Spy Hard (1996)

Dick Steele, Agent WD-40 is assigned by his Director, to stop the evil General Rancor from destroying the world. WD-40 believed Rancor was dead and he teams up with the hot K.G.B. Agent Veronique Ukrinsky to find Rancor and save the world.

Director:

Rick Friedberg

Writers:

Jason Friedberg (story), Aaron Seltzer (story)

Stars:

Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Charles Durning

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Dahl / 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

Storyline

General Rancor is threatening to destroy the world with a missile he is hiding at his secret base. But to complete his goal, he needs a special computer chip, invented by the scientist Prof. Ukrinsky. Special Agent Dick Steele is assigned to the case, in order to prevent the worst. He teams up with Ukrinsky's daughter Veronique, who happens to be a KGB agent.

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Plot Keywords:

spy spoof | spy hero | parody | james bond spoof | spoof title | 

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Taglines:

All the action. All the women. Half the intelligence.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude humor and sexual innuendo

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the wall of Dick's (Leslie Nielsen's) house is the photos of him with celebrities. Photos includes John F. Kennedy, Muhammad Ali, and Elvis Presley.

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Goofs

When Dick empties her purse, things are clearly dropped from above him.

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Quotes

Dick Steele, Agent WD-40: You carry a UB-21 Schnauzer with a Gnab silencer. That's KGB. You prefer an H&K over an A.K. Your surveillance technique is NSA. Your ID is CIA. You received your Ph.D. at NYU. Traded in your GTO for a BMV. You listen to CDs by R.E.M. and STP. And you'd like to see J.F.K. in his BVDs, getting down with O.P.P. And you probably put the toilet paper back on the roll with the paper on the inside.

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Crazy Credits

Horse Shoe Ringer: 3 Points

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Connections

Referenced in The Dirties (2013)

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Soundtracks

You Never Can Tell (C'est la vie)
Written and Performed by Chuck Berry
Courtesy of MCA Records
By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets and Products

User Reviews

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.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Spanish

Release Date:

24 May 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

L'agent secret se découvre

Filming Locations:

Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,448,420, 27 May 1996

Gross USA:

$26,960,191

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$26,960,191

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1