The Fat Spy

The Fat Spy
1966 Theatrical Poster
Directed byJoseph Cates
Written byMatthew Andrews
Produced byEverett Rosenthal
Rick Pleven
StarringPhyllis Diller
Jack E. Leonard
Brian Donlevy
Jayne Mansfield
CinematographyJoseph C. Brun
Edited byBarry Malkin
Music byJoel Hirschhorn
Al Kasha
Distributed byMagna Pictures Distribution Corporation
Troma Entertainment
Release date
  • May 11, 1966 (1966-05-11)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Fat Spy is a 1966 Z movie that attempts to parody teenage beach party films rather than spy films.[1] It was filmed at Cape Coral, Florida. It is featured in the 2004 documentary The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made. Briefly released to theaters in 1966, it was rarely seen until the 1990s, when it was released to the public domain. Since then it has been widely released on DVD and VHS in various editions sold mainly at dollar stores.

The film was shot on location in Cape Coral, Florida, according to the book Images of America: Cape Coral (Arcadia Publishing, 2009) written by members of the Cape Coral Historical Society. Featured in the film is Cape Coral Gardens, a popular public rose garden during the early 1960s, which was known for a series of quaint, interconnected foot bridges. The tourist attraction no longer exists.

  1. ^ Hall, Phil The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time BearManor Media (July 4, 2013)