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Spy Hard

Spy Hard

All the action. All the women. Half the intelligence.

19965.41h 21m

Overview

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.

Directed by Rick Friedberg
Written by Aaron Seltzer, Jason Friedberg, Rick Friedberg
Produced by Jeffrey Konvitz, Rick Friedberg, Doug Draizin
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $27.0M

Top Cast

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Dick Steele

Nicollette Sheridan

Nicollette Sheridan

Veronique Ukrinsky

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

The Director

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Miss Cheevus

Barry Bostwick

Barry Bostwick

Norman Coleman

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

General Rancor

Stephanie Romanov

Stephanie Romanov

Victoria / Barbara Dahl

Talisa Soto

Talisa Soto

Desiree More

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Agent Steve Bishop

Carl Ciarfalio

Carl Ciarfalio

Thug #1

Themes & Keywords

atomic bombspoofjames bond spoofapatheticdoubtfuldubiousfrustrated

About Spy Hard

Spy Hard is a comedy, action film released in 1996 exploring themes of atomic bomb, spoof, james bond spoof, apathetic, doubtful, dubious. Directed by Rick Friedberg, it stars Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Charles Durning. 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.

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