Spy Hard (1996)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Rick Friedberg

Writers (WGA):

Jason Friedberg (story) &
Aaron Seltzer (story) ...

Release Date:

24 May 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Action

Tagline:

All the action. All the women. Half the intelligence.

Plot:

General Rancor is threatening to destroy the world with a missile he is hiding at his secret base. But to complete his goal...

Plot Keywords:

Rocket | KGB | Chained To Wall | Secret Service | Prosthetic Limb

Cast

Leslie Nielsen	...	Dick Steele, Agent WD-40
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Veronique Ukrinsky, Agent 3.14
Charles Durning	...	The Director
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Miss Cheevus
Barry Bostwick	...	Norman Coleman
John Ales	...	Kabul
Andy Griffith	...	General Rancor
Elya Baskin	...	Professor Ukrinsky
Mason Gamble	...	McCluckey
Carlos Lauchu	...	Slice
Stephanie Romanov	...	Victoria / Barbara Dahl
Joyce Brothers	...	Steele's Tag Team Member (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
Ray Charles	...	Bus Driver
Hulk Hogan	...	Steele's Other Tag Team Member
Roger Clinton	...	Agent Clinton

Also Known As:

Live and Let Spy (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude humor and sexual innuendo.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Germany:12 (w) | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

The motto of the United States of America Secret Service Agency was "Keeping America Quiet".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dick is in the lab talking about new technologies, the can's lid pops up twice.

Quotes:

Coleman: Good God! He must be stopped!
General Rancor: Dick Steele couldn't stop me fifteen years ago, and all the Dicks you got won't stop me now!
Coleman: Well, apparently he hasn't, uh, seen the size of some of our newer members!

Movie Connections:

References Back to the Future (1985)

Soundtrack:

Bhangra

I just love this movie.

Although I am a big Leslie Nielsen fan, you don't have to even know who he is to laugh hysterically at this one. First of all, I love the feel of this movie. The Secret Service headquarters is just full of secret crannies where weirdos are hiding. Especially the director's office. You always find something goofy hidden in there. In addition to Nielsen's trademark spotlight-stealing sight gags, there are many subtle insults, including the use of the Disney Animation Studio façade as the establishing exterior shot of the Agency headquarters (you can see the Seven Dwarfs in the architecture), and the fact that Agent 3.14, in addition to her number being pi, speaks with a huge French accent, even though she's Russian. I particularly love the character of Coleman. I always laugh when he sees the Rancor tape and utters a Bostonese "Gooed Gwad!". The characters are great in this. There is Steele's trusty sidekick Kabul (who has a different car in every scene), and Andy Griffith is an excellent villain. One of the best parts of this movie is Weird Al Yankovic's opening title song (spoofing Thunderball's).

For goodness' sakes, rent it if you haven't seen it yet. WATCH FOR THOSE CAMEOS!