简介：JohnCacavas'ideaofaJamesBondthemeplaysovertheopeningcreditsofthisTV-moviespyflickwhichevenfeaturessilhouettedbuxomwomenposinginvariouscontortionsthesamewaytheBondfilmshavedonefordecades.(ThefilmalsofeaturesacertainmusicalmotifthatisexceedinglyclosetowhatisfoundinalltheBondfilms.)Dansonplaysacomputerexpertwhoiscoercedbythegovernmentintorescuingasuper-computerfromtheclutchesofevil,wheelchair-boundLee,whointendstoruletheworldwithit.TheagentassignedtobriefDansoniscurvy,smart-mouthedWellerwhoreportstotheauthoritativeandno-nonsenseParker.Retrievingthecomputerisonlypartofthejob.Dansonalsohopestorescuehisdoctorfriend(Stone)andthedoctor'sdaughterwhoarebeingheldagainsttheirwill,ataskParkerisonlymildlyconcernedaboutaccomplishing.Thereisalotofpseudo-wittybanterandquasi-dangerousespionageasthefilmplaysoutwithDansonandWellerstrainingforromanticchemistrywhilecarryingoutvariousaspectsofamissioninwhichnooneiseverkilled.It'sJamesBondLite,almostforkids.Thewholeenterprisereeksof"unsoldpilot"withthecreditsevenplayinglikeaTVshowopeningandtheendingsettingthesceneforpossiblefutureescapades.Dansonisfairlysolidthroughoutandmanagestobalancehischaracter'sbrainsandlackofexperienceprettywell.Wellerisoftenveryannoying,chirpingDanson'scharacter'snamefrequently("Chenault!")andtrottingaroundinfoolishskirts,shoesandhairdos,actinglikeshe'ssomebigdealwhenreallyshe'sratheralightweightherself.Leeissomewhatinterestingattimes,butcouldplaythisroleinhissleepandsometimesseemslikehe'sdoingso.Parker(anunjustlyforgottenactresswhogracedthesilverscreenwithmanywonderful,powerfulperformancesinthe40's,50'sandbeyond)isonherlastlegshere.Shelooksokay,butdoesallherscenesseatedbehindalargetableandrattlesoutloudorderswithverylittletimingorfinesse.It'sasloppilydoneproductionwithmanycontinuityerrors(notablyinthecostuming)andcheapsets.OnenotablyintriguingsequenceinvolvesanelaboratemazeinwhichWellermustfightforherlife,butitisundercutbythefactthatsheisreallyinthesameoldsectionoverandoverwithjustangleandlightingchangestossedinoccasionally.Lester,whoplaysahenchmanhere,wouldsoonbeginamemorablenine-yearstayon"TheYoungandtheRestless".…