Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Frank Oz

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

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PG, 102 min.

Directed by: John Landis

Release Date: December 6, 1985

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DVD Release Date: November 10, 1998

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  • September 29, 2009
    Classic 80's comedy the likes we are unlikely to ever see again!
  • May 7, 2009
    Chevy Chase and Dan Ackroyd put the "F" in funny in the movie "Spies Like Us". There's something big going on in Russia. Two government workers are sent out to be spies in different countries. They go to the Middle East, they head out to Russia to scope out a nuclear missile bein...( read more)g launched. Unbeknowst to them, they aren't trained to be spies, they're trained to be decoys(sitting ducks)! The Middle East was a hoot. Hanged upside-down when Emmett Hume(Chase) explained to the people that they're Americans. The first part was funny when they fail to perform the appendectomy to a patient. They got their big break when the attack enemy lines and bomb out the foreign police. It was ultra funny when the two faux spies checked out the missile and the crew-persons who came out of the tent. Anything else would be boring. At least the men ended up being heroes. Funny, side-splitting, and totally non-stop laughter to make this movie worth its while
  • December 18, 2008
    Should have been a bit funnier. Has all of the elements, but I just think everyone decided to cruise and cash the checks.
  • June 7, 2008
    Emmett Fitz-Hume: [catches a live grenade] "Hey! What's this?
    Austin Millbarge: You don't want it!"
    Emmett Fitz-Hume: [stands up and casually throws the grenade back]

    Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd star in John Landis' lighthearted 1985 espionage comedy, about two CIA rejects...( read more) who are used as decoys on a mission to locate a secret missile base in Russia. Although the stars were nearing the end of the popularity phase of the their careers, they still exhibit a reasonable amount of comic energy which, combined with the spy spoof gags, makes for an amusing program.
  • January 8, 2008
    Doctor.
    Doctor.
    Doctor.
    We're not doctors.
  • November 16, 2009
    SEEN IT
    REVIEW COMING SOON
  • November 10, 2009
    How could a movie directed by John Landis featuring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase be so unbelievably unfunny? Well, the comedic timing was off at various points, which can mostly be attributed to poor writing. Many of the segments in Spies Like Us seemed as though they were only in...( read more)cluded in order to garner cheap laughs. In general, they entire movie seems like one giant cheap laugh. I don't think John Landis, Dan Aykroyd, and Chevy Chase have ever been more disappointing.
  • October 26, 2009
    could have been better.
  • October 15, 2009
    One for my best commedies ever made!!! I realy laught a lot excellant performances1!!! Realy great!!!
  • October 7, 2009
    This is a funny film from the 80's. Starring Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd as two government employees who some how think they are spies. The film is full of funny moments and funny lines. Both of the main actors have made better comedies but this is still worth a watch.

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