Spies Like Us

"With spies like these, who needs enemies?"

1985 1h 42m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 742

ComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.

“With spies like these, who needs enemies?”

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Cast

Chevy Chase
Emmett Fitz-Hume
Dan Aykroyd
Austin Millbarge
Steve Forrest
General Sline
Donna Dixon
Karen Boyer
Bruce Davison
Ruby
Terry Gilliam
Dr. Imhaus
Frank Oz
Test Monitor
Vanessa Angel
Russian Rocket Crewperson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Landis
Writers: Dan Aykroyd, Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz
Languages: English, Russian
Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Landis, shot by Robert Paynter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Malcolm Campbell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd and Steve Forrest carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "With spies like these, who needs enemies?".

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The take

John Landis directs. Robert Paynter behind the camera. Elmer Bernstein scores. Malcolm Campbell cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Russian.

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141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.
4Directed by John Landis, shot by Robert Paynter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Malcolm Campbell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd and Steve Forrest carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "With spies like these, who needs enemies?".
9IMDB entry: tt0090056 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "central intelligence agency (cia)", "missile", "spy", "cold war".