Undercover Blues (1993)

Director:

Herbert Ross

Writer (WGA):

Ian Abrams (written by)

Release Date:

10 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Fighting crime is just another one of their family values.

Plot:

A wise-cracking husband and wife team of ex-Spies arrive in New Orleans on maternity leave with their baby girl...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | New Orleans Louisiana | Carrying Person | Lifting Person In Air

Cast

Kathleen Turner	...	Jane Blue
Dennis Quaid	...	Jefferson 'Jeff' Blue
Fiona Shaw	...	Paulina Novacek
Stanley Tucci	...	Muerte (aka Morty)
Larry Miller	...	Det. Sgt. Halsey
Obba Babatundé	...	Lt. Theodore 'Ted' Sawyer
Tom Arnold	...	Vern Newman
Park Overall	...	Bonnie Newman
Ralph Brown	...	Leamington
Jan Triska	...	Axel
Marshall Bell	...	Sikes
Richard Jenkins	...	Frank
Dennis Lipscomb	...	Foster
Saul Rubinek	...	Mr. Ferderber
Dakin Matthews	...	Police Captain

Also Known As:

Cloak and Diaper (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:K-14 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

'Dave Chappell''s first film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The envelopes in the ATM machine are attached by a rubber band.

Quotes:

Det. Sgt. Halsey: [watching as Jeff walks out to a parade of jazz musicians and borrows a trumpet to play] That's your husband.
Jane Blue: I know.
Det. Sgt. Halsey: Does he know how to play the trumpet?
Jane Blue: Apparently.

Movie Connections:

References "The Honeymooners" (1955)

Quaid's got it made..

Kathleen Turner has been, since I first remember her, a solid actress that is great in serious and excels too in comedy roles, but this is a little slice of family Heaven! A Government.agent in the field, with a husband and a baby too. Oh, yeah the husband is an operative as well. The fun is just beginning! talk about a super-fun story that is propelled by great actors and actresses, this is carried by firstly, Dennis Quaid and Stanley Tucci, along with the hilarious Larry Miller, a New Orleans Detective, (well known for his college Dean roles in the Nutty Professor I and II).

Stanley is fit to be tied, as a major force for evil. He is 'Death' or in Spanish Matar, but is called Muerte'. He is a seriously dangerous underworld street rat! Very scary!! Muerte' is the eyes and ears of the streets, and in that he operates throughout Orleans. Then there's Dennis Quaid. Mr Blues, he brings so much 'energy' to this part it's amazing!! Johnny on the spot in the spy business is Quaid's 'Blues' Dennis just takes over, surrounding this tale of underworld street rats and spies with his very clever wit and killer humor and speed along with sprite-strength. He is unstoppable in this movie! I laughed and so did the friends that went with me to see this fun-paced undercover action-adventure.

Kathleen Turner and Stanley Tucci and Dennis Quaid make this a real treat. I recommend this as a super comedy, being somewhat hard-to-please I can recommend this without hesitation to any friend with a good sense of comedy!!

Movies like this don't come along often. (*****)