Spy Hard

Spy Hard (1996)

  • 8% of critics liked it
    (40 reviews)

  • 35% of users liked it
    (37,460 ratings)

The first of several sight gag and slapstick-rich comedies he produced without the team of Jerry Zucker, David Zucker, and Jim Abrahams, this lowbrow comedy from executive producer and star Leslie Nielsen suffers by comparison to his work with the "ZAZ" team. Nielsen plays Dick Steele,… More

PG-13,
Directed By
Genres
Action & Adventure, Comedy
In Theaters
May 24, 1996 Wide
On DVD
Jul 13, 1999
Hollywood Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer

    The jokes come in sporadic volleys rather than the steady machine-gun pace of The Naked Gun and Airplane!, and, with a few exceptions, they are less truly aimed.

  • John Petrakis, Chicago Tribune

    As funny as Nielsen can be, like all comic actors he still needs the quick-thinking jokes and zingy one-liners to be genuinely funny.

  • Doug Thomas, Seattle Times

    Spy Hard just comes off as a long commercial. And yes, that means most of the best moments you've seen in the movie's trailer.

  • Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel

    More of a cinematic joke book than a real movie, Spy Hard hits you with gags faster than Henny Youngman on speed. Even when individual bits misfire, the unrelenting barrage of silliness can break down your resistance.

  • Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

    Spy Hard is a loose send-up of the Bond series and other overly expensive action flicks, but after Hot Shots! Part Deux and National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 who needs another action parody?

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dead A


    Piece of poo! <a href='http://www.thescubasite.com' title='Scuba Site'><img src='http://forum.thescubasite.com/sick/sick0012.gif' alt='Scuba Site' border='0'></a>

  • Anthony L


    Quite bad but it does have Mr T and Hulk Hogan in it and that?s what the star and a half is for!

  • Lafe F


    Leslie Nielson does a funny James Bond spoof, which is actually better than some of the James Bond movies! I liked when he was attempting to sneak into someone's apartment, and ends up trashing the entire place.

  • Dean !


    Another spoof starring Leslie Nielsen sending up Die Hard, Jame Bond and plenty of other action films. Will raise a few laughs but not the best spoof around.

  • danny d


    very funny spoof flick

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