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In John Landis's hilarious
spy farce, Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd star as CIA losers
Emmett Fitz-Hume and Austin Milbarge, respectively. When
the two men are caught cheating on their Foreign Service
Board exams, they get promoted instead of fired.
Little do
they know that the government considers them perfectly
disposable, setting them up as decoys in Pakistan. When
Austin and Emmett are dropped off in the desert in order
to mislead Soviet spies, the CIA never expects to see them
again. The unsuspecting pair survive a series of near
misses, including fighting Pakastani rebels and hoards of
ninjas, but prove to be up to the task and soon find
themselves embroiled in a wacko general's (Steve Forrest)
suicidal defense plan to start a war. It's up to the two
unlikely candidates to stop the onset of WWIII. Chase and
Aykroyd generate great comedy in this homage to Bob
Hope/Bing Crosby road movies. Look for numerous cameos,
including Bob Hope himself.
Saturday
Night Live alumni Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase appear on
film together for the first time as Austin Milbarge and
Emmett Fitz-Hume, respectively, in this hilarious
spy/adventure spoof. Austin and Emmett are two dopey
businessmen who decide they want to be spies, even though
they have no experience in that area. The dumb duo take
the CIA's admissions test...and are busted for cheating.
Nevertheless, the pair are employed as spies
anyway--unaware that the true reason they've been hired is
to serve as a smokescreen for a band of real spies who are
on an important mission. Soon the Russians are after the
nitwits, and a potential world war hangs in the balance.
Director
(Landis's) trademark SYNW, appears on a recruitment poster
in the office of the commanding officer of the Army
training post.
Chevy Chase's role was originally intended for Joe Piscopo.
Director cameos include Michael Apted, Martin Brest, Joel
Coen, Terry Gilliam, Frank Oz, and Sam Raimi. Star cameos
include B.B. King and Bob Hope!! |
- Attractive Retail Box
- Genre:
Comedies, Buddies, Comedy, Scams And Cons,
Spies, On-The-Road, Recommended
- Rating:
PG
(Canadian Home Video Rating)
- Starring:
Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Edward Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Bruce
Davison, Donna Dixon, Steve Forrest, Charles McKeown
- Directed By:
John Landis
- Release Information:
- Studio: Warner Studios
- Theatrical Release Date: December 6, 1985
- DVD Release Date: February 8, 2005
- Run Time: 102 minutes
- Production Company: Warner Home
Video
- Package Type: Snap Case
- DVD Features:
- Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
- Aspect Ratio(s):
- Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1
- Available Audio Tracks:
- English (Dolby Digital 2.0
Surround)
- Closed Captioned:
Yes
- Bonus Features:
- No Extras
- Interactive Features:
- Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
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