Dead on Target (film)
Dead on Target (also titled Our Man Flint: Dead On Target) is an American television film. The film originally aired on ABC on March 17, 1976, and was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. The was a backdoor pilot for a possible weekly series, but it was not picked up to series, and it became the last Derek Flint movie. Ray Danton replaces James Coburn as Derek Flint, who is now a private detective and former Z.O.W.I.E. government agent. The cast also includes Sharon Acker, Susan Sullivan, Lawrence Dane, Gay Rowan, Linda Woods, Donnelly Rhodes, and Kim Cattrall.
| Dead on Target | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action Drama |
| Written by | Norman Klenman |
| Directed by | Joseph L. Scanlan |
| Starring | Ray Danton Gay Rowan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stanley Colbert |
| Producers | R.H. Anderson Wendy Riche (associate producer) |
| Production location | Vancouver |
| Cinematography | Kelly Duncan |
| Editor | Stan Cole |
| Running time | 77 min |
| Production company | 20th Century Fox Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | March 17, 1976 |
Plot
Derek Flint agrees to teach a pretty young woman named Benita Ryders how to be a private eye. Their first mission together has them facing a group of terrorists called B.E.S.L.A. ("Bar El Sol Liberation Army"), who have kidnapped an oil executive. They rescue him and put B.E.S.L.A. out of business.
Home media
Dead On Target was released by Fox as part of the "Ultimate Flint Collection" DVD set on November 7, 2006.[1]
References
- "Ultimate Flint Collection On DVD". Loving the Classics. Retrieved 24 April 2023.