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6.2When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field agent. He is partnered with veteran and capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil world-domination plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?
Cast
- Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart
- Anne Hathaway as Agent 99
- Dwayne Johnson as Agent 23
- Alan Arkin as The Chief
- Terence Stamp as Siegfried
- James Caan as The President
Themes
- dancing
- mission
- usa president
- washington dc, usa
- airplane
- undercover agent
- spy
- sarcasm
- bakery
- los angeles, california
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Peter Segal
- Written by
- Tom J. Astle Matt Ember
- Based on
- Get Smart , by Mel Brooks , Buck Henry
- Produced by
- Leonard B. Stern Alex Gartner Charles Roven Andrew Lazar Michael Ewing
- Starring
- Steve Carell Anne Hathaway Dwayne Johnson Alan Arkin Terence Stamp James Caan
- Cinematography
- Dean Semler
- Edited by
- Richard Pearson
- Music by
- Trevor Rabin
- Production companies
- Village Roadshow Pictures Mosaic Media Group Mad Chance Callahan Filmworks Atlas Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release date
- June 20, 2008 ( 2008-06-20 )
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $80 million
- Box office
- $230 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Get Smart
- Director
- Peter Segal
- Cast member
- Kelly Karbacz
- Composer
- Trevor Rabin
- Producer
- Andrew Lazar
- Production company
- Village Roadshow Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Dean Semler
- Narrative location
- Washington, D.C.
- Filming location
- Russia
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 599234
- Performer
- Trevor Rabin
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- getsmartmovie.warnerbros.com
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- publication date
- 2008-07-17
- title
- Get Smart
- film editor
- Richard Pearson
- executive producer
- Peter Segal
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 230700000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Get Smart
- review score
- 54/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Get Smart is a 2008 American spy action comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember and produced by Leonard B. Stern, who was also the producer of the original series. The film is based on Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's television series of the same name. The film stars Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, and Alan Arkin, with Terence Stamp and James Caan in supporting roles. Bernie Kopell, who played Siegfried in the original series, also appeared in the film. The film centers on an analyst named Maxwell Smart (Carell) who dreams of becoming a real field agent and a better spy. The film was released in North America on June 20, 2008, by Warner Bros. Pictures. Get Smart received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, earning $230 million on an $80 million budget.
Plot
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Get Smart” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.