Danger: Diabolik
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Danger: Diabolik (also known simply as Diabolik) is a 1968 feature film from Italian filmmaker Mario Bava based on the Italian comic character Diabolik. It is the story of a skilled thief (played by John Phillip Law) living out of a ritzy hideout who steals $10 million from the Italian government. Eva Kant was played by Marisa Mell, while Ginko was Michel Piccoli. A Dino De Laurentiis production (producer of Barbarella, which also featured Law), it had a notable musical score by Ennio Morricone.
While fairly faithful to the original, having Diabolik and Eva drive their black and white Jaguars, etc, the movie portrayed Eva more like a scantily-clad damsel in distress than is shown in the original stories.
In August 1999, the movie was featured in the final episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (although another out-of-sequence episode, Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders, was technically shown later). Scenes were used in the music video for the Beastie Boys' 1998 single "Body Movin'".
A recent American DVD release of the movie include a documentary on the movie, including interviews with one of the Beastie Boys, as well as their music video.
