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Ever wish you had X-Ray vision? Ray Milland did, but it didn't turn out to be quite as much fun as he thought.

Ever wish you could be a secret agent on a mission to Japan? Sean Connery did, and he got his wish. It turned out to quite an adventure. Very Happy

Ever wish you could sing like Dean Martin and watch Sharon Tate shake her "plumb delights" in a thin white micro-mini-dress? Dean nailed that wish cold, and you can watch Miss Tate's cardiac-causing performance in the post below.

Obviously Dean is not the only one smokin' in this scene. Mr. Green




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X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)

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In one of his best-remembered roles, Ray Milland plays a scientist who experiments with eyedrops intended to make his eyes receptive to light waves outside the normal range of sight.

They work -- but Ray's mental condition suffers as a result. He becomes obsessed with the idea of increasing the drop's effects. After giving himself repeated doses, his vision develops far beyond his initial ability to see through clothes (in a party scene played mostly for laughs), and later to see through skin and organs (making it possible for him to diagnose internal ailments simply by looking at people).

After he accidentally kills a colleague, Ray must hide out in a carnival, posing as a mind reader. His superhuman eyesight (and the appearance of his strange black eyes) increases as he continues using the drops, and his mental stability worsens until it brings about the movie's gruesome climax.

Roger Corman was the producer-director, and Ray Milland co-authored the screenplay.

The comic book released to promote the movie actually tells the story better than the movie.


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You Only Live Twice (1967 England)



Highly imaginative entry in the James Bond series, with all of the traditional Bond elements working at full force: action, humor, exotic locales, evil villains, and Bond's wild knack for reaching into his pocket and pulling out the perfect gadget for the occasion.

Much of the credit goes to the fine script by Raold Dahl.

This time Tokyo is Bonds' port of call, where he teams up with a Japanese super spy who arranges for James to be married to a Japanese girl and trained as a Ninja all part of their plan to smoke out arch-villain Blofeld (whose face we finally get to see after three films -- ah-ha, it's Donald Pleasence!).

Blofeld hi-jacks several Russian and American space capsules right out of orbit; he wants the Russians to think the Americans did it and the Americans to think vice versa. Result: World War III.

The basic idea was reused in "The Spy Who Loved Me", along with the big climactic battle in the villains armored stronghold. Blofeld's base is hidden beneath a dormant volcano with a fake, roll-away lake at the bottom (great sets by Ken Adams). In addition to the climactic battle, there's a terrific aerial dogfight between several well-armed helicopters and a miniature 'copter piloted by guess-who.

Nancy Sinatra sings the title music, one of the better Bond themes. Watch for Charles Gray in a brief role as a British secret agent in Tokyo. Gray was later cast as Blofeld in "Diamonds are Forever". Directed by Lewis Gilbert.

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The Wrecking Crew (1969)

scotpens wrote:
Does this woman look over-the-hill to you?

Okay, "over-the-hill" was a bad call, and she looks very nice in that elegant outfit.

But she's a bit . . . well, static when compared to Sharon Tate, especially when Miss Tate put on that little white dress and caused small brush fires in adjacent areas just by shaking her delicious derriere across the hotel room to the beat of a jazzy piece of music.

Allow me to illustrate.

I present the following photo essay purely in the interest of the performing arts -- specifically modern dance.

















[size=22]Fellow supporters of art and culture may view the actual performance at the link below.

Behold . . .


______ Sharon Tate - The Wrecking Crew Scene 3


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