Episode 1
Premiere
30m
Some of the great Animal Stars are featured. Host William Shatner meets with some of the people who, with skill and love, coach the animals for their parts.
Episode credits
Guest stars London, Charles P. Eisenmann
TV series
Flick Flack
19741 season
Flick Flack was a Canadian television series broadcast by Global Television Network in 1974. The series featured interviews with motion picture industry personalities combined with excerpts from films. William Shatner was the regular series host. "It was a TV show produced for Canadian TV. A handful of shows that aired every fortnight for a few months in the 70’s." @WilliamShatner · Sep 15, 2020
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Flick Flack premiered January 7, 1974. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Flick Flack was a Canadian television series broadcast by Global Television Network in 1974. The series featured interviews with motion picture industry personalities combined with excerpts from films. William Shatner was the regular series host. "It was a TV show produced for Canadian TV. A handful of shows that aired every fortnight for a few months in the 70’s." @WilliamShatner · Sep 15, 2020
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Episode 2
The Canadians
Host William Shatner examines the film industry in Canada.
Where to watch Flick FlackEpisode 3
Anne Bancroft & Mel Brooks.
An interview with Oscar-winning actress Anne Bancroft and her husband writer-director Mel Brooks, the talented Oscar-winning writer and director of "The Producers" and "Twelve Chairs".
Episode credits
Guest stars Anne Bancroft, Mel Brooks
Episode 4
Clint Eastwood
Violence on the motion picture screen is discussed by the World's biggest box office draw Clint Eastwood.
Episode credits
Guest stars Clint Eastwood
Episode 5
"White Dawn" / "Doc Savage" / Joel Grey
Three aspects of filmmaking are examined. The birth of a production is shown, through scenes from "White Dawn" being shot in Baffin Island. Also featured is the worldwide talent search for an actor to star in a new film -"Doc Savage". Academy award-winning actor Joel Grey talks about his role in "Cabaret" and claims, "the harder I work, the luckier I get".
Episode credits
Guest stars Joel Grey
Episode 6
Above the Line
Interviews with people involved in different aspects of movie-making. writer Garson Kanin, producer Martin Ransohoff, director John Frankenheimer and actor Richard Harris.
Episode credits
Guest stars John Frankenheimer, Richard Harris
Episode 7
Pot Pourri of Movie Production
A montage of features about the film industry. Included scenes from the filming of "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" being made in Montreal.
Where to watch Flick FlackEpisode 8
Edith Head
Costume designer Edith Head winner of seven Oscars and twenty-five nominations, demonstrates with models, sketches and movie clips, the talent that has kept her at the top of her profession for over forty years.
Episode credits
Guest stars Edith Head
Episode 9
Science Fiction
Host William Shatner traces 72 years of the history of Science Fiction films.
Where to watch Flick FlackEpisode 10
George Cukor / John Schlesinger
A talk with movie directors George Cukor and John Schlesinger.
Episode credits
Guest stars George Cukor, John Schlesinger
Episode 11
Lloyd Bridges / Jeff and Beau Bridges
Interview with actor Lloyd Bridges and sons actors Jeff and Beau Bridges
Episode credits
Guest stars Lloyd Bridges, Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges
Episode 12
Paramount Studios
Scenes from Serpico, The Godfather, The Great Gatsby and Love Story are featured in a look at the history of Paramount Studios in Hollywood from 1912 to 1974.
Where to watch Flick FlackEpisode 13
Jack Lemmon
Unique insight into the life of Jack Lemmon. His life and career are discussed, and clips are shown of many of his greatest performances. He talks to host William Shatner about his early days in Hollywood, and how he gradually reached the height of his career by winning an Oscar for "Mister Roberts". *Note: This was scheduled to be the first episode of the series but due to a dispute between United Artists and Global, the studio withdrew approval for Flick Flack's use of clips from "The Apartment" and "Some Like It Hot".
Episode credits
Guest stars Jack Lemmon
Episode 14
Special Effects
William Shatner deals with the creation of special effects for the movies. [14] Flick Flack [Final New Show]
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Cast
William ShatnerHost
Anne Bancroft
Mel Brooks
Clint Eastwood
Joel Grey
John Frankenheimer
Richard Harris
Edith HeadProduction details
- Status
- In Production
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 14
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Global TVCanada
Themes
behind the scenescelebrity interviewfilmmakinginterviewtalk show