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May 24, 1996 · Spy Hard: Directed by Rick Friedberg. With Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Charles Durning, Marcia Gay Harden. Dick Steele, Agent WD-40 is assigned by his Director, to stop the evil General Rancor from destroying the world.
- (41K)
- Action, Comedy
- Rick Friedberg
- 1996-05-24
- Plot
- Production
- Release
- Reception
- Allegations of Studio interference
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Secret agent WD-40 Dick Steele has his work cut out for him. Along with the mysterious and lovely Veronique Ukrinsky, Agent 3.14, he must rescue the kidnapped Barbara Dahl and stop the evil genius, a General named Rancor, from seizing control of the entire world. Rancor was wounded in an earlier encounter and no longer has arms. However, he can "ar...
Title sequence
"Weird Al" Yankovic sings the title song and directed the title sequence. It is a parody of title sequences from the James Bond films designed by Maurice Binder, specifically 1965's Thunderball, complete with multiple coloured backgrounds, silhouetted figures, women dancing with guns, and "wavy" text. Additionally, an urban legend states that during the recording of the theme to Thunderball, Tom Jones held the song's final note long enough to pass out. Yankovic holds it so long that his head...
Box office
The film opened at number 3 at the US box office with $10,448,420 behind Mission: Impossible's opening weekend and Twister's third. It eventually grossed $26,960,191 in the United States and Canada.Internationally, it did much better, grossing $57.2 million for a worldwide total of $84 million.
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 7% based on 41 reviews, and an average rating of 3.6/10. The site's critics consensus states: "Leslie Nielsen's comic gifts are undisputed, but Spy Hard's lazy script and slapdash direction fail to take advantage of them." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 25 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScoregave the film a grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scal...
In the decades since its initial release, director Rick Friedberg has spoken at length about his unhappy experience on the film, alleging rampant interference on the part of Disney that led to an "eviscerated" final product. A major point of contention during production was Spy Hard's target audience. While Disney insisted that Spy Hard appeal to a...
Spy Hard at IMDbSpy Hard at Disney A to ZSpy Hard at the TCM Movie DatabaseSpy Hard at AllMovieJan 23, 2023 · Check out the official Spy Hard (1996) trailer starring Leslie Nielsen! Watch on Vudu: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Spy-Hard/14168?cmp=Class...
Music video by "Weird Al" Yankovic performing Spy Hard. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 3,441 (C) 1996 Volcano Entertainment lll, LLC.
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- Rick Friedberg
- PG-13
- 23
The evil Gen. Rancor (Andy Griffith) has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele (Leslie Nielsen), also known as Agent WD-40.
- (42)
- Comedy
- PG-13
Spy Hard. Here's the outrageous comedy hit that blends high-tech adventure with high-spirited humor for nonstop laughs! Big-screen funnyman Leslie Nielsen is the hilarious Agent WD-40, lured back into service by The Agency.
