A U.S. agent goes undercover as a rich playboy to stop a madman from destroying a NASA moon project.A U.S. agent goes undercover as a rich playboy to stop a madman from destroying a NASA moon project.A U.S. agent goes undercover as a rich playboy to stop a madman from destroying a NASA moon project.
Wandisa Guida
- Kary
- (as Wandisa Leigh)
Diana Lorys
- Captain Patricia Flanagan
- (as Dianna Loris)
Luisa Rivelli
- Sylvia White
- (as Ursula Parker)
Francisco Sanz
- Professor Rooney
- (as Paco Sanz)
José María Caffarel
- Archie White
- (as J. H. Caffarel)
Renato Montalbano
- Hotel Clerk
- (as Rene Montalban)
Oreste Palella
- Fidel
- (as O. Palely)
Silvana Bacci
- Dancer at Pool Party
- (uncredited)
Barta Barri
- Senator Woolner
- (uncredited)
Aldo Canti
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Arnaldo Dell'Acqua
- Hitman
- (uncredited)
Tito García
- Emanuel Garcia
- (uncredited)
Fernando Hilbeck
- Truck Driver
- (uncredited)
Mario Lanfranchi
- Chief of Section S
- (uncredited)
Luciana Petri
- Seaplane Hostess
- (uncredited)
Renzo Pevarello
- Hitman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPlayed at Quentin Tarantino's annual Film Festival (QT Fest 4) in 2000 at the Alamo Drafthouse, in Austin, Texas.
- Quotes
Mr. Rehte: I've never killed anyone until now, Mr. Sennitt, but you may be the first.
Lt. Harry Sennitt: I'll decline the honor.
- ConnectionsEdited into Operation: Secret Agents, Spies & Thighs (2007)
Featured review
If you grew up watching late 50s and 60s TV shows, chances are that you would recognize Anthony Eisley but not his name. While Eisley never became a big star, he was rather ubiquitous on TV. I remember him from "Dragnet", "The FBI" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" but he's more remembered for "Hawaiian Eye". However, in "Lightning Bolt" he's given the chance to be a star--albeit in a very low-budget Italian spy caper. Often American 2nd and 3rd tier actors were brought in to star in Italian films of the era. Since few knew Italian, the films were completely dubbed and marketed internationally. Many were horrible, some were classics (such as "La Strada" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly") and most were somewhere in the middle--like "Lightning Bolt".
In "Lightning Bolt" (a.k.a. "Operazione Goldman"), Eisley (who is inexplicably red-haired) stars as Lt. Harry Sennett--an American James Bond-type hero. His mission is to discover what's causing the rockets at Cape Kennedy to go off course and explode. This means lots of pretty girls, fast cars and danger. The plot is very similar to two films--"You Only Live Twice" (a Bond film about Blofeld capturing manned rockets) and "Strange Brew" (since the evil boss-man turns out to be an insane brewmeister!!).
So is it good? Well, yes and no. The film looks like they wanted to make a Bond film but only had about a tenth the budget. Some of the sets are impressive but all too often the stunts and action scenes come off as not quite ready for the bit screen. As for Eisley, he isn't bad as he isn't meant to be as smooth or sexy as Bond and is pretty decent in the action scenes. The print is often poor. In some cases you cannot blame the filmmakers--such as the scratchy or grainy sections. But, in others they obviously used lousy stock footage. "Lightning Bolt" is a movie with much to dislike. Yet, it also has a certain kitschy fun that makes it worth seeing. It certainly is NOT a film for everyone--but for the right audience it's worth seeing. For a much better Italian action/adventure film, try watching the much more slickly made "Danger: Diabolik"--especially since Diabolik dresses EXACTLY the same as the brewmeister's henchmen. Overall, bad but quite enjoyable.
In "Lightning Bolt" (a.k.a. "Operazione Goldman"), Eisley (who is inexplicably red-haired) stars as Lt. Harry Sennett--an American James Bond-type hero. His mission is to discover what's causing the rockets at Cape Kennedy to go off course and explode. This means lots of pretty girls, fast cars and danger. The plot is very similar to two films--"You Only Live Twice" (a Bond film about Blofeld capturing manned rockets) and "Strange Brew" (since the evil boss-man turns out to be an insane brewmeister!!).
So is it good? Well, yes and no. The film looks like they wanted to make a Bond film but only had about a tenth the budget. Some of the sets are impressive but all too often the stunts and action scenes come off as not quite ready for the bit screen. As for Eisley, he isn't bad as he isn't meant to be as smooth or sexy as Bond and is pretty decent in the action scenes. The print is often poor. In some cases you cannot blame the filmmakers--such as the scratchy or grainy sections. But, in others they obviously used lousy stock footage. "Lightning Bolt" is a movie with much to dislike. Yet, it also has a certain kitschy fun that makes it worth seeing. It certainly is NOT a film for everyone--but for the right audience it's worth seeing. For a much better Italian action/adventure film, try watching the much more slickly made "Danger: Diabolik"--especially since Diabolik dresses EXACTLY the same as the brewmeister's henchmen. Overall, bad but quite enjoyable.
- planktonrules
- Jan 28, 2014
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- Lightning Bolt
- Filming locations
- Studio Incir - De Paolis, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio, as De Paolis - Rome)
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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