That Man from Rio (1964)

A sort of spoof of the James Bond flicks that were huge at the time, the comedy adventure flick That Man from Rio (1964) stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as Adrien, a French Air Force pilot who heads to Paris to spend his eight-day furlough with his fiancée Agnes (Francoise Dorleac). Within minutes of his arrival, however, Agnes is abducted and drugged by thugs and taken to Brazil along with the famed anthropologist Norbert Catalan (Jean Servia). There's also a statue heist at a French museum carried out by a pair of Indigenous Brazilians. What's going on? Well, apparently there's a trio of statues that, when combined, will lead you to untold Amazonian treasures. Adrien's dead dad apparently discovered the statues when he was working alongside Mr. Catalan, so a rich dude is kidnapping anyone who knew Adrien's dad and trying to get them to spill the beans. Adrien goes into hot pursuit of his dame, and along the way he discovers the culprit behind the kidnapping and the specific importance of the three statues. From there, it's all about batting with the wealthy industrialist Sir Winston (Ubiracy de Oliveria), car chases, globetrotting, and even murder. But Adrien is no Bond. There are tons of gags that center around him being far from the most badass man to hit Brazil. Nominated for the "Best Original Screenplay" Academy Award, it's rumored that Steven Spielberg was obsessed with this one and that a whole lot of scenes in this one were blatantly ripped off for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). We wish Steve had stolen the scenes when Jean-Paule Belmondo cruises around the country in a sweet pink sports car. You'll be sporting a massive hard-on seeing him hop out in just a tight bathing suit to show his statuesque body. Thanks to Jean-Paul's perfect abs, Mr. Man is a fan of That Man from Rio!