When an experimental flying saucer crashes, secret agent Matt Helm has to bring back the secret weapons hidden on board.
When an experimental flying saucer crashes, secret agent Matt Helm has to bring back the secret weapons hidden on board.
The film is primarily an action-comedy and a parody of the spy genre, focusing on entertainment rather than serious political commentary. While featuring a US agent defending against a generic threat, its lighthearted and often absurd tone dilutes any potential ideological messaging, making it largely apolitical.
The movie features a traditional main cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on a classic spy adventure, presenting traditional identities in a neutral or positive light without critical commentary on DEI themes.
The Ambushers, a 1967 spy film, does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on conventional spy tropes and heterosexual relationships, offering no specific portrayal of queer identity within its content.
The film features female characters in spy roles who are involved in action and espionage. However, their victories and contributions to action sequences are primarily achieved through the use of firearms, gadgets, or strategic maneuvering. There are no clear instances of female characters defeating male opponents in direct physical combat.
This film is an adaptation of a novel series. All major characters, including the protagonist Matt Helm, maintain their established gender from the source material. No characters originally established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender in this adaptation.
Research indicates that "The Ambushers" (1967) does not feature any characters who were canonically, historically, or widely established as one race in the source material or prior installments and then portrayed as a different race in this film.
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