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'''''Mastermind''''' is a [[Charlie Chan]] [[parody|spoof]] feature film. 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}} |
'''''Mastermind''''' is a [[Charlie Chan]] [[parody|spoof]] feature film. 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}} |
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| Directed by | Alex March |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Malcolm Stuart |
| Starring | Zero Mostel |
| Cinematography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
| Edited by | John C. Howard |
| Music by | Fred Karlin |
Release date | 1976 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million[1] |
Mastermind is a Charlie Chan spoof feature film. 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
- Zero Mostel as Inspector Hoku Ichihara
- Keiko Kishi as Nikki Kono
- Gawn Grainger as Nigel Crouchback
- Bradford Dillman as Jabez Link
- Frankie Sakai as Captain Yamada
- Sorrell Booke as Max Engstrom
- Felix Silla as Schatzi
- Jules Munshin as Israeli Agent
- Phil Leeds as Israeli Agent #2
References
- ^ a b "ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses". Variety. 31 May 1973. p. 3.
- ^ Pfeiffer, Lee (24 May 2018). "Review: "Mastermind" (1969)". Cinema Retro. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
External links
- Mastermind at IMDb