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Spy Hard (1996)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:2

Rotten:26

Average Rating:3.2/10

Runtime: 81 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: As the film's title suggests, "Spy Hard" is an all-out spoof of action and espionage films, in the same vein as the "Airplane" and "Naked Gun" movies. As with those films, the plot (about an... As the film's title suggests, "Spy Hard" is an all-out spoof of action and espionage films, in the same vein as the "Airplane" and "Naked Gun" movies. As with those films, the plot (about an armless madman attempting to takeover the world) merely provides an excuse for non-stop sight gags, puns, celebrity cameos and of course, film parodies. Some of the movies spoofed include "Speed," "Mission: Impossible," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "Pulp Fiction," and even "Sister Act." [More]

Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Charles Durning, Marcia Gay Harden

Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Charles Durning, Marcia Gay Harden, Barry Bostwick, Andy Griffith, John Ales, Elya Baskin, Mason Gamble, Carlos Lauchu, Stephanie Romanov, Curtis Armstrong, Tina Arning, William Barillaro, Michael Berryman, Julie Brown, Stephen Burrows, Keith Campbell, Carl Ciarfalio, Johnny Cocktails, Wayne Cotter, Rick Cramer, Eddie Deezen, Joey Dente, Paul Eliopoulos, Tone Loc, Katherine Moffat, Tyler Patton, Joyce Brothers, Ray Charles, Chevy Chase, Roger Clinton, Robert Culp, Fabio, Robert Guillaume, Hulk Hogan, Pat Morita, Mr. T, Alexandra Paul, "Weird Al" Yankovic

Director: Rick Friedberg

Director: Rick Friedberg
Producer: Doug Draizin, Rick Friedberg, Jefrrey Konvitz
Composer: Bill Conti

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Like Hot Shots! there's the same mistaken belief that simply tagging other films will be intrinsically funny...

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out
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Nielsen's schtick is getting pretty threadbare by now -- his movies used to wring laughs from assaults on his silver-haired dignity, but after years of screen buffoonery, he has no dignity left to assault.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/12/09
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The picture that will test the durability of Leslie Nielsen's lowbrow franchise, Spy Hard sticks closely to the Naked Gun formula. Not only is the formula itself wearing thin, but the gags themselves feel recycled.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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No review available.

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05/07/07
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

No review available.

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11/06/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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06/30/05
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

This one's a real disappointment -- it only registered a few snickers from me at best.

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04/09/05
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

No review available.

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01/31/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

A classic example of why David Zucker/Jim Abrahams/Jerry Zucker-style comedies should be left to ZAZ themselves.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/08/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

No review available.

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04/21/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

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05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

No review available.

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11/18/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Stay for Weird Al Yankovic's brilliant opening credits, then flee!

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08/30/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

No review available.

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07/31/02
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Nielsen, with his expert deadpan and sense of comic timing, creates the illusion of humor -- for about 15 minutes.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

[Scores] only a handful of genuine laughs during its scant 78 minutes.

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06/05/02
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

This movie unfortunately wastes a perfectly promising idea -- satirizing James Bond films along with any other pop-culture celluloid phenomenon that crosses the filmmakers' minds.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
David Kronke
David Kronke
Los Angeles Times
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Most of the humor falls flatter than Steve Forbes' flat tax pitch.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
01/01/01
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

You won't laugh hard at Spy Hard. And that's not because the jokes aren't funny. Most of them aren't even jokes.

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01/01/00
Andy Seiler
Andy Seiler
USA Today

This movie may not be brilliant, but every now and then it's really funny.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Barbara Shulgasser
Barbara Shulgasser
San Francisco Examiner
 
 
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