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Spy Hard

  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
42K
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Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan in Spy Hard (1996)
Dick Steele, Agent WD-40 is assigned by his Director, to stop the evil General Rancor from destroying the world. WD-40 believed Rancor was dead and he teams up with the hot K.G.B. Agent Veronique Ukrinsky to find Rancor and save the world.
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Dick Steele, Agent WD-40 is assigned by his Director, to stop the evil General Rancor from destroying the world. WD-40 believed Rancor was dead and he teams up with the hot KGB Agent Veroniq... Read allDick Steele, Agent WD-40 is assigned by his Director, to stop the evil General Rancor from destroying the world. WD-40 believed Rancor was dead and he teams up with the hot KGB Agent Veronique Ukrinsky to find Rancor and save the world.Dick Steele, Agent WD-40 is assigned by his Director, to stop the evil General Rancor from destroying the world. WD-40 believed Rancor was dead and he teams up with the hot KGB Agent Veronique Ukrinsky to find Rancor and save the world.

  • Director
    • Rick Friedberg
  • Writers
    • Jason Friedberg
    • Aaron Seltzer
    • Rick Friedberg
  • Stars
    • Leslie Nielsen
    • Nicollette Sheridan
    • Charles Durning
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    42K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rick Friedberg
    • Writers
      • Jason Friedberg
      • Aaron Seltzer
      • Rick Friedberg
    • Stars
      • Leslie Nielsen
      • Nicollette Sheridan
      • Charles Durning
    • 99User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Leslie Nielsen
    Leslie Nielsen
    • Dick Steele 'Agent WD-40'
    Nicollette Sheridan
    Nicollette Sheridan
    • Veronique Ukrinsky 'Agent 3.14'
    Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    • The Director
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Miss Cheevus
    Barry Bostwick
    Barry Bostwick
    • Norman Coleman
    John Ales
    John Ales
    • Kabul
    Andy Griffith
    Andy Griffith
    • General Rancor
    Elya Baskin
    Elya Baskin
    • Professor Ukrinsky
    Mason Gamble
    Mason Gamble
    • McCluckey
    Carlos Lauchu
    Carlos Lauchu
    • Slice
    Stephanie Romanov
    Stephanie Romanov
    • Victoria Dahl…
    Joyce Brothers
    Joyce Brothers
    • Steele's Tag Team Member
    • (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
    Ray Charles
    Ray Charles
    • Bus Driver
    Hulk Hogan
    Hulk Hogan
    • Steele's Other Tag Team Member
    Roger Clinton
    Roger Clinton
    • Agent Clinton
    Robert Culp
    Robert Culp
    • Businessman
    Fabio
    Fabio
    • Fabio
    Robert Guillaume
    Robert Guillaume
    • Agent Steve Bishop
    • Director
      • Rick Friedberg
    • Writers
      • Jason Friedberg
      • Aaron Seltzer
      • Rick Friedberg
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews99

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    Lee-112

    funny but not his best

    This movie is pretty funny, it's not Leslie Nielsen's best though. Some parts of this movie are just plain dumb, but that's the point. It's actually a pretty funny movie that I enjoyed watching and will maybe enjoy again.

    Charles Durning and Barry Bostwick are funny together. Marcia Gay Harden is funny too. And of course, Leslie Nielsen, he's funny in this film but not funnier than some of his other films.

    If you like this kind of comedy, and Leslie Nielsen then you'd like this. But if you're looking for a funnier film with Nielsen, than rent another one like dracula or any of the naked gun movies, airplane is always good too.
    JWMP

    Great film!

    I don't see how anyone can not like this just a little bit. Sure it's not the greatest film in the world, but it still does justice to the spoof genre, which so many films have tried to do but failed (think Scary Movie (the 1st one, not the other 2, they were decent)).

    It's not as good as the Naked Gun trilogy or Airplane, and it does recycle a few gags from there (Scary Movie 3 did this). They do this so that people who haven't seen the other films still get a variety of jokes from the other films.

    The opening sequence is one of the best opening sequences I have seen in ages. They should definitely do more films like this film. 9/10.
    5=G=

    A gag a second

    From the same mold as the "Naked Gun" series, "Spy Hard" stars everyone's favorite bumbling hero Leslie Nielson as a not-so-secret agent, WD-40, who stumbles his way through another slampooning chaotic comic story. Sniping at everything from "Speed" to "Home Alone" and built around the James Bond flicks, "Spy Hard" features lots of babes and bunches of bit part celebs with nonstop gags and off-the-wall humor. Only for those who are into wacky for the sake of wacky. (C+)
    AmericanPanascope

    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!
    Hassard1994

    Genuinely funny film starring the one and only!

    I've seen that this film has got mostly bad reviews on this website, and i heard that at the time of this movies release, it didn't do well in the box office and was also poorly received, in my opinion though, they are ALL wrong!

    This is a great film, you can clearly see that it tries to live up to the great heights of the Naked Gun series, and it has a real go at it, but seriously, what will ever beat The Naked Gun, in comedy anyway...?

    There are lots of good gags in the film but i'm not going to spoil it for you, just buy the DVD (VHS if your old fashioned!) and find them out for yourself, it will be worth it believe me!

    I would recommend this to any Leslie Neilson fan (like me!) or anyone needing a good laugh....

    8/10

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    Related interests

    Bill Pullman, John Candy, Joan Rivers, Daphne Zuniga, and Lorene Yarnell Jansson in Spaceballs (1987)
    Parody
    Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    Satire
    Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
    Slapstick
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    Comedy

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    • Trivia
      During the scene where Dick Steele rides the horse into an elevator at a hotel, the couple in the elevator with him is played by stuntman Loren Janes and his real wife, Ginger. Janes and his wife played the same roles in the same scene of True Lies (1994), which is what the scene parodies. Janes also worked on the stunts for this movie as well.
    • Goofs
      Dick Steel attempts to save the president by hooking a cable to the bumper of his limo, which fails when the bumper comes off. When the car hits the water you can clearly see that the bumper is still on the car.
    • Quotes

      Dick Steele, Agent WD-40: You carry a UB-21 Schnauzer with a Gnab silencer. That's KGB. You prefer an H&K over an A.K. Your surveillance technique is NSA. Your ID is CIA. You received your Ph.D. at NYU. Traded in your GTO for a BMW. You listen to CDs by R.E.M. and STP. And you'd like to see J.F.K. in his BVDs, getting down with O.P.P. And you probably put the toilet paper back on the roll with the paper on the inside.

    • Crazy credits
      During "Weird Al" Yankovic's opening title sequence, he smacks away the "Spy Hard" title. Later when Al's own credit shows up, he glances over to it and nods approvingly.
    • Connections
      Edited into 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Spy Hard Theme
      Written, Produced and Performed by 'Weird Al' Yankovic

      Arranged and Orchestrated by Steve Jay (as Stephen Jay)

      Orchestra Conducted by Jimmie Haskell

      Courtesy of Scotti Bros. Records

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    • Release date
      • May 24, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Live and Let Spy
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA(Golf course clubhouse- exterior is Queen Anne Cottage; interior filmed in Coach Barn)
    • Production company
      • Hollywood Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,960,191
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,448,420
      • May 27, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,960,191
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 21m(81 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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