PROJECT X-Paramount-1968 -Rarely seen sci-fi from “gimmick” director William Castle (who produced ROSEMARY’S BABY the same year). It’s based on a novel by Leslie P. Davies.
In the far flung future scientists led by Henry Jones and Philip Pine try to unravel the mysterious last words of scientist/spy Hagen Arnold (Christopher George) just before he got amnesia. They re-create a bank robbery from the ‘60’s to try and confuse him. A special hologram machine reveals his past but his unconscious mind takes over.
Monte Markham is Gregory Galaya, who may want to help Arnold or he could be working for “Sino-Asia”. Greta Baldwin falls for George after he introduces her to cigerettes! Harold Gould is the military colonel in charge. Keye Luke has a small role as the Asian bad guy. A weird little film with lots of shots in negative.
Screenwriter Edmund Morris also worked on the TV show “The Wild, Wild West”. The jazzy musical score is by Van Cleave. Not to be confused with the movie of the same name from 1987 starring Helen Hunt and Matthew Broderick and some chimpanzees.
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