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5.4

Spy Hard

PG-13·1996·81m

Comedy

Action

Comedy

Action

Summary

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.

Cast

Leslie Nielsen

Dick Steele

Nicollette Sheridan

Veronique Ukrinsky

Charles Durning

The Director

Marcia Gay Harden

Miss Cheevus

Barry Bostwick

Norman Coleman

Andy Griffith

General Rancor

Stephanie Romanov

Victoria / Barbara Dahl

Talisa Soto

Desiree More

Robert Guillaume

Agent Steve Bishop

Carl Ciarfalio

Thug #1

Keith Campbell

Thug #2

Esau McKnight

Skippy, Warrior on Cell Phone

Taylor Negron

Painter

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Himself

Alex Trebek

Agency Tape Recorder (Voice)

Mr. T

Helicopter Pilot

Ray Charles

Busdriver

Joyce Brothers

Steele's Tag Team Member

Hulk Hogan

Steele's Other Tag Team Member

Pat Morita

Brian, Waiter in Restaurant

Elizabeth Kaitan

Helicopter Ticket Agent

Alexandra Paul

Woman in Murphy Bed

Michael Berryman

Bus Patron with Oxygen Mask

Eddie Deezen

Rancor Guard Who Gets Spit On

John Kassir

Rancor Guard at Intercom

John Ales

Kabul

Ilya Baskin

Professor Ukrinsky

Mason Gamble

McCluckey

Carlos Lauchu

Slice

Roger Clinton, Jr.

Agent Clinton

Robert Culp

Businessman

Fabio

Curtis Armstrong

Pastry Chef

Clyde Kusatsu

Noggin

Diane Klimaszewski

Twin #1

Elaine Klimaszewski

Twin #2

Tina Arning

Dancer

Rick Cramer

Heimlich, Rancor Terrorist

Brad Garrett

Short Rancor Guard (Voice)

Kelly Lange

Thuy Trang

Manicurist

Austin Kottke

Boy with Balloons

Reid Worthington

Balloon-Popping Boy

Shari Shattuck

Stewardess

Downtown Julie Brown

Cigarette Girl

Asbjørn 'Bear' Riis

Guard at Rocket (uncredited)

Katherine Moffat

Agent Moffat

Linda Harmon

Singing Nun

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Rick Friedberg

Screenplay

Dick Chudnow

Screenplay, Story

Jason Friedberg

Screenplay, Story

Aaron Seltzer

Reviews

Geronimo1967

July 14, 2022

I think Leslie Nielsen ought to have re-considered his involvement with this really cringe-making comedy. His "Agent Dick" and "WD40" monikers are the stuff of "Carry On" films, and the rest of the humour and dialogue is almost as childish. It's a "Bond" spoof, right from the Maurice Binder-inspired titles, but the plot is far inferior to even the worst of Ian Fleming's works. Nicolette Sheridan ("Ukrinsky") does her best as his Russian counterpart as they both seek out a not-so-ruthless "Rancor" (Andy Griffith) who, of course, wants to take over the world - but the ensuing escapades border all to often on the ridiculously slapstick. The juice has already been well and truly squeezed from the "Drebin" style of hapless character with the daft expressions and double-entendre ridden lines; and this film seems to go on for far longer than the eighty minutes running time. Maybe it just serves to remind us how entertaining the "Naked Gun" franchise was in the beginning, but I can see little else to applaud with this poorly thought out and really derivative attempt at entertainment.