Mrs. Pollifax: Spy

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Mrs. Pollifax: Spy

G

1971

1h 50m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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Previously unadventurous empty nester Mrs. Pollifax (Rosalind Russell) decides she'd like to try a bit of international intrigue. She asks the CIA if there's a place for her in the spy trade, and the agency agrees, dispatching her to Mexico on an important errand. But the trip goes awry, and along with fellow unlucky American Farrell (Darren McGavin), she ends up in Eastern Europe. She'll have to think fast if she's to save the mission and her life.

Richard R. Harmetz

Los Angeles Free Press

Rosalind Russell doesn't quite manage to save Mrs. Pollifax-Spy.

Jan 11, 2020

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Tony Mastroianni

Cleveland Press

Mrs. Pollifax -- Spyis a spy spoof that never works, a comedy-adventure with little comedy and less adventure.

Apr 3, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

One of the worse spy movies I've ever seen.

Rated: D

Apr 11, 2012

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Humdrum spy comedy that looks and feels like a television productions. Most of the action takes place in captivity and it's quite laborious by its end.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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It's a cute little movie; harmless and homogenized. Loved Darren McGavin and Rosalind Russell's performances. I know I'm in the minority here, it's enjoyable family fare.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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RR's final big screen role she adapted herself (under a pseudonym) from a popular adventure novel which spawned a series of books by the recently deceased Dorothy Gilman. The result is B-movie-ish, but many B-movies are entertaining, and this is one of them. You really want to see how Mrs. P. makes out. The director, Leslie Martinson, also did the campy 1966 Batman movie---so that should give you an idea of the tone.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Has a lot of potential but just a mess of a movie. A perfect movie to be remade with a better script.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Starts well but loses focus and sort of peters out.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Leslie H. Martinson

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Rosalind Russell

Mrs. Pollifax

W. Lyle Richardson

Farrell

Nehemiah Persoff

Berisha

Harold Gould

Nexdhet

Albert Paulsen

Perdido

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Synopsis

Previously unadventurous empty nester Mrs. Pollifax (Rosalind Russell) decides she'd like to try a bit of international intrigue. She asks the CIA if there's a place for her in the spy trade, and the agency agrees, dispatching her to Mexico on an important errand. But the trip goes awry, and along with fellow unlucky American Farrell (Darren McGavin), she ends up in Eastern Europe. She'll have to think fast if she's to save the mission and her life.

Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Producer: Frederick Brisson
Screenwriter: Rosalind Russell
Production Co: United Artists
Rating: G
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 12, 2017
Runtime: 1h 50m