S*P*Y*S (1974)

Director:

Irvin Kershner

Writers:

Lawrence J. Cohen (writer)
Fred Freeman (writer)

Release Date:

5 September 1974 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Would you buy a used secret from these men?

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Asterix In Title | Entire Title Is Capitalized Acronym | Agent | Cold War | Friendship

Cast

Elliott Gould	...	Griff
Donald Sutherland	...	Bruland
Zouzou	...	Sybil (as Zou Zou)
Joss Ackland	...	Martinson
Xavier Gélin	...	Paul (Revolutionary)
Vladek Sheybal	...	Borisenko (Russian Spy Chief)
Michael Petrovitch	...	Sevitsky (Defector)
Shane Rimmer	...	Hessler
Kenneth Griffith	...	Lippet
Pierre Oudrey	...	Revolutionary (as Pierre Oudry)
Kenneth J. Warren	...	Grubov
Jacques Marin	...	Lafayette
Jeffrey Wickham	...	Seely
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Croft
John Bardon	...	Evans

Also Known As:

Wet Stuff (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

UK:87 min | USA:87 min | Brazil:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Company:

American Film Properties

Quotes:

Griff, Bruland: Oh, we don't know what's comin' tomorrow... Maybe it's trouble and sorrow... But we'll travel the road... Sharin' our load... Side by side... You take it, brother... Through all kinds of weatherrrrr... Did You hear that, Lord? Whether the sky should fall... Whether the skyyyyy should fallllll... Just as long as we're together... It doesn't matter at all...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Playboy: The Story of X (1998) (V)

Dreadful spy spoof.

The idea of teaming Donald Sutherland and Elliot Gould together in a movie must have seemed like a good idea after their success with MASH. Giving them a half decent script would have probably helped a lot though. Instead we have a half-baked spy spoof with our two heroes stumbling along from one situation to another. About the only decent thing going for this mess of a movie is the fact that it was shot mostly in France. Vladek Sheybal as the head Russian spy is also quite good(he just oozes Eastern European charm). Otherwise, some pretty stupid characters, a few decent explosions and a lot of running around. I hope Sutherland and Gould were well paid for this. Note to producers: If you're going to spoof a genre that is no longer in vogue, at least make it funny.