Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.
Director:
John Landis
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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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:
$60,088,980Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$60,088,980Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Austin Millbarge: You don't want it!
Emmett Fitz-Hume: [stands up and casually throws the grenade back]
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Written by Jimmy King, Ben Cauley, Carl Cunningham, James Alexander and Ronnie Caldwell
Performed by The Bar-Kays
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Trivia
The final scene with the chess pieces represents Eastern Europe being knocked down. This pre-dated the revolutions of 1989, where Eastern European nations overthrew their Communist regimes, leading to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. See more »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. See more »Quotes
Emmett Fitz-Hume: [catches a live grenade] Hey! What's this?Austin Millbarge: You don't want it!
Emmett Fitz-Hume: [stands up and casually throws the grenade back]
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Crazy Credits
In the end credits, Bob Hope's name appears on screen and then after a few seconds an exclamation mark is added. See more »Soundtracks
SOUL FINGERWritten by Jimmy King, Ben Cauley, Carl Cunningham, James Alexander and Ronnie Caldwell
Performed by The Bar-Kays
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
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A bit hit-and-miss but works, mostly.
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.
Quite funny at times, but also very silly at times. Plot is pretty basic and some of the sub-plots are plain stupid. However, for the most part, it works.
The main reason for this is Chevy Chase. He gets some great lines and delivers them perfectly. Dan Aykroyd is fine as the straight man but it is Chevy Chase that makes the movie watchable.
Another positive is the pace of the movie. It is quite frenetic, so even if a scene is a dead end, it is over quickly and we move onto the next scene. The pace helps to cover up the blemishes.
Not a must-see, but there are worse ways to spend 100 or so minutes.