Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

irishmama34 We all recognize Harrison Ford in this famous no credit bit part (bell boy).Is that David Jannsen in a bit part (larger than Ford's), playing one of the uniformed police officers (he says a few lines) in the security area when Coburn's character "picks up" a prisoner? It really looks like Jannsen, but of course he doesn't have a credit that I could find. Between 1963 and 1967, Jannsen doesn't have any TV/movie credits listed on IMDb. This movie is 1966 (and before his famous Fugitive TV series), so I guess it's possible that he did some work for pay, but no credit.Does anyone else think it's David Jannsen?

whpratt1 This film deals with a con-man named Eli Kotch, (James Coburn) who just gets out of prison and decides to lay out his ground work for a large bank robbery at the Los Angeles, California airport. Eli also knows that a Russian Prime Minister will be visiting Los Angeles and flying into the same airport which will distract the police force away from a bank holdup. Eli also meets up with a very sexy blonde named Inger Knudson, (Camilla Spary) who works for very rich people and cons her into doing all kinds of things, Eli even marries her with a fake ID. There is plenty of comedy and some tense moments in a police station. You will never be able to figure out how this picture will end. It will definitely surprise you. Enjoy.

zardoz-13 James Coburn plays the ultimate con artist in writer & director Bernard Girand's complex but rewarding heist thriller "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" that slickly defied the standard thinking of its day. Aside from its surprise ending, "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" is chiefly remembered today as "Star Wars" leading man Harrison Ford's film debut movie as a lowly bellhop in one scene. As amoral heist thrillers go, "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" qualifies as one of the best ever made and the suspense will keep you poised on the edge of your seat or sofa right up until fade-out.*****Please read no farther if you haven't seen this wonderful movie.Since its formulation in 1930 and its enforcement in 1934, the self-censorship office of the Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) ruled what filmmakers could insert in their films. The MPPDA stipulated that crime must not pay and criminals could not get away with their crimes. Essentially, these rules stayed in place until the 1960s when filmmakers had to resort to more risqué material to lure adults away from television. "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round" emerged possibly as the earliest film to show that crime could pay and pay well.Coburn plays a chameleon of a crook called Eli Kotch. Kotch uses his considerable charms on a prison psychologist to get out of stir. Later, he masterminds several small jobs around the country to obtain $30-thousand dollars in order to finance the major set-piece of the movie: a daring, daylight bank heist at Los Angeles International Airport. The cheeky thing about Coburn's character is plans to pull the heist while virtually every policeman in Los Angeles is at the airport. Interestingly enough, the State Department, is working on security precautions for the Soviet Premier when he arrives in America at LAX, and Milo Stewart (Robert Webber of "$") is pulling hairs to make sure that nothing goes awry during the Russian's visit. Meanwhile, Kotch marries an innocent bystander, Inger Knudson (pretty Camilla Sparv of "Downhill Racer") as a front so he can go to L.A. without attracting attention.Girand doesn't waste a moment in this taut, efficient thriller that requires patience from its audience as the writer & director painstakingly orchestrates this melodrama. The surprise ending is terrific. Watch this one.

Poseidon-3 All the ingredients for a fun, slick caper film are here, but somehow it just never comes off as well as one might like. Coburn plays a parolee who never thinks for a minute about living a lawful life. He's not even out of the clink before he's planning to rob the Los Angeles Airport Bank, on a day when the Premier of Russia is due to arrive nonetheless. Coburn uses female after female to attain his goals, leaving each one befuddled and confused after he's done with them. One, however, Sparv, manages to hold his attention a bit longer than the rest, especially when she is so easily duped into continuing to do his bidding. He amasses a small team and sets out to pilfer all the ready cash out of the bank as US government agent Webber frantically attempts to secure the grounds for the Premier's safe arrival. Coburn uses all sorts of tactics such as accents and assumed identities in order to get what he wants, but in the end, even though he has it, he may have lost even more than he had ever dreamed of. Coburn is okay in the film. His ability to bed down every conceivable lady in sight will seem more realistic the more one finds his unique looks attractive. His accents in the film are truly rotten and come and go with ease. Sparv is exceedingly lovely to look at and isn't bad acting-wise. She and Coburn try to ignite some chemistry, but don't really succeed as a couple. Ray, as one of Coburn's associates, doesn't show up until over an hour in and isn't given much to do. Webber is appropriately harried and aggravated as Coburn's robbery plans thwart his ability to keep the airport secure. "Sword and sandal" actor Armstrong appears as one of his associates. Among Coburn's conquests are Wayne, amusingly dippy, McCargo, classy and attractive and, of all people, Marie, who is difficult to recognize right at first, but turns in a mildly amusing cameo. This type of film should be light as a feather and slick as can be, but this one has many dull spots and lack the zest it needs to really sing. Coburn's character isn't nearly as ingratiating as, say, Steve McQueen's in "The Thomas Crown Affair" and the film isn't remotely as stylish as that one either. It's a nicely photographed movie that depicts an era of clean, smartly-dressed people in attractive settings, but it just isn't captivating or charming enough to come out a winner. Look for young Ford in a small role as a hotel bellman.