O.K. Connery

O.K. Connery, released in America as Operation Kid Brother, is a 1967 Italian Eurospy comedy film shot in Technicolor and Techniscope and directed by Alberto De Martino. The Spy-Fi plot involves the brother of the British spy James Bond, played by Neil Connery (the actual brother of Sean Connery, star of the Eon Productions Bond films), who is obliged to take the lead in foiling a world-domination plot. The film's cast included several actors from the Eon-produced James Bond film series: From Russia with Loves Daniela Bianchi, Thunderballs Adolfo Celi, Dr. Nos Anthony Dawson, Bernard Lee (M), and Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny), as well as the producer's wife Agata Flori, Gina Lollobrigida's cousin Guido Lollobrigida, and Yasuko Yama (aka Yee-Wah Young and Yee-Wah Yang, then in the publicity spotlight due to her relationship with James Mason; she appeared as a bath girl in You Only Live Twice under the name Yee-Wah Yang<ref>p. 8 "Oh No, Say Mason and the Bond Girl Yama The Straits Times, 18 December 1966</ref>). The film received generally negative reviews from the New York Times, Variety and the Monthly Film Bulletin, with the latter two reviews noting that the film could leave audiences with unintentional laughter at its ineptitude. The film was featured on the film-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1993. Plot A luxury yacht, with a crew of beautiful young ladies, arrives in Monte Carlo. At the same time British agent Miss Maxwell (Lois Maxwell) is at the airfield, awaiting the arrival of Ward Jones, who is bringing an important package for her. Jones lands his light aircraft, which is then destroyed following a collision with a remote controlled but full sized car, operated by the owner of the yacht Thayer (Adolfo Celi). Jones is killed in the explosion, and his package is retrieved by Thayer's henchlady Maya (Daniela Bianchi) . The search now concentrates on Jones' girlfriend Yashuko, with Maxwell, Maya and Thayer's henchmen in hot pursuit. Yashuko is in the care of Dr Neil Connery (Neil Connery), a cosmetic surgeon who uses hypnotism in his practice, and is attending a medical conference in Monte Carlo. With Connery's help, Yashuka escapes from Thayer's henchmen but is kidnapped by Maxwell instead. Another of Thayer's henchladies Krayendorf (Ana María Noé), disguised as a nun, then infiltrates the hospital where Yashuko is being held, and removes her.