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Spies Like Us

  • 19851985
  • PGPG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
51K
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Spies Like Us (1985)
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AdventureComedy
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
51K
YOUR RATING
    • John Landis
  • Writers
    • Dan Aykroyd(story)
    • Dave Thomas(story)
    • Lowell Ganz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Chevy Chase
    • Dan Aykroyd
    • Mark Stewart
    • John Landis
  • Writers
    • Dan Aykroyd(story)
    • Dave Thomas(story)
    • Lowell Ganz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Chevy Chase
    • Dan Aykroyd
    • Mark Stewart
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 105User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 22Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Spies Like Us
    Trailer 1:34
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    Photos87

    Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase in Spies Like Us (1985)
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    Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase in Spies Like Us (1985)
    Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, and Tony Cyrus in Spies Like Us (1985)
    Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase in Spies Like Us (1985)
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    Chevy Chase
    Chevy Chase
    • Emmett Fitz-Hume
    Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    • Austin Millbarge
    Mark Stewart
    Mark Stewart
    • Ace Tomato Courier
    Sean Daniel
    • Ace Tomato Driver
    Bruce Davison
    Bruce Davison
    • Mr. Ruby
    William Prince
    William Prince
    • Mr. Keyes
    Steve Forrest
    Steve Forrest
    • General Sline
    Tom Hatten
    Tom Hatten
    • General Miegs
    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    • The President of the United States
    • (archive footage)
    Jeff Harding
    Jeff Harding
    • Fitz-Hume's Associate
    Heidi Sorenson
    Heidi Sorenson
    • Fitz-Hume's Supervisor
    Stephen Hoye
    • Captain Hefling
    Margo Random
    • Reporter
    Douglas Lambert
    • Reporter
    Frank Oz
    Frank Oz
    • Test Monitor
    Christopher Malcolm
    Christopher Malcolm
    • Jumpmaster
    Bernie Casey
    Bernie Casey
    • Colonel Rhombus
    Terrance Conder
    • Soldier #1
      • John Landis
    • Writers
      • Dan Aykroyd(story) (screenplay)
      • Dave Thomas(story)
      • Lowell Ganz(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film originally ended with the destruction of the world, but test audiences didn't like it, so a new, happier ending was shot on a soundstage in Burbank.
    • Goofs
      When Fitz-Hume throws the live grenade back into its box and the Russians notice, two seconds before they scream you can hear a faint leading echo of that scream. This is due to use of spooled analog magnetic tape when magnetic state on one layer of tape in the spool influences the state of another. It is most noticeable after long silences like this scene. This flaw survives uncorrected even to HD versions shown on cable.
    • Quotes

      Russian Interregator #2: Every minute you don't tell us why you are here, I cut off a finger.

      Emmett Fitz-Hume: Mine or yours?

      Russian Interregator #2: Yours.

      Emmett Fitz-Hume: Damn!

    • Crazy credits
      The President of the United States - Ronald Reagan
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Barry Manilow/Chevy Chase & Dan Aykroyd/David Letterman (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Spies Like Us
      Written and Performed by Paul McCartney
      Produced by Paul McCartney, Phil Ramone and Hugh Padgham

    User reviews105

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    Hilarious
    I'm surprised this movie isn't higher rated. No, it's not "Lawrence of Arabia" but not every movie has to be "artistically respectable". Just look at the names of the two main characters, Emmett Fitz-Hume and Austin Milbarge, and you know what you're in for.

    Aykroyd and Chase are hilarious and this movie is a laugh a minute. Yes, there are dumb jokes, slapstick humor, ridiculous scenarios and odd cameos (doctor? doctor?)...But that's what's great about it, you just turn your brain off and take it in.

    I've seen this movie a hundred times and could watch it a hundred more, I guess it's one of those "love it or hate it" things. But "we mock what we don't understand".
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    • thirdi
    • Oct 31, 2001

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    • Release date
      • December 6, 1985 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Sogndal, Norway
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • AAR Films
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Color

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