Among the many parodic James Bond spin-offs that sprouted like mushrooms in the 60s was this jaunty item (1966) featuring James Coburn as the man from Z.O.W.I.E., filmed in ‘Scope and directed impersonally by Daniel Mann; it eventually spawned two sequels, one of them made for TV. With Gila Golan, Lee J. Cobb, and lots of gadgets. 107 min. (JR)