Spies Like Us

1985
PG
1h 42m

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6.4/10

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Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.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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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

54K

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Trivia
The film originally ended with the destruction of the world. Test audiences didn't like it, so a happier ending was shot on a soundstage in Burbank.

Goofs
After Austin and Emmett are picked up in the Jeep by the two Russian agents and stop in the desert, Austin discovers that they are not their legitimate contacts by the digital LCD wristwatch one of the agents is wearing. Austin tells Emmett that the agent is wearing "a Russian copy of a 1969 Timex digital". Timex was not producing an LCD digital watch in 1969. In fact, nobody was. Digital LCD watches were not introduced until 1972, and Timex did not produce one for many years after that.

Quotes
Russian Interregator #2: Every minute you don't tell us why you are here, I cut off a finger.
Emmett Fitz-Hume: Mine or yours?
Russian Interregator #2: Yours.
Emmett Fitz-Hume: Damn!

Crazy credits
In the end credits, Bob Hope's name appears on screen and then after a few seconds an exclamation mark is added.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Barry Manilow/Chevy Chase & Dan Aykroyd/David Letterman (1985)

Soundtracks
Spies Like Us
Written and Performed by Paul McCartney
Produced by Paul McCartney, Phil Ramone and Hugh Padgham

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Featured review

7/10

"What's a dickfer?"

Two inept CIA recruits (Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd) are chosen to act as decoy spies while the real spies complete a top secret mission, only the two don't know they aren't real spies. Hilarious Cold War comedy from John Landis in the tradition of the classic Hope & Crosby 'Road' movies. Despite some swearing and sexy parts (mild by Landis standards), this is a very old school type of comedy. The jokes come from putting two top comedians in funny situations and letting them cut loose. Aykroyd and Chase have perfect chemistry and timing. It's a shame that, unlike Hope & Crosby, they didn't do more than one movie like this. There's a great mix of verbal and physical comedy here. Lots of memorable lines and scenes. Love the music, too. A must for fans of Landis or the two stars. I would recommend it to fans of the old Road movies, as well.