"The Silencers" is not really a 'monster movie', but it looks fantastic, has hot music, is crazy, cool, has psychotronic elements and Dean Martin! What else do you want or need? And besides all that, we needed some color, damnit! Dino as Matt Helm is casual, calm and he's collecting every man's dream!! For anything and everything else you want to know about Dean Martin, please head on over to our new pal's pad, I Love Dino Martin!!! In the meantime, here's the lowdown on tonight's feature! Forgive me if I didn't use your favorite picture, this movie just had too many shots to choose from!!
Cyd Charrise sings the title song from "The Silencers"!! Well, actually Vicki Carr is the one who is singing. Cyd mimes the title song from "The Silencers!" The music was written by Elmer Berstein and the lyrics were written by Mack David!!
There's a series of short pop standards sung by Dino in this opening dream sequence with parody lyrics provided by Herbert Baker. It's like, you know, "Like Dreamsville, Man!" (Not to be confused with the terrific blog up there in the links by the same name!)
Dino and the stunning Daliah Lavi as Tina, and/or Cowboy at the Slaymate club and we get the treat of hearing "Santiago" by Sarita played by Cyd and/or Vicki, again written by Berstein and David!
A pensive moment with Dino and Tina!
Man, look at Matt Helm go into action, chop, chop! Take that sucker!! Custom cars in the movie including Matt's station wagon courtesy of The real Boss, George Barris!!!
Stella Stevens looks fantastic through the whole movie. She's gorgeous and hilarious and has a range of facial expressions beyond belief. I captured a ton of photos and she looks great in all of them, no matter what she's doing!! Her and Dean work great together!
The "backward gun trick" is funny, and even though they do it like four or five times in a row, you'll laugh every time!!
If Victor Buono had just a little more makeup on, he would have been a lot scarier! Oh, man, what a drag, Dino got dirty!!!
Matt Helm rocks!!! Now we gotta try and find a copy of "The Ambushers!"
Hey pallie, likes Mr. Stendek what a great post puttin' the accent on our most beloved Dino...digs your photo essay on Helmer numero uno. Might I suggest that you checks out the Matt Helm Lounge DVD collection....the quartet of Dino-capers at a very very reasonable price. Will certainly be intrigued by your Dino-thoughts on the other three flicks. And, likes what a delightful surprise to find you pointin' your readership in the direction of ilovedinomartin...thanks ever so much for your support pallie! Never was, never will be anyone as cool as the King of Cool....oh, to return to the days when Dino walked the earth.
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