The Fat Spy (1966)
- Directed by
- Joseph Cates
- Genre
- beach party film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 3.1 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A low-budget comedy follows a group of teenagers at a beach party. The film tries to spoof beach party movies but is widely considered a very bad movie.
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What happens
The Fat Spy is a 1966 Z movie that attempts to parody teenage beach party films rather than spy films. It is featured in the 2004 documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made. Briefly released to theaters in 1966, it was rarely seen until the 1990s, when it was released to the public domain. Since then it has been widely released on DVD and VHS in various editions sold mainly at dollar stores. The film was shot on location in Cape Coral, Florida, according to the book Images of America: Cape Coral (Arcadia Publishing, 2009) written by members of the Cape Coral Historical Society. Featured in the film is Cape Coral Gardens, a popular public rose garden during the early 1960s, which was known for a series of quaint, interconnected footbridges. The tourist attraction no longer exists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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