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I Spy is an American secret-agent adventure television series that ran for three seasons on NBC from September 15, 1965, to April 15, 1968, and teamed US intelligence agents Kelly Robinson (Robert Culp) and Alexander "Scotty" Scott (Bill Cosby), traveling undercover as international " tennis bums." Robinson poses as an amateur with Scott as his ...
I Spy: With Robert Culp, Bill Cosby, Kenneth Tobey, Arthur Batanides. A pair of intelligence agents posing as a tennis pro and his coach go on secret missions around the world.
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I Spy (TV Series 1965–1968) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Murphy Got Into Boxing Shape Without A Trainer.
- A world-class Boxing Trainer Choreographed The Fight Scenes.
- The Villain Was Written with Malcolm Mcdowell in Mind.
- The Original Switchblade Design Was Made from Toys.
- The Movie Was Originally Supposed to Take Place in Prague.
- Gundars’S Lair Was Located in A Centuries-Old Castle.
- The Film Also Shot at A Famous Budapest Hotel.
- 13 Murphy Came Up with The Idea to Sing “Sexual healing.”
- Some Greenscreen Trickery Helped The Film’S Finale.
- The Ending Was Added later.
The actor bulked up all on his own using a training regiment he knew from when his father and brothers trained as boxers growing up.
Fight coordinator Darrell Foster, champion boxer Sugar Ray Leonard’s trainer, was brought in to design the fight sequences. Foster is also well-known for working extensively with Will Smith, getting him into boxing shape for 2001’s Ali and training him for I Am Legend, Hancock, After Earth, and more.
The script described Gundars as “a Malcolm McDowell-type,” so the filmmakers got lucky when he agreed to take on the role.
First Assistant Director Richard Graves created the Switchblade prototype by piecing together parts from his son’s plastic jet model kits.
Instead, the movie shot on location in Budapest, Hungary, because the film’s producer, Andrew Vajna, lived there. She was eager to use her hometown as the setting because she had never seen it depicted in a Hollywood movie before.
Scenes of Malcolm McDowell’s character’s opulent residence were filmed in the 700-year old Buda Castle.
The 90-year old Hotel Gellert is known for its baths and spas, though they were recreated on a soundstage for the hotel scenes in the movie so as not to ruin them.
When asked to choose a song for the scene where his character helps Alex try to seal the deal with his crush and fellow spy Rachel, Murphy chose the Marvin Gaye classic.
Because Budapest city officials wouldn’t allow the production to shoot the film’s finale on top of a bridge over the Danube River, the bridge tower was recreated on a soundstage. The surrounding city skyline was patched together using 360-degree photo plates taken on the actual bridge and added to the soundstage location in post-production.
They shot the ending in Monte Carlo after test audiences complained that they wanted to know what happened to Rachel after she double-crossed Alex and Kelly.
Overview. A pair of intelligence agents posing as a tennis pro and his coach go on secret missions around the world. David Friedkin.
Jul 8, 2014 · I Spy debuted amidst the spy craze ignited by the first James Bond films, and it was certainly nothing like the other shows sparked by 007 such as The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. For three seasons,...
I Spy ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968 and chronicled the exploits of fictional characters Kelly Robinson (Robert Culp) and Alexander Scott (Cosby). Kelly and Alexander were American agents. Kelly’s cover was that of a top-seeded tennis pro travelling around the world for tournaments.
