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Undercover Blues

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Veteran spies Jane (Kathleen Turner) and Jefferson Blue (Dennis Quaid) abandon their successful careers to raise a family in New Orleans. Jefferson attracts police attention when he beats up mugger Muerte (Stanley Tucci). With local authorities already on the alert, Jane and Jefferson are forced to come out of retirement when their old Czech foe Paulina Novacek (Fiona Shaw), a former Communist agent turned arms dealer, gets her hands on some plastic explosives.

Critics Reviews

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Vincent Canby New York Times 05/20/2003
The movie has enough style to make you overlook reason and the occasionally erratic continuity. Go to Full Review
Hollis Chacona Austin Chronicle 01/01/2000
3.5/5
Chock-full of hilarious performances. Go to Full Review
Jane Horwitz Washington Post 01/01/2000
The script by Ian Abrams brims with overwritten cleverness. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 05/28/2020
2.5/4
Tucci's go-for-broke presence alone justifies the picture's very existence. Go to Full Review
Quentin Curtis Independent on Sunday 12/07/2017
Quaid is overshadowed by his wife, Meg Ryan, and Turner (ungallant to say) is fading fast. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/20/2005
2/5
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Audience Reviews

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Steve D 09/13/2023 Nowhere near as amusing as it should be. See more 05/15/2022 This movie has absolutely no meaningful social significance and say nothing about the evils of our society. It's just a wonderfully funny movie that will make you laugh out loud. Everyone's performances are intentionally over the top. Tucci's Muerte is a gem of a performance. If you just want to escape from reality for an hour and a half with a lightweight feel-good movie, this is the film for you. See more 02/21/2021 So funny. I've seen it over and over. Just watched it last week. See more 12/25/2020 I love this movie so much. It's a big comfort flick for me. The cast is excellent all around, the dialogue is so witty and perfectly delivered, the premise is hysterical, I just can't say enough good about it. Dennis Quaid and Kathleen Turner are perfection and Stanley Tucci is a treasure. If you love spy movies and comedy, you cannot skip this one. See more 06/16/2020 Great easy to watch comedy . So hard to find clever comedies like this these days. Has a good story, Great comedic scenes and solid cast. See more 05/25/2020 I thought it was a great movie. It was fun to watch. I liked how they were nonchalant about what they did for a living. I would recommend it. See more Read all reviews
Undercover Blues

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Movie Info

Synopsis Veteran spies Jane (Kathleen Turner) and Jefferson Blue (Dennis Quaid) abandon their successful careers to raise a family in New Orleans. Jefferson attracts police attention when he beats up mugger Muerte (Stanley Tucci). With local authorities already on the alert, Jane and Jefferson are forced to come out of retirement when their old Czech foe Paulina Novacek (Fiona Shaw), a former Communist agent turned arms dealer, gets her hands on some plastic explosives.
Director
Herbert Ross
Producer
Mike Lobell
Screenwriter
Ian Abrams
Distributor
Argentina Video Home, Warner Home Vídeo
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating
PG-13 (One Use of Strong Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 10, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.0M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround