Parker (1980 film)

Parker is a 1980 British spy comedy film directed by, written by and Mitton and starring  as Rembrandt Parker. Produced by Dennis Barton and, the film follows the exploits of a dysfunctional intelligence agency, centered on Rembrandt Parker (Lazenby) and seven of his colleagues—his mother Christine Parker , Sylvia Baines , Herbert "Herbie" Aykroyd , Kelsey Anderson , Kimberley Alborough , Archibald Harper and Dr. Isaac Chang (Desmond Suen). The film is set in an anachronistic, Cold War-esque universe and parodies espionage, culture and society, and the human condition.

Produced by Barton and Cardona's production companies Standard Productions and, the film was given a theatrical release by on 17 May 1980.

Plot
Rembrandt Parker, a suave agent from, partakes in a torture training exercise, but causes it to be terminated after complaining about fellow agent Belikov's fake-torture tactics. The following day, while trying to get members of the organization to smell his dry cleaning due to its strangely curry-like odor, Parker is called into the office of Christine, his mother and boss, where he is chastised for misusing his MI5-run expense account. He seeks assistance from Herbert "Herbie" Aykroyd, a member of the organization and his ex-girlfriend Sylvia Baines' current boyfriend, to clear his account, but he refuses. Attempts to get access to accounts with a made-up "Mole Hunt" also meet with failure, because only section heads (Belikov, Herbie in accounting and Kimberley Alborough in human resources) have access to the mainframe, and none of them wants to help him. Parker tries getting secretary Cheryl to leave the mainframe open that night, allowing Parker to easily slip in and clear his account, but she too denies his request.

Without any outside options, Parker is forced to manually break into MI5's mainframe. Though he initially thinks that this will be an extremely difficult task, he discovers that actual security is appallingly terrible and he easily figures out the password to hack his account after the first try. While trying to transfer all of his excess expenses from his account to Belikov, the agent enters the room and holds a gun up to Parker's head. He reveals that he is actually a Russian spy named Aksentyev and fears the agency has started to realize that he is a mole, so he plans on stealing £50,000 from Parker's account and fleeing from the country. Just then, however, Sylvia arrives and pulls a gun on Aksentyev. She and Parker begin to argue and the mole is able to escape.

Cast

 * as Rembrandt Parker
 * as Christine Parker
 * as Sylvia Baines
 * as Herbert "Herbie" Aykroyd
 * as Kelsey Anderson
 * as Kimberley Alborough
 * as Archibald Harper
 * Desmond Suen as Dr. Isaac Chang Keung-Kuen (張強權)
 * as Belikov
 * as Aksentyev
 * as Cheryl