interesting. I would NOT reccomend In Like Flint, but I would reccomend Our Man Flint. After watching Our Man Flint, you'll laugh even harder when watching Austin Powers...especially when his super secret phone rings!

The world is being held hostage by a cabal. They are threatening to change the weather if demands are not being met. All the top agents and teams have been sent to find and destroy them. Yet each has met with a fatal end.

Cramden (Lee J. Cobb) the head of Zonal Organization World Intelligence Espionage (ZOWIE) has been charged with finding a solution. After placing all the requirements into a 1960's computer and card sorter, they all boil down to one. You guessed it the undisciplined multitalented Derek Flint (James Coburn).

Can he save the world?

He hands back the issued code book and prefers to use his own code which is a progression of 40-26-36. It is based on... well you can guess.

Watch Coburn again in the same role but as a cowboy in "Waterhole No. 3" (1967)

In the "Flint" films, the late James Coburn does a fine turn as a superspy so outrageous he makes the James Bond series look like Masterpiece Theater. And while "Our Man Flint" and its sequel, "In Like Flint," were meant to spoof the Bond films, they actually did a fine job of predicting where the Bond series would venture with Roger Moore as 007. Both films offer grand entertainment, even if they are breezier than most Bonds but never as stylish or intense, and Coburn, a far better and smarter actor than most people give him credit for, actually makes you believe that Derek Flint is real. Here, he's recruited by an old foil (Lee J. Cobb, in a terrific put-upon performance) who now heads ZOWIE, a spy organization that's one part FBI and one part CONTROL, of "Get Smart" fame. Flint quickly discovers that recent changes in weather patterns are the result of misguided scientists out to change the world for the better, or so they think. Even though some of the model work is inconsistent--watch how many times a submarine morphs into different types--the special effects are colorful and fit the film's pop art feel, the cast of beauties that includes Gina Golan is quite pleasant to watch, and Flint's simple theme by Jerry Goldsmith suits him to a T. But the best thing about "Our Man Flint" is the humor; long before the "Austin Powers" movies, "Our Man Flint" took time to poke fun at its own genre. You'll see a remarkably Sean-Connery-esque "Triple-Oh-Eight," a comical comparison between the villainous "Galaxy" and Bond's Spectre, and a cigarette lighter meant to put 007's attache case in "From Russia to Love" to shame. In fact, it's hard to figure out how "Our Man Flint" wasn't sued for copyright infringement, parody or not. Watch out, too, for an "Anti-American Eagle" and "Hans Gruber," the name later used by the villain in "Die Hard." Now, if only there were more extras on the DVD . . .

In 1966, after reading the New Yorker review by the inimitable Brendan Gill, I saw this movie, which he recommended, calling James Coburn: "...a very funny fellow."

I wasn't prepared for how much I would be impressed by the clever, modest Derek Flint. One of the highlights of the movie is when, seeing a fly in the office of his friend, Chief Cramden, takes out a cigarette holder and goes into "hunt and seek" mode....eyeing the little beast as it flies around the room. He then uses the cig holder as a blow dart and NAILS the fly to the wall! That scene alone was impressive enough to make me a fan forever!

Coburn's sense of cool defines this movie...the way he handles Flint's knowledge of just about everything, his unflappability in the face of iminent death and his ability to estricate himself from the closest of calls will have him endearing himself to YOU as well! Edward Mulhare makes an excellent, comic-book style villain against Coburn, and Gila Golan plays the femme fatale that Flint eventually wins over to the side of the angels.

From the Bob Peak poster art to the Jerry Goldsmith score, not to mentiion Coburn's great take on what should have been a MUCH larger franchise, I guarantee you'll become a fan of the very personable Mr. Flint.