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Fathom (1967)
DVD (1 discs
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Genre: Comedy (Spoofs)
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: Stereo
Synopsis
A steady hand and a parachute come in handy when a vacation turns into a spy caper. Leslie H. Martinson's spy spoof "Fathom" stars Raquel Welch, then at the height of her pin-up fame, as Fathom Harvey, an American dental hygienist visiting Spain's Costa del Sol with a touring skydiving team. Before she knows it, she's recruited by a shadowy British intelligence outfit, H.A.D.E.S., to parachute onto a villa and help recover the "Fire Dragon," a mysterious object linked to a missing nuclear trigger. Soon she's tangled up with charming rogue Peter Merriwether (Anthony Franciosa), eccentric collector Serapkis (Clive Revill) and a string of double-crosses that make it hard to know who's on whose side. The plot is gloriously silly, a proto-"Austin Powers" romp, and Welch's line readings won't win any awards, but that's hardly the point. The film is really a showcase for her mod wardrobe - including an iconic lime-green bikini - hair that stays flawless through a high-speed boat chase, and a truly surreal sequence in which she's pursued by an angry bull. It's a campy slice of '60s fun.
Cast
Richard Briers
Clive Revill
Raquel Welch
Tony Franciosa
Greta Chi
Tom Adams
Elizabeth Ercy
Ann Lancaster
Tutte Lemkow
Reg Lye
Ronald Fraser
Director
Leslie H. Martinson
Keywords
Classics
Comedy
Cult Film / TV
Spies/Secret Agents
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English, French, Spanish
Subtitle Languages
English, Spanish
Special Features
- Trailers/TV spots