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Matt Helm used to spend his days as a photographer and his nights as a spy. He now lives in retirement, shooting glamorous models and working closely with his assistant, Lovey Kravezit. His former boss, Macdonald, brings him back to ICE, where a new threat waits: the villainous organization Big O. Its mastermind, Tung-Tze, plans to send an American missile off course at a subterranean atomic test in New Mexico, hoping to touch off a nuclear war. Helm is handed a set of spy gadgets and joined by Tina, a capable femme fatale, and Gail Hendricks, a beautiful but bumbling woman who may be an enemy agent.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Silencers (1966)
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- The Silencers earned a footnote in film history: it is notable as being the first film to have a post-credits scene.
- Allen had no interest when his partner Broccoli wanted to buy the rights to the James Bond novels; the partnership broke up and Broccoli enjoyed tremendous success on the Bond films instead. Allen then read a Matt Helm novel at an airport and optioned the film rights in twenty four hours with his own money.
- Dean Martin was not the original choice for the lead. “We had wanted Paul Newman or one of the good stars but no one would go up against Sean Connery,” said Allen; Mike Connors was strongly considered, but Columbia instead recommended him for a rival Bond imitation, Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die.
- The Helm series has been cited as one of the principal inspirations for the Austin Powers spy comedies of the 1990s and early 2000s.
