HOT ENOUGH FOR JUNE is a British spy comedy directed by the popular Ralph Thoma. It begins as an open spoof of the Bond franchise, referencing the death of none other than 007 and casting Dirk Bogarde as the hapless writer who replaces him as a spy working for British intelligence. He's shipped off to Czechoslovakia in order to perform industrial espionage but while there he falls for the charms of a glamorous Czech agent.
The comedy in this film is so subtle that it plays out as a straight spy film for much of the running time. It's not particularly exciting or funny, but the cast is good enough to do justice to the material, and there's a sense of realism that's missing from the Bond films. It's not quite THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD in terms of ice-cold grittiness, but tonally it's somewhere halfway between the two styles of filming. A great supporting cast includes Richard Pasco, Derek Nimmo, Derek Fowlds, Sylva Koscina, Robert Morley, Leo McKern, Roger Delgado, and John Junkin.
The comedy in this film is so subtle that it plays out as a straight spy film for much of the running time. It's not particularly exciting or funny, but the cast is good enough to do justice to the material, and there's a sense of realism that's missing from the Bond films. It's not quite THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD in terms of ice-cold grittiness, but tonally it's somewhere halfway between the two styles of filming. A great supporting cast includes Richard Pasco, Derek Nimmo, Derek Fowlds, Sylva Koscina, Robert Morley, Leo McKern, Roger Delgado, and John Junkin.