Out of Sight

As someone who enjoys watching movies from the mid 60's for time capsule effect. This is another lame movie that just doesn't cut it. Robert Pine who played the Captain on CHIPS is the only actor I recognized in this flick. It's a mish mash of unlikely themes and story lines which don't come together. The musical acts are ok, but with Freddie and the Dreamers being the top billed act, I cannot recommend this movie to anyone. If you double billed this movie with 'Hold On' another flick from 1966, you would have the worst double feature possible.

Unlike the other reviewer, I absolutely ADORE this semi-forgotten 60's teen/beach romp. It's a James Bond spoof, with character actors(Jonathan Daly, Lennie Weinrib), actual stars(Robert Pine and an uncredited Richard Dawson & Bob Eubanks), groovy '60's bands(The Turtles! The Astronauts! Dobie Gray! Freddie & The Dreamers!) beach babes(Wende Wagner, Deanna Lund, Karen Jenden) and a classic George Barriss car(the ZZR, a must-see!). Is it Citizen Kane? Hell no. Is it goofy '60's fun with good music & bikinis? HELL YES! Watch it on YouTube sometime. Brings back great memories.

I first heard about this movie from the book "Barris TV & Movie Cars," by George Barris & David Fetherston, and immediately, I wanted to know if it was as corny as it looked. I later found out that the book mistook Carole Shelyne for Karen Jensen, and that it makes the 1966-68 Batman TV Series look like Hill Street Blues.

This crackpot spy spoof, is about an employee of a secret agent named Homer(Jonathan Daly), who impersonates one, when he's hired by a beach bunny (Karen Jensen), to stop an organization called "F.L.U.S.H.," lead by a villain with as bad slavic accent(John Lawrence), from destroying rock'n'roll. All the while, he's being hounded by F.L.U.S.H.'s agents, many of them gorgeous women, and one geeky, boy-crazy friend of the beach bunny (Carole Shelyne). As Marvin, Shelyne's character is supposed to be ugly, but this was made at a time when 'ugly' could be defined as having thick glasses and an aggressive sexual desire. The bands in this movie were supposed to be "way out," but even by 1966 standards, that's far from the truth. The only way out thing about it was Homer's car (the ZZR), F.L.U.S.H.'s motorcycle, and a custom T-Bird Sports Roadster at the beginning. The movie is terrific for the bubble-gum set, and anyone with a goofy sense of humor, but if you try to find it at your local video store, the clerk will hand you a copy of the 1998 Jennifer Lopez movie, so look for it on cable-TV instead.

Ironically, 18 years after this movie was made, a REAL organization was establish to destroy rock'n'roll, as well as rap, by a woman who is now the Second Lady of the United States, but it isn't called F.L.U.S.H.,...it's called the P.M.R.C.!

In spite of a somewhat cheesy and lame story about corny spies, midgets, and bozo beach babes,the wonderful music here really shines. Dobie Gray with his silk-soul of "(Out of Sight) Out On the Floor....The surf/rock Astronauts with a revved-up, stinging version of Van Morrison's "Baby Please Don't Go", and Gary Lewis and the Playboys' rare gem "Malibu Run", make this a classic and criminally obscure piece! Also includes the Knickerbockers, Freddie and the Dreamers and others. In it's day it seemed like a beach movie/pop festival or a cross between Hullaballoo and Shindig. Unfortunately, almost all of these tunes are unavailable anywhere.

If you can find it, and hear it...........do it!

Beach bunny overhears nefarious plans by "Big Daddy" to bomb the upcoming beach fair, enlists the aid of a nerdy special agent (top-billed Jonathan Daly, who acts like his teeth are too big for his mouth). Universal aping the A. I. P. "Beach Party" flicks, which were already going out of style. Musical guests Gary Lewis & the Playboys and The Turtles help, but nothing could possibly compensate for the lack of laughs in this script, the leering/nudging performances, the ugly cinematography, and the slow, wooden direction by one Lennie Weinrib, who helms these proceedings like someone who's never seen a movie before much less directed one. * from ****