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Spy Hard

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1996 film directed by Rick Friedberg

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Spy Hard is a 1996 American spy comedy action film produced by Hollywood Pictures and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+. Directed by Rick Friedberg and written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the movie features Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Andy Griffith, and Charles Durning in the cast. Nielsen also served as an executive producer, while Bill Conti composed the score and John R. Leonetti handled cinematography. The film was released in the United States on May 24, 1996, and later on July 25, 1996.

Running for 81 minutes, the film has a budget of 18,000,000 and generated 26,960,191 in revenue. It carries a PG-13 rating and is described with the tagline "All the action. All the women. Half the intelligence." Critical reception included an 8% review score, a 3.6/10 rating, and a 25/100 assessment. Other metrics list a 7% rating, a 5.3 IMDb score from 42,408 votes, and a 5.425 vote average. The plot involves an apathetic and doubtful protagonist facing an atomic bomb threat in a James Bond spoof.

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Film · TMDB

5.4

The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a KGB agent whose father designed the chip. Together they try to locate the evil mastermind's headquarters, where Veronique's father and several other hostages are being held.

Released: 1996-05-2481 minDir: Rick FriedbergComedy, ActionBudget: $18.0MBox office: $27.0M

Cast

  • Leslie Nielsen as Dick Steele
  • Nicollette Sheridan as Veronique Ukrinsky
  • Charles Durning as The Director
  • Marcia Gay Harden as Miss Cheevus
  • Barry Bostwick as Norman Coleman
  • Andy Griffith as General Rancor

Themes

  • atomic bomb
  • spoof
  • james bond spoof
  • apathetic
  • doubtful
  • dubious
  • frustrated

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Ratings

IMDb

5.3/10

42,408 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

7%

Metacritic

25/100

Year
1996
Runtime
81 min
Genres
Action, Comedy
Rated
PG-13

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Composer
Bill Conti
Production company
Hollywood Pictures
Cinematographer
John R. Leonetti
Duration
81
FilmAffinity ID
496350
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1996-07-25
title
Spy Hard
executive producer
Leslie Nielsen
distributed by
Disney+
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
25/100
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