What’s New, Pussycat?

…the screenplay for the film What’s New, Pussycat? (1965), in which he also appeared. Allen made his first film, What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), by redubbing a James Bond-like Japanese action film, International Secret Police: Key of Keys (1965), and shifting its focus to the pursuit of a top-secret recipe…

…Frazetta’s first motion-picture poster, for What’s New Pussycat? (1965). Other movie posters followed, and he also painted album covers for rock bands, including Molly Hatchet and Herman’s Hermits.

Movies from this period included What’s New, Pussycat? (1965), Casino Royale (1967), I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968), and There’s a Girl in My Soup (1970). He would not truly hit his stride again until the mid-1970s, when he repeated the role of Inspector Clouseau in three profitable Pink…

…as the theme songs “What’s New Pussycat?” for the Woody Allen movie (1965) of the same name and “Thunderball” for the James Bond movie (1965) of the same name. He was awarded the 1966 Grammy for best new artist. In response to bad press regarding his somewhat raunchy stage…