Undercover Blues

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Undercover Blues

PG-13

Released Sep 10, 1993

1h 29m

Comedy

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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.

Vincent Canby

New York Times

The movie has enough style to make you overlook reason and the occasionally erratic continuity.

May 20, 2003

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: 2/5

Nov 24, 2002

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Hollis Chacona

Austin Chronicle

Chock-full of hilarious performances.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Tucci's go-for-broke presence alone justifies the picture's very existence.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 28, 2020

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Quentin Curtis

Independent on Sunday

Quaid is overshadowed by his wife, Meg Ryan, and Turner (ungallant to say) is fading fast.

Dec 7, 2017

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 20, 2005

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Steve D

Nowhere near as amusing as it should be.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/13/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

So funny. I've seen it over and over. Just watched it last week.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Herbert Ross

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Jane Blue

Dennis Quaid

Jefferson 'Jeff' Blue

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Paulina Novacek

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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