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The Nude Bomb

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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 07/17/2019
The Nude Bomb is an uneven spy spoof that combines clever dialogue with unfunny chases and pointless fistfights. Go to Full Review Thomas Sabulis Boston Globe 04/28/2018
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. Go to Full Review Time Out 01/26/2006
'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. Go to Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole 08/17/2008
3/5
It ain't get "Get Smart", but it's great to see Adams back with the shoephone! Go to Full Review Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com 06/21/2008
4/10
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. Go to Full Review TV Guide 05/13/2008
1.5/4
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/28/2021 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. See more 07/23/2016 The Nude Bomb is a funny 80's comedy, but made more for Get Smart fans than regular filmgoers. See more 01/31/2015 Pretty lame. But what do you expect from Get Smart? See more Steve S 11/09/2014 ***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.*** See more 03/26/2014 tv series 'get smart' gets the big screen treatment with mixed results. See more 09/10/2013 I haven't seen this movie in ages. When I saw that it was on Netflix Streaming, I had to watch it again. Bomb is right. This movie is terrible, A total disappointment for all fans of the original Get Smart from the 60s. This movie is so bad, it makes the recent remake with Steve Carell look good. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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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

Chief

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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
Producer
Jennings Lang
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
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