I saw this television pilot on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Not the worst thing they have ever riffed, but then again, I find that the stuff that is not completely horrible oftentimes makes for the better episodes.
My favorite MST3K movie EVER!! Ian McShane our beloved Lovejoy as a preacher & Eric Braeden as a bad guy, the fierce Victor Newman from CBS The Young and the Restless are incredible in this movie (- Definitely a movie to keep in your library!
This movie was on TV on May 1, 1977. I did not watch it at that time.
To appreciate just how bad "Code Name Diamond Head" is, you have to compare it to one of the early Bond Films, with Sean Connery, such as my favorite "From Russia with Love."Bond: suave and sophisticated, droll sense of humor, dressed in an elegant dinner jacket.
Quinn Martin (The Fugitive, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones) produced this failed pilot, which stars Roy Thinnes (The Invaders, The Norliss Tapes) as Diamond Head, a secret agent who must stop double agent from stealing a chemical weapon.He also goes by Johnny Paul, with his cover of being a gambler and ladies' man living in Hawaii.
Ahh, the dull t.v.
I'm guessing that all the other reviewers (7) watched this as an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 like I have. I also see that most people voting hate that the (7) reviewers disliked the film so all the reviews have negative votes.
Think of this pilot as "Hawaii Five-O Lite". It's set in Hawaii, it's an action/adventure crime drama, lots of scenes feature boats and palm trees and polyester fabrics and garish shirts...
Another turgid action/adventure flick from the Quinn Martin Productions factory. Roy Thinnes plays undercover agent Diamond Head (Mr.
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