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Code Name: Diamond Head is a 1977 Made-for-TV Movie from Quinn Martin's company. It was intended to be the pilot for a series, but the movie failed to convince the network executives it was worth a series.The plot, such as it is, concerns Sean Donovan (Ian McShane), an evil traitor spy going by the codename "Tree," who plans to steal a biological nerve agent from the Navy and sell it for 100,000 dollars. It's up to Johnny Paul (Roy Thinnes), the eponymous agent Diamond Head (so named for the actual place in Hawaiʻi) to stop this evil spy. Rounding out the main cast are his partners in crime, Tso-Tsing (France Nuyen), a local club owner, and Zulu (played by himself), a pop singer. Tree proves more clever than they realize as he manages to kill and pose as a high-ranking Pentagon official in order to get the nerve gas. However, things quickly unravel as Tree recognizes Tso-Tsing from another operation and blows the cover of all three spies. When he makes off with the gas and Tso-Tsing, it's up to Paul to recover both and stop Tree in time.For tropes and specifics relating to the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version, please check out the episode recap. | |
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Graceful Loser | |
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Graceful Loser: Tree gives up rather amiably. | |
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Underestimating Badassery: The one thing Tree does not do. He treats Johnny and Tso-Tsing as dangerous Worthy Opponents. | |
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Ironic Echo | |
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Ironic Echo: When Tree has the rather heavyset Zulu tied up, he mocks him with the line "Too bad we don't have an apple for his mouth." Later, when Zulu and Johnny capture Tree, Zulu repeats the same taunt to Tree. | |
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I Know You Know I Know | |
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I Know You Know I Know: Diamond Head and Tree both know the other is aware of who and what they are. | |
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Hero with Bad Publicity | |
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Hero with Bad Publicity: Johnny's cover is of a local gambler and general ne'er-do-well. | |
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Damsel in Distress: Tso-Tsing spends pretty much the entire third act in this position, though because Tree also has the nerve gas as well, she uses her predicament to lead the other two spies to their original target (and later defeats one of the henchman in the chaos of the assault on the boat). | |
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Dragon Lady | |
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Dragon Lady: Tso-Tsing. Her dialog implies she intentionally plays up the image (as would the fact she has a boat named "Dragon Lady"). In reality, she's just a sweet and caring yet confident and strong woman, which fills the Chinese definition of the term. | |
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Paper-Thin Disguise | |
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Paper-Thin Disguise: It helps when his target looks exactly like him, just with a mustache. | |
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Race Against the Clock | |
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Race Against the Clock: "Aunt Mary" gives Johnny a mere thirty minutes to chase down and secure Tree and the nerve gas or the government will simply blow up his escape vessel with the gas, Tree, and the kidnapped Tso-Tsing still on board. | |
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Codename Title: Protagonist Title-type Spy Fiction, named after the place in Hawaiʻi. | |
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Casting Gag | |
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Casting Gag: Zulu is playing the same character he did for Hawaii Five-O. | |
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With Catlike Tread | |
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With Catlike Tread: Discussed when Johnny assigns Zulu to tail Tree's henchmen: | |
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As You Know | |
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As You Know: A rather clumsy Back Story Info Dump by Aunt Mary on Diamond Head. It goes on for ten minutes, then Aunt Mary reinforces the Info Dump by restating what the audience was already told. | |
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Failure Hero | |
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Failure Hero: It must be very difficult to get competent agents in Hawaii. Johnny Paul pretty much blows his own cover on his first try by attempting a scheme to lead himself to Tree that simply leads Tree to realize he's being tailed by Diamond Head himself. Later, he gets himself beat up by the same henchman several times in spite of him having a gun. Tso Tsing is incapable of retaining her own cover and blows Paul's in one go. Zulu loses the only man he intended to follow in about five minutes. | |
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Code Name: Some really bad ones. "Diamond Head," "Tree," "Aunt Mary"? Gee, why didn't this get picked up for a series? | |
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Pilot Movie | |
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Pilot Movie: Painfully so — a great deal of time is spent on exposition that has nothing to do with the plot and everything to do with establishing backstory for an ongoing series. Hell, the film's M even outright says "See you again, same time, same place." | |
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Fauxlosophic Narration | |
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Fauxlosophic Narration: Tree goes on and on about corporations knowing no national boundaries. Tso-Tsing makes retorts along the lines of selling your soul in the process. | |
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For Halloween, I Am Going as Myself | |
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For Halloween, I Am Going as Myself: Tree's main disguise in the show is... exactly as himself (as Ian McShane). Master Of Disguise, indeed. | |
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Kill and Replace | |
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Kill and Replace: Tree's gang murders Colonel Butler, and then Tree disguises himself as Butler to use his access to a Top Secret military facility. Actor Ian McShane plays both Butler and Tree, which means Tree's disguise makes him look exactly like Colonel Butler. | |
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Moment Killer | |
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Moment Killer: Johnny and Tso-Tsing are enjoying some private time in the epilogue when they're interrupted — first by Cmdr. Yarnell trying to give Johnny a new assignment, then by Zulu and Hong Kong busting in on them and bringing half of Hawaii with them for an impromptu party. | |
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Faking the Dead | |
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Faking the Dead: One of the many Cliché Storm tropes in the show. Johnny does the old "they think I'm dead, it gives me an advantage" spy trope. | |
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Running Gag | |
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Running Gag: Annoyingly done with owing the boat captain ("Hong Kong") first 50, then 100 dollars. | |
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Master of Disguise | |
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Master of Disguise: Tree is one of these, hence his ability to kill a high-ranking Colonel and take his place. Though he's not very good at disposing of the body without the word getting out. Paper-Thin Disguise: It helps when his target looks exactly like him, just with a mustache. | |
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