This film begins in Istanbul with a private detective named "Joe Walker" (Tony Kendall) visiting a small nightclub where he is attempting to gather information concerning a large batch of LSD which was recently stolen from the American military by an international syndicate known as "the Green Hounds". Not surprisingly, Joe's sudden presence at the nightclub soon becomes a cause for concern which leads the girlfriend of the syndicate boss to order one of the employees to slip some LSD into his drink. Fortunately, although he is tricked into drinking it, he manages to escape before they can kill him and eventually recovers with the help of his old colleague "Captain Tom Rowland" (Brad Harris). It's then that the two join forces in a effort to find and recover the stolen merchandise before the Green Hounds have the opportunity to disperse it throughout Europe. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that I thought that this 4th film in the "Kommissar X" series was one of the better entries as the action and the plot were more evenly balanced. Likewise, having several attractive actresses like Sabine Sun (as the duplicitous girlfriend named "Joyce Sellers"), Christa Linder ("Gisela"), Olga Schoberova ("Leyla Kessler") and Rossella Bergamonti ("Jenny Carter") certainly didn't hurt in any way either. In any case, I liked this particular sequel and have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
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Uriah4324 May 2017
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Another entry in the tongue-in-cheek espionage series "Kommissar X", with the amiable duo of Tony Kendall and Brad Harris in the leads. This time their mission is to shut down an LSD smuggling ring that operates in Istanbul. And the first half of this movie is, probably, about as coherent as an actual LSD trip, but, again probably, not half as much fun. When the setting switches to "The Valley of the Thousand Hills", the film gets a little better, and more action-packed. The production is actually pretty slick and there is good stuntwork throughout; Brad Harris' slide down the hills and his fight with an extra-muscular henchman are high points. And even though the heroes keep making remarks like "It's going to be difficult to escape, especially with the girls", the girls are quite capable of taking care of themselves. This is the 4th "Kommmissar X" film I have watched so far; the best remains the first, "Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill" (also the one most closely modelled on the James Bond series). ** out of 4.
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Jo Louis Walker (aka Kommissar X) and Captain Tom Rowland are in Istanbul trying to prevent 'The Green Hound' organisation stealing a canister of LSD which the USA Army are in need of (I didn't quite know why) and of course come out on top. The story meanders along pleasingly before getting to the action packed climax in the Valley of the Thousand Hills. Walker as played by Tony Kendall and Rowland played by Brad Harris are in their fourth Kommissar X film together and they are a genial team, aided by a bevy of beauties and hampered by the villains, the best of which is Herbert Fux as the slimy Eddie Shapiro. The Turkey locations are attractive and Francesco De Masi provides a groovy music score. Another good entry in the K X series.
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There are not many movies filmed in exotic Istanbul for the western audience. I was hoping for something similar to Topkapi, but this is not in that league. However it is not bad for a low grade secret agent flick. Tony Kendall saunters through the sets pretending to be a cross between Dean Martin and John Gavin. Brad Harris seems to have fun playing GI Joe/G Man in a suit. The story has so many twists and scene changes that it could have been released as 3 different movies--since it was dubbed who would have known? Perhaps this deserves a viewing because it tries so hard to be entertaining. Most effective is the use of Istanbul's settings and environs for unique treatments and stunts (with the major exception of not showing the interiors of the great mosques). This may be the best of the Kommissar X series.
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bnwfilmbuff10 March 2017Captain Tom delivers $1 mil worth of LSD to operatives in Istanbul that a criminal organization is pulling out all the stops to get its hand on. Joe joins him in Istanbul to foil the organization's efforts. Lots of unnecessary martial arts fighting and cartoonish dialog spoil the otherwise enjoyable exotic backdrop. The plot is weak and the action discontinuous. The movie ends up in the enemy stronghold in the "Valley of a Thousand Hills, a terrific location for some exciting action. This adventure is stocked with numerous attractive women who do little more than provide the expected decorative flavor. Best approached as more of a parody than serious thriller.
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BA_Harrison2 January 2018Kill Me Gently, my first Kommissar X movie, is actually the fourth in the series. My unfamiliarity with the already established characters might account for some of my confusion, but I suspect that bad storytelling and crap editing are more to blame.
This silly Bond-inspired secret agent/crime caper revolves around a stash of LSD brought to Turkey by the Americans for military purposes (what they intend to do with it is anyone's guess). A gang of criminals called the Green Hounds will do anything to get their hands on the acid, leaving NYPD Captain Tom Rowland (Brad Harris) and private detective Jo Walker (Tony Kendall) to try and stop them.
The first hour of this film is so poorly strung together that it is almost impossible to follow and proves very difficult to sit through, with only the local colour and some pretty girls to keep one interested. Make it past the hour mark, however, and things do get a little better, as the action moves to a desert region known as The Valley of 1000 Hills, where the good guys do battle with the baddies, resulting in some fairly well-executed stunt sequences.
There's a fun scene in which one of our good guys (I don't remember who) is pursued over the hills, but escapes by sliding down the sandy slopes on his butt, and we also get an impressive motorcycle chase over the same undulating terrain, the bikes hurtling through valleys, up and around natural banks, and over peaks. It's an entertaining final act, although an extremely dumb closing moment involving a talking camel sums up the film as a whole: very silly, with little concern for logic. -
RodrigAndrisan22 May 2022Give me the LSD, I won't give you the LSD, where's the LSD? When you're 10 years old, like me, when I saw it a few times for the first time, you might like this movie. When you see it again on YouTube at the age of 64, you realize that it's nothing but a big waste of time. Olga Schoberová and Christa Linder are sexy. Everyone else, including Tony Kendall and Brad Harris, are embarrassing. Film only for poor quality Eurospy obsessed people.
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BandSAboutMovies28 April 2020Yet another Kommissar X film - there were seven of them - this entry features the team of Tony Kendall and Brad Harris. They were the Terence Hill and Bud Spencer of their day. Here. Tony is Joe Louis Walker, aka Kommissar X and Brad is New York Police Department Captain Rowland.
Rowland has traveled to travels to Istanbul to bring a shipment of LSD for the U.S. armed forces - MK Ultra anyone? - but the Green Hounds steal the shipment.
Olga Schoberova (The Vengeance of She), Christa Linder (Dracula in the Provinces) and Samson Burke (The Three Stooges Meet Hercules) are all in this.
Also known as Death Trip and Kommissar X - Drei grüne Hunde, this Eurospy film was directed by writer Rudolf Zehetgruber and Gianfranco Parolini (God's Gun, Three Fantastic Supermen).