The Nude Bomb

PG

Released May 9, 1980

1h 35m

Comedy

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17%

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18 Reviews

39%

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1,000+ Ratings

While enjoying retirement, secret agent Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) soon finds the world needs his services again. With a KAOS terrorist plot underway, the chief (Dana Elcar) of the PITS agency reenlists Smart to keep KAOS from detonating bombs that leave their helpless victims in the buff. With the help of fellow agents (Sylvia Kristel, Pamela Hensley, Andrea Howard), Smart must stop the terrorists before the world is faced with indecent exposure of monumental proportions.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

The Nude Bomb is an uneven spy spoof that combines clever dialogue with unfunny chases and pointless fistfights.

Jul 17, 2019

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Thomas Sabulis

Boston Globe

The rebirth of the bumbling Mr. Smart must have come as good news to all his fans who have been watching reruns of Get Smart for the last 10 years. But the full-length movie version known as "The Nude Bomb" will disappoint them.

Apr 28, 2018

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Time Out

'From a character conceived by Mel Brooks', reads the blurb, and there are various nods to his style of humour throughout this bitty spoof. But the rest relies more on technology than style, and on mediocre effects that can't carry the plot.

Jan 26, 2006

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

It ain't get "Get Smart", but it's great to see Adams back with the shoephone!

Rated: 3/5

Aug 17, 2008

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Mildly amusing early on when it sticks to puns and one-liners, but falls apart quickly as it degenerates into a series of dumb comic action sequences. Easier to sit through when I was 8.

Rated: 4/10

Jun 21, 2008

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TV Guide

This feeble attempt to revive the characters from the popular TV series Get Smart copies the show, but without the sharp humor that made it so popular.

Rated: 1.5/4

May 13, 2008

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 35 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/17/23

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christopher c. m

As much as I love this movie I wish they went full R, grant you it was 80s PG which has a ton more rope than modern PG. Which can't even say Damn or Hell. But full R would mean more than the very brief nudity and that was mostly men's rears. But two more things bugged me. What happened to CONTRL? And Agent 99? They were married in the series with twins. You can say they were divorced because Barbara Feldon wasn't available but not even a name drop was kind of disrespectful. I can see why Don Addams didn't like doing this one. Lastly in the bad part, later in the film there's an odd editing error. But even not having 99, I can't hate this movie. And even though Don was not enjoying himself, you can't tell it by his acting. He still brings his A game. And while the series spoofed the Sean Connery Bond films. This movie spoofs the crazier over the top Roger Moore Bond movies. A flawed but underrated classic.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

The original plan was to create a made-for-TV special, but fan response made the producers create a theatrical movie instead. As the "Get Smart" TV show was a spoof of James Bond movies, the movie was a parody of the then-recent Bond movies starring Roger Moore, as indicated by the plane-jump sequence at the beginning and Agent 86 having love interests other than Agent 99, despite the fact that in the TV show he had already married 99 and had twin children. So we end up with a mixture of both worlds where Maxwell Smart looks like a fish out of water. Without Agent 99 or the Edward Platt Chief (admittedly the actor had died so that was impossible), the comedic interaction that made Get Smart work isn't there. It's akin to "The Honeymooners" with only Ralph Kramden. The movie itself is mildly amusing, a rather cute idea of a villain who uses bombs to destroy clothing so he can make all of humanity dress in clothing that he produces. That would seem to have been a great idea for a Get Smart episode in itself. But though Don Adams tried, it is clear he couldn't go it alone. That mistake would fortunately be remedied in the 1988 made-for-TV reunion.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

The Nude Bomb is a funny 80's comedy, but made more for Get Smart fans than regular filmgoers.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Pretty lame. But what do you expect from Get Smart?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.***

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Clive Donner

Director

Don Adams

Maxwell Smart

Sylvia Kristel

Agent 34

Vittorio Gassman

Sauvage

Rhonda Fleming

Edith Von Secondberg

Dana Elcar

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Synopsis

While enjoying retirement, secret agent Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) soon finds the world needs his services again. With a KAOS terrorist plot underway, the chief (Dana Elcar) of the PITS agency reenlists Smart to keep KAOS from detonating bombs that leave their helpless victims in the buff. With the help of fellow agents (Sylvia Kristel, Pamela Hensley, Andrea Howard), Smart must stop the terrorists before the world is faced with indecent exposure of monumental proportions.

Director: Clive Donner
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal/Universal Int
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 1980, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2021
Runtime: 1h 35m