Lightning Bolt (aka Operazione Goldman) (1966)

A secret agent (Anthony Eisley) goes after a madman (Folco Lulli) who plots world domination from his underwater city. The villain deflects moon rockets launched from Cape Kennedy by blasting them out of the sky with laser beams. Directed by Antonio Margharetti (LONG HAIR OF DEATH) under the pseudonym of Anthony Dawson. The success of the James Bond franchise (starting in 1962) spawned parodies, both domestic (Matt Helm, the Flint movies) and international like this entry. This one is a dud! The stock footage and rear projection shots reveal its low budget limitations and the sexless Eisley (best known from the HAWAIIAN EYE television series) makes for a stiff leading man. Other than the American Eisley, the actors are Italian all dubbed into English. It steals bits and pieces from DR. NO and GOLDFINGER and the poster quipped, "It strikes like a ball of thunder", a nod to THUNDERBALL. It never manages to rise above tediousness. With Diana Lorys, Wandisa Guida and Francisco Sanz.