James Bond Parody Movie: ^ Casino Royale (1967)

This film has a lot of outstanding actors making fool of themselves.  This is probably the worst movie I have ever scene.  I know they were trying to be funny; but it wasn't.  All the spies were called Bond 007 t cause confusion, and I was confused.  The original James Bond (David Niven) comes out of retirement to take over.  Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers) is the Bond who plays cards at Casino Royale, against Le Chiffre (Orson Wells).  When he loses he tortures Bond with psychedelic circles.  However the real Bond comes out of his admin job to take on his nephew Jimmy Bond/ Dr. Noah (Woody Allen) who ends up being the head of SMERSH.  They all get blown up in the end.  Not funny.  I never did figure out what the Scottish had to do with anything.  

Movie Review: **^Candleshoe

 Candleshoe is the name of an English Manor where is hid an old pirates treasure of Spanish Doubloons.  An orphan, Jodie Foster and a con man, David Niven are on the trail.  

Movie Review: **^No Deposit, No Return

This is a sweet little Disney take on O. Henry's "Ransom of Red Chief" except in this case it is a brother and sister, and they are running away and happen to take the same cab as a couple safe-crackers who are getting away after a botched robbery attempt.  The mob is pressuring our robbers for money (Don Knotts and Darren McGavin).  Don Knotts where he is nervous, rattling his hot chocolate cup with a spoon, remembering the sirens.  The noises he makes are hilarious.  He then ends up in a construction project with a bucket on his head, and is saved by a crane.  Who knows how he got out there, but it had to do with saving a skunk which belongs to one of the kids.  This movie has a theme similar to "Savannah Smiles" except in this case it is the mother (Barbara Feldon) who has neglected her children (Kim Richards, Brad Savage).  The kids send a kidnapping note to grandfather, hoping to get money to travel to Hong Kong to see their mother over Easter break.  Grandfather (David Niven)  knows where the kids are, but is enjoying the peace and quiet of there being someplace else rather than with him as they tend to destroy his home.  Instead it is our small time crooks who suffer.  Of course when the mob steps in to take over the kidnap things take a change for the worse.