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Spy Hard

  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
43K
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Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan in Spy Hard (1996)
Dick Steele, Agent WD-40 is assigned by his Director, to stop the evil General Rancor from destroying the world. WD-40 believed Rancor was dead and he teams up with the hot K.G.B. Agent Veronique Ukrinsky to find Rancor and save the world.
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Dick Steele, Agent WD-40 is assigned by his Director, to stop the evil General Rancor from destroying the world. WD-40 believed Rancor was dead and he teams up with the hot KGB Agent Veroniq... Read allDick Steele, Agent WD-40 is assigned by his Director, to stop the evil General Rancor from destroying the world. WD-40 believed Rancor was dead and he teams up with the hot KGB Agent Veronique Ukrinsky to find Rancor and save the world.Dick Steele, Agent WD-40 is assigned by his Director, to stop the evil General Rancor from destroying the world. WD-40 believed Rancor was dead and he teams up with the hot KGB Agent Veronique Ukrinsky to find Rancor and save the world.

  • Director
    • Rick Friedberg
  • Writers
    • Jason Friedberg
    • Aaron Seltzer
    • Rick Friedberg
  • Stars
    • Leslie Nielsen
    • Nicollette Sheridan
    • Charles Durning
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    43K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rick Friedberg
    • Writers
      • Jason Friedberg
      • Aaron Seltzer
      • Rick Friedberg
    • Stars
      • Leslie Nielsen
      • Nicollette Sheridan
      • Charles Durning
    • 106User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

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    Top Cast99+

    Leslie Nielsen
    Leslie Nielsen
    • Dick Steele 'Agent WD-40'
    Nicollette Sheridan
    Nicollette Sheridan
    • Veronique Ukrinsky 'Agent 3.14'
    Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    • The Director
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Miss Cheevus
    Barry Bostwick
    Barry Bostwick
    • Norman Coleman
    John Ales
    John Ales
    • Kabul
    Andy Griffith
    Andy Griffith
    • General Rancor
    Elya Baskin
    Elya Baskin
    • Professor Ukrinsky
    Mason Gamble
    Mason Gamble
    • McCluckey
    Carlos Lauchu
    Carlos Lauchu
    • Slice
    Stephanie Romanov
    Stephanie Romanov
    • Victoria Dahl…
    Joyce Brothers
    Joyce Brothers
    • Steele's Tag Team Member
    • (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
    Ray Charles
    Ray Charles
    • Bus Driver
    Hulk Hogan
    Hulk Hogan
    • Steele's Other Tag Team Member
    Roger Clinton
    Roger Clinton
    • Agent Clinton
    Robert Culp
    Robert Culp
    • Businessman
    Fabio
    Fabio
    • Fabio
    Robert Guillaume
    Robert Guillaume
    • Agent Steve Bishop
    • Director
      • Rick Friedberg
    • Writers
      • Jason Friedberg
      • Aaron Seltzer
      • Rick Friedberg
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews106

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    Parody
    Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    Satire
    Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
    Slapstick
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      During the scene where Dick Steele rides the horse into an elevator at a hotel, the couple in the elevator with him is played by stuntman Loren Janes and his real wife, Ginger. Janes and his wife played the same roles in the same scene of True Lies (1994), which is what the scene parodies. Janes also worked on the stunts for this movie as well.
    • Goofs
      Dick Steel attempts to save the president by hooking a cable to the bumper of his limo, which fails when the bumper comes off. When the car hits the water you can clearly see that the bumper is still on the car.
    • Quotes
      • Dick Steele, Agent WD-40: You carry a UB-21 Schnauzer with a Gnab silencer. That's KGB. You prefer an H&K over an A.K. Your surveillance technique is NSA. Your ID is CIA. You received your Ph.D. at NYU. Traded in your GTO for a BMW. You listen to CDs by R.E.M. and STP. And you'd like to see J.F.K. in his BVDs, getting down with O.P.P. And you probably put the toilet paper back on the roll with the paper on the inside.
    • Crazy credits
      During "Weird Al" Yankovic's opening title sequence, he smacks away the "Spy Hard" title. Later when Al's own credit shows up, he glances over to it and nods approvingly.
    • Connections
      Edited into Heads Blow Up! (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Spy Hard Theme
      Written, Produced and Performed by 'Weird Al' Yankovic
      Arranged and Orchestrated by Steve Jay (as Stephen Jay)
      Orchestra Conducted by Jimmie Haskell
      Courtesy of Scotti Bros. Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 24, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Live and Let Spy
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA(Golf course clubhouse- exterior is Queen Anne Cottage; interior filmed in Coach Barn)
    • Production company
      • Hollywood Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,960,191
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,448,420
      • May 27, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,960,191
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 21m(81 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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