Andrea Howard, Bill Dana, Dana Elcar

An unknown terrorist has developed a new type of bomb that will destroy clothing, but leave people unharmed. Agent Maxwell Smart (this time without Chief, 99, or Hymie) is taken out of retirement and ...( read more  read more... )sent back into the field to track down who this madman is and put a stop to his plans.

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PG, 94 min.

Directed by: Clive Donner

Release Date: March 1, 1980

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DVD Release Date: June 17, 2008

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  • December 24, 2008
    The original series ran from '65-'70 and this movie was made in 1980. It's not very good, but better than the remake with Steve Carell in my opinion because it maintains the humor and style of the original. The characters and concepts were created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry s...( read more)o that should give you an idea of the type of humor. Evidently the producers wanted The Nude Bomb title and plot line, but some of the writers from the series had other ideas. The writers weren't allowed on set to prevent them from suggesting changes, but I think if the writers had been trusted more the movie could have been better. It's a PG movie, the nude bomb was hardly worth it. James Bond obviously became popular in the 60's, but there was a lot of spy fiction to spoof. The Pink Panther movies did the same thing with the same sort of pratfalls, non-sequitors, and bad puns. Then there were the Naked Gun movies and Austin Powers continuing to spoof spy adventures. But I was most surprised to realize that the 80's cartoon Inspector Gadget, which I grew up with, is basically a carbon copy of Get Smart from a couple decades before. Don Adams plays the same bumbling detective/agent character with often defective gadgets built into everyday items or on his person. The evil organization, how he completes his missions, a running gag about an agent that can hide in any object, it's all the same. Just do a couple minor cosmetic changes to a few supporting characters and the Get Smart formula got a second life for a few years in the 80's. If you liked the original Get Smart series or the cartoon Inspector Gadget, this probably won't blow you away, but you'll enjoy yourself for an hour and a half.
  • November 3, 2009
    Agent 86 is assigned to battle a stocking-masked villain named Sauvage, a villain who is threatening to drop a 'nude bomb' capable of destroying all the fabric of the world!

    stars Don Adams, Dana Elcar, Andrea Howard, Bill Dana, Gary Imhoff, Joey Forman, Norman Lloyd, Pamela H...( read more)ensley and Rhonda Fleming.

    directed by Clive Donner.
  • May 18, 2009
    old movie but still nice
  • January 28, 2009
    Would you believe a film entitled "The Nude Bomb" was only rated PG? Featuring the comedic talents of Don Adams in the role of Maxwell Smart, the film lacked the chemistry and exceptional writing which was the hallmark of the original series. An amusing spy spoof, but the film fa...( read more)lls short of its true potential.
  • January 1, 2009
    It was totaly hillarious!!
  • December 26, 2008
    This movie was just too funny but on the same hand it was suspenseful as well.
    Good movie!! I would tell my friends to go see it in a second.







    Kind of a silly, goofy, Maxwell Smarty type movie.. (1980)

    But well worth the watch, If you are into old movies li...( read more)ke I am. Hey..Give it a go, what have you got to lose besides a little time. :)
  • October 7, 2008
    Has some funny moments, but overall the story is too complicated for this genre.
    But I now wanna see more of Maxwell Smart.
  • June 25, 2008
    If you loved the TV series, you'll enjoy this, but if not, you probably don't want to waste your time.

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