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Once Upon a Spy (1980)

Once Upon a Spy

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PG

1h 31m

Action, Drama, Thriller

September 19th, 1980

4.8/10

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Synopsis

Computer genius and chess champion Ted Danson is lured into service by secret agent Eleanor Parker and becomes a reluctant hero thanks to a number of exploits with villainous Christopher Lee and his army of lethal blue-eyed blonde women.

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Cast

Ted Danson
Jack Chenault
Mary Louise Weller
Paige Tannehill
Christopher Lee
Marcus Valorium
Eleanor Parker
The Lady
Leonard Stone
Dr. Webster
Terry Lester
Rudy
Jo McDonnell
Susan
Lillian Müller
Christine
Irena Ferris
Greta
Burke Byrnes
Burkle
Full cast & crew

Directors

Ivan Nagy
Full cast & crew

Producers

Jay Daniel
producer
Mary Eagle
associate producer
David Gerber
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Jimmy Sangster
teleplay
Lemuel Pitkin
(story) and
Jimmy Sangster
story
Full cast & crew

Taglines

A mad genius must be stopped if the Earth is to survive!
Attention James Bond Fans! This is Your Kind of Movie!

Keywords

villain
helicopter
espionage
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 15th, 1987 (Finland)
December 5th, 1986 (Germany)
September 27th, 1984 (Italy) (Raidue)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Once Upon a Spy (original title)
Lethal Games
Era uma Vez um Espião (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Angeles National Forest, California, USA (Observatory scenes)
Astrodome - 8400 Kirby Drive, Houston, Texas, USA (Jack and Paige drive past dome.)
Houston, Texas, USA
All Locations

Running Times

91 min (Brazil)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures Television (in association with)
David Gerber Productions

Distribution Companies

RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (Australia)
LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil)
M6 (France) (dubbed)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

f-Stop (titles and opticals)
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) (location facility courtesy of)
Lick Observatory (location facility courtesy of)

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