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Massarati and the Brain

  • TV Movie
  • 19821982
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
76
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Peter Billingsley, Christopher Hewett, and Daniel Pilon in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
AdventureComedy
A Secret Agent searches for a sunken treasure of rare coins. He must battle a Nazi who is also searching for the treasure, and is helped by a ten-year-old genius who builds electronic weapon... Read allA Secret Agent searches for a sunken treasure of rare coins. He must battle a Nazi who is also searching for the treasure, and is helped by a ten-year-old genius who builds electronic weapons for him.A Secret Agent searches for a sunken treasure of rare coins. He must battle a Nazi who is also searching for the treasure, and is helped by a ten-year-old genius who builds electronic weapons for him.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
76
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    • Harvey Hart
    • George Kirgo
  • Stars
    • Daniel Pilon
    • Peter Billingsley
    • Christopher Hewett
    • Harvey Hart
    • George Kirgo
  • Stars
    • Daniel Pilon
    • Peter Billingsley
    • Christopher Hewett
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Daniel Pilon and Ann Turkel in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
    Christopher Hewett and Daniel Pilon in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
    Christopher Hewett and Daniel Pilon in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
    Christopher Lee in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
    Peter Billingsley in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
    Peter Billingsley in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
    Daniel Pilon in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
    Peter Billingsley in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
    Peter Billingsley in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
    Christopher Lee in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
    Daniel Pilon in Massarati and the Brain (1982)
    Massarati and the Brain (1982)

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    Daniel Pilon
    Daniel Pilon
    • Mas Massarati
    Peter Billingsley
    Peter Billingsley
    • Christopher 'The Brain' Massarati
    Christopher Hewett
    Christopher Hewett
    • Anatole
    Markie Post
    Markie Post
    • Julie Ramsdell
    Ann Turkel
    Ann Turkel
    • Wilma Hines…
    Camilla Sparv
    Camilla Sparv
    • Dorothea
    Kathryn Witt
    • Diana Meridith (real)
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Victor Leopold
    Greta Blackburn
    Greta Blackburn
    • Sharon
    Yukio G. Collins
    • Yukio
    Kaz Garas
    Kaz Garas
    • Nick Henry
    Jeff Imada
    Jeff Imada
    • Sushi
    Gail Jensen
    Gail Jensen
    • Camille Henry
    Heather O'Rourke
    Heather O'Rourke
    • Skye Henry
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    Charles A. Tamburro
    Charles A. Tamburro
    • Joe Perkins
    • (as Chuck Tamburo)
      • Harvey Hart
      • George Kirgo
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    6/10
    MASSARATI AND THE BRAIN {TV} (Harvey Hart, 1982) **1/2
    Yet another made-for-TV espionage thriller – after the recently-viewed ONCE UPON A SPY, also with Christopher Lee, and S*H*E* (both 1980) – with an even more comical and juvenile bent, considering that the "Brain" of the title is no more than a whizz kid of 10! Lee dispensed with his moustache for this one but not his wicked ways – he plays an ex-Nazi bent on retrieving a sunken fortune in rare coins. The hero, then, is the typical luxury-loving womanizer whose penchant for impromptu karate sessions with his Oriental manservants is also straight out of some Inspector Clouseau vehicle!; his abode, then, is not unlike the Bruce Wayne manor minus the Batcave, faithfully overseen by a long-suffering butler/chef whose recipes continually go unappreciated!

    The director had made the impressive horror thriller DARK INTRUDER (1965), a failed TV pilot subsequently released to theaters; this one feels like it had the same intent and, likewise, was not picked up for a series! The film is not terrible per se, but neither is it especially engaging or memorable – though Lee's commitment to his roles in even such substandard fare is indeed admirable (incidentally, as in AN EYE FOR AN EYE {1981}, he gets to express befuddlement at his opponents' sheer resilience but, given that he had previously left them tied up at the mercy of a time-bomb, this reaction is perhaps understandable here!). As expected, the protagonist has any number of females crossing his path, be they colleagues, clients or criminals; also on hand is ill-fated child actress Heather O'Rourke, soon to briefly attain fame in the same year's POLTERGEIST.
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      • August 26, 1982 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • The Lot - 1041 N. Formosa Avenue, West Hollywood, California, USA
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      • Aaron Spelling Productions
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    • 2 hours
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      • Mono

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