It's hard to believe that no one has written on here about the all-to-obvious inspirations in the second story that wound up in the 1984 Val Kilmer film 'Top Secret'. "Cigars, Novelties, Party Tricks..." Although Donald Pleasence's ex-solider is humbly selling faulty shoelaces and matchsticks, the reference is astoundingly clear. It first hit me with reading that Peter Cushing's character was the proprietor of an antique store, I felt that it smacked of his unusually large eyed bookstore owner in 'Top Secret'. I don't think we'll ever be treated to such a unique mashup of film genres until some creative, enterprising filmmaker decides to cram together a concoction of different decades into one amazing film.
Someone please add the 'Top Secret' references to the "connections" portion of this film's page. Thank you kindly.
Someone please add the 'Top Secret' references to the "connections" portion of this film's page. Thank you kindly.