Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.
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John Landis
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Cast
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Mark Stewart | ... | Ace Tomato Courier |
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Sean Daniel | ... | Ace Tomato Driver |
| Bruce Davison | ... | Mr. Ruby | |
| William Prince | ... | Mr. Keyes | |
| Steve Forrest | ... | General Sline | |
| Tom Hatten | ... | General Miegs | |
| Chevy Chase | ... | Emmett Fitz-Hume | |
| Ronald Reagan | ... | The President of the United States (archive footage) | |
| Jeff Harding | ... | Fitz-Hume's Associate | |
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Heidi Sorenson | ... | Fitz-Hume's Supervisor |
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Stephen Hoye | ... | Captain Hefling |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Austin Millbarge | |
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Margo Random | ... | Reporter |
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Douglas Lambert | ... | Reporter |
| Frank Oz | ... | Test Monitor | |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Two low-level government employees, Emmitt Fitz-Hume (played by Chevy Chase) and Austin Milbarge (Dan Aykroyd), are chosen for a top-secret CIA mission. They are unsuitable as CIA agents but are deliberately chosen for this reason, as their mission is a decoy one and they are expendable. After being fast-tracked through training they are parachuted into Pakistan where all manner of adventures await them. Written by grantss
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Country:
USARelease Date:
6 December 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Drôles d'espions See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$8,614,039, 8 December 1985Gross USA:
$60,088,980Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Written and Performed by Paul McCartney
Produced by Paul McCartney, Phil Ramone and Hugh Padgham
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In Chuck (2007), season three, episode three, "Chuck Versus the Angel de la Muerte", a Communist country called "Costa Gravas" is featured. The name of one of the actors playing a Tadzhik Highway Patrolman, is Costa-Gavras. See more »Goofs
When the Russian soldiers are listening to the music around the campfire, once the flares go off the music stops, yet no one touched the audio device. See more »Quotes
Emmett Fitz-Hume: [in celebration after saving the human race] ... Can I borrow your tent?See more »
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The President of the United States - Ronald Reagan See more »Soundtracks
SPIES LIKE USWritten and Performed by Paul McCartney
Produced by Paul McCartney, Phil Ramone and Hugh Padgham
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I bought the DVD of this movie for six dollars. Best deal on a movie I've ever seen. Having been raised in the 90's I missed out on many of those fantastic 80's films. Dan and Chevy really make the movie work. Very few actors could have taken a movie with as little plot as Spies Like Us and turned into a funny soup bowl full of laughs. One more thing, perhaps the funniest scene in any movie happens early on. Where Chevy Chase is cheating on the test...Priceless. If you like over-the-top government action, with hilarious scenes and horrible attempts to hit on beautiful women. You'll love this movie.
If not...Then you need to take a moment to look at your life, relax, and just enjoy something every once in a while.