S*P*Y*S (1974)

Director:

Irvin Kershner

Writers:

Lawrence J. Cohen, Fred Freeman,

Stars:

Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland, Zouzou

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elliott Gould	...	Griff
Donald Sutherland	...	Bruland
Zouzou	...	Sybil (as Zou Zou)
Joss Ackland	...	Martinson
Xavier Gélin	...	Paul (Revolutionary)
Vladek Sheybal	...	Borisenko (Russian Spy Chief)
Michael Petrovitch	...	Sevitsky (Defector)
Shane Rimmer	...	Hessler
Kenneth Griffith	...	Lippet
Pierre Oudrey	...	Revolutionary (as Pierre Oudry)
Kenneth J. Warren	...	Grubov
Jacques Marin	...	Lafayette
Jeffrey Wickham	...	Seely
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Croft
John Bardon	...	Evans

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

on the run | friendship | spoof | punctuation in title | acronym in title | 

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Taglines:

Would you buy a used secret from these men?

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 1974 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Wet Stuff

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Film Properties, Dymphana, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Melanie Ackland (Ellie) is Joss Ackland's daughter.

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Goofs

The person playing the piano is not playing the correct notes when the Russian's are doing their gymnastics near the beginning of the movie. Maybe it was recorded with one music, but the new music that was dubbed on the soundtrack is not the same that the person is playing.

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Quotes

Griff, Bruland: Oh, we don't know what's comin' tomorrow... Maybe it's trouble and sorrow... But we'll travel the road... Sharin' our load... Side by side... You take it, brother... Through all kinds of weatherrrrr... Did You hear that, Lord? Whether the sky should fall... Whether the skyyyyy should fallllll... Just as long as we're together... It doesn't matter at all...

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Connections

Referenced in Playboy: The Story of X (1998)

User Reviews

Zany Comedy

What can I say? Reading the comments here, it seems no one liked S*P*Y*S-- but me. It tickled my funny bone. The improbable zany story and the antics of Sutherland and Gould hit home with me. I laughed my tail off. Truth is, I'm not that weird. I don't like everything that comes down the pike and if you're looking for something in the wake of the Vietnamese war-- and Canadian Sutherland and New Yorker Gould were both active protesters of that ghastly war-- that rebukes the folly of war, this piece works. Now, if you're looking for some higher form of art, you might want to direct your attention somewhere else. As for me, the ridiculous situations these two guys get into amused me greatly and I enjoyed this movie immensely. Check it out for yourself.