Spy Hard (1996)

Director:

Rick Friedberg

Writers (WGA):

Jason Friedberg (story) &
Aaron Seltzer (story) ...

Release Date:

24 May 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Action

Tagline:

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

Plot:

General Rancor is threatening to destroy the world with a missile he is hiding at his secret base. But to complete his goal...

Plot Keywords:

KGB | Missile | Scientist | Secret Base | Computer Chip

Cast

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 / 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

Also Known As:

Live and Let Spy (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude humor and sexual innuendo.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Germany:12 (w) | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

Cameo: [Mr. T] [as a Helicopter Pilot.]

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end, when WD-40 is tied up and the henchman walks up to him, he falls down and his arms are tied at the elbow. But when he tags in, he's tied at the wrist.

Quotes:

Kabul: Do you have lighter?
Dick Steele, Agent WD-40: I only use matches.
Kabul: Does your mother know you smoke?
Dick Steele, Agent WD-40: Yes. But I don't inhale.
Kabul: Kabul
[Steele gives him puzzled look]
Kabul: I'm Kabul

Movie Connections:

Edited into 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Jeopardy Theme

A gag a second

From the same mold as the "Naked Gun" series, "Spy Hard" stars everyone's favorite bumbling hero Leslie Nielson as a not-so-secret agent, WD-40, who stumbles his way through another slampooning chaotic comic story. Sniping at everything from "Speed" to "Home Alone" and built around the James Bond flicks, "Spy Hard" features lots of babes and bunches of bit part celebs with nonstop gags and off-the-wall humor. Only for those who are into wacky for the sake of wacky. (C+)