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{{short description|1976 detective comedy film}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Mastermind
| name = Mastermind
| image = Mastermind (film).jpg
| image = Mastermind (film).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[ Alex March]]
| director = Alex March
| producer =
| producer = Malcolm Stuart
| screenplay = [[William Peter Blatty]]<br>(as Terence Clyne)<br>[[Ian McLellan Hunter]]<br>(as Samuel B. West)
| writer =
| story = [[William Peter Blatty]]<br>(as Terence Clyne)
| based on =
⚫
| starring = [[Zero Mostel]]<br>[[Keiko Kishi]]<br>[[Gawn Grainger]]
| narrator =
⚫
| starring = [[Zero Mostel]]
| music = [[Fred Karlin]]
| music = [[Fred Karlin]]
| cinematography =
| cinematography = Gerald Hirschfeld
| editing =
| editing = John C. Howard
| color_process = [[Metrocolor]]
| studio =
| studio = [[ABC Pictures]]<br>Master Associates
| distributor =
| distributor = Goldstone Film Enterprises
| released = 1976
| runtime =
| released = {{film date|1976|9|10|}}
| country =
| runtime = 86 minutes
| country = Japan<br>United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $2.5 million<ref name="variety">"ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses", ''Variety'', 31 May 1973 p 3</ref>
| budget = $2.5 million<ref name="variety">{{ cite news| title= ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses| work= Variety | date= 31 May 1973 | page= 3}}</ref>
| gross =
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'''''Mastermind''''' is a 1976 detective comedy film directed by Alex March. It was meant to be released in 1970 but was delayed for years. By 1973 it had recorded a loss of $2.9 million.<ref name="variety"/>
'''''Mastermind''''' is a 1976 Japanese-American [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[thriller film]] directed by Alex March and starring [[Zero Mostel]], [[Keiko Kishi]] and [[Gawn Grainger]]. Filmed in 1969, it sat on the shelf for seven years before receiving a limited theatrical release in 1976. It has developed a [[cult following]] since its release on home video.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

The second of producer Malcolm Stuart's two-picture deal with screenwriter, [[William Peter Blatty]], the project was inspired by the success of the 1964 [[Peter Sellers]] comedy ''[[A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)|A Shot in the Dark]]'' which Blatty had co-written with producer/director [[Blake Edwards]]. Blatty's script was drastically revised by [[Ian McLellan Hunter]] prior to production, and the disgruntled screenwriter chose the [[pseudonym]] Terence Clyne for his screen credit.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pfeiffer |first1=Lee |title=Review: "Mastermind" (1969) |url=https://cinemaretro.com/index.php?/archives/10071-REVIEW-MASTERMIND-1969-STARRING-ZERO-MOSTEL;-KINO-LORBER-BLU-RAY-RELEASE.html |website=Cinema Retro |accessdate=20 August 2020 |date=24 May 2018}}</ref> By 1973 it had recorded a loss of $2.9 million.<ref name="variety"/> Blatty's original screenplay was published as part of a limited edition collection by [[Lonely Road Books]] in 2013 as ''Five Lost Screenplays by William Peter Blatty''.

==Plot==
Zero Mostel plays an inspector on the trail of criminals who have captured a robot called Schatzi played by Felix Sillas. The inspector has delusions that
he is a great Samurai warrior and the film flashes back and forth between present day and ancient times.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Zero Mostel]] as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
* [[Zero Mostel]] as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
* [[Keiko Kishi]] as Nikki Kono
* [[Keiko Kishi]] as Nikki Kono
* [[Gawn Grainger]] as Nigel Crouchback
* [[Gawn Grainger]] as Nigel Crouchback
* [[Bradford Dillman]] as Jabez Link
* [[Bradford Dillman]] as Jabez Link
* [[Frankie Sakai]] as Captain Yamada
* [[Jules Munshin]] as Israeli Agent #1
* [[Frankie Sakai|Furankî Sakai]] as Captain Yamada (as Frankie Sakai)
* [[Sorrell Booke]] as Max Engstrom
* [[Felix Silla]] as Schatzi
* [[Sorrell Booke]] as Max Engstrom
* [[Jules Munshin]] as Israeli Agent
* [[Zaldy Zshornack]] as Officer Abe
* [[Phil Leeds]] as Israeli Agent #2
* [[Felix Silla]] as Schatzi
* [[Phil Leeds]] as Israeli Agent #2
* Kichi Taki as The Monk
* [[Tetsu Nakamura]] as Mr. Hiruta (as Satoshi Nakamura)
* Chikako Natsumi as Yoko Hara
* Larry Ohashi as Police Commissioner
* Masanobu Wada as Hori
* Wataru Omae as Kozo (as Kin Omae)
* [[Renate Mannhardt]] as Bertha Tors


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074877/ ''Mastermind''] at [[IMDB]]
*{{IMDb title|id=0074877|title=Mastermind}}


[[Category:1976 films]]
[[Category:1976 films]]
[[Category:1970s parody films]]
[[Category:1970s mystery films]]
[[Category:American parody films]]
[[Category:Comedy mystery films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by William Peter Blatty]]
[[Category:Films scored by Fred Karlin]]
[[Category:Films set in Japan]]
[[Category:1976 comedy films]]
[[Category:Japan in non-Japanese culture]]
[[Category:1970s English-language films]]
[[Category:1970s American films]]
[[Category:English-language mystery films]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 6 October 2024

Mastermind
Directed byAlex March
Screenplay byWilliam Peter Blatty
(as Terence Clyne)
Ian McLellan Hunter
(as Samuel B. West)
Story byWilliam Peter Blatty
(as Terence Clyne)
Produced byMalcolm Stuart
StarringZero Mostel
Keiko Kishi
Gawn Grainger
CinematographyGerald Hirschfeld
Edited byJohn C. Howard
Music byFred Karlin
Color processMetrocolor
Production
companies
ABC Pictures
Master Associates
Distributed byGoldstone Film Enterprises
Release date
  • September 10, 1976 (1976-09-10)
Running time
86 minutes
CountriesJapan
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million[1]

Mastermind is a 1976 Japanese-American comedy thriller film directed by Alex March and starring Zero Mostel, Keiko Kishi and Gawn Grainger. Filmed in 1969, it sat on the shelf for seven years before receiving a limited theatrical release in 1976. It has developed a cult following since its release on home video.[citation needed]

The second of producer Malcolm Stuart's two-picture deal with screenwriter, William Peter Blatty, the project was inspired by the success of the 1964 Peter Sellers comedy A Shot in the Dark which Blatty had co-written with producer/director Blake Edwards. Blatty's script was drastically revised by Ian McLellan Hunter prior to production, and the disgruntled screenwriter chose the pseudonym Terence Clyne for his screen credit.[2] By 1973 it had recorded a loss of $2.9 million.[1] Blatty's original screenplay was published as part of a limited edition collection by Lonely Road Books in 2013 as Five Lost Screenplays by William Peter Blatty.

Plot

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Zero Mostel plays an inspector on the trail of criminals who have captured a robot called Schatzi played by Felix Sillas. The inspector has delusions that he is a great Samurai warrior and the film flashes back and forth between present day and ancient times.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses". Variety. 31 May 1973. p. 3.
  2. ^ Pfeiffer, Lee (24 May 2018). "Review: "Mastermind" (1969)". Cinema Retro. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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