Spy Hard (1996)

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:

KGB | Missile | Scientist | Secret Base | Computer Chip

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:

Cameo: [Mr. T] [as a Helicopter Pilot.]

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Ford Motor Company didn't make the Pinto in 1969. They only made them between 1971 and 1980.

Quotes:

[Two thugs are dragging McCluckey up some stairs, hitting his head on every step]
Thug: That's for Getting Even With Dad. And that's for My Girl. And that's for My Girl 2.
McCluckey: I wasn't even in My Girl 2!
Both Thugs: We don't care!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Soundtrack:

Shout

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.