Spy Hard | 
 enlarge | Director: Rick Friedberg
Actors: Leslie Nielsen, Nicolette Sheridan, Charles Durning, Marcia Gay Harden, Barry Bostwick
Studio: Buena Vista
Category: Video
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 2200
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6304202725
UPC: 786936012682
EAN: 9786304202722
ASIN: 6304202725
Theatrical Release Date: May 24, 1996
Release Date: April 8, 2003
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The legacy of 1980's Airplane! has lasted a long, long time, as this dopey, 1996 comedy demonstrates. Leslie Nielsen, who has made a fortune starring in most of these intermittently inspired spoof movies, plays a secret agent whose code name is WD-40 and whose supervillain nemesis is the armless General Rancor (Andy Griffith). As the battle rages and the sight gags fly (the entrance to a hospital and sanctuary for nuns reads "Our Lady of the Never-Had-the-Pickle Convent"), WD-40 is aided by the beautiful spy 3.14 (Nicolette Sheridan). As always in these things, there are plenty of parodying references to other movies (Pulp Fiction) and tons of cameos (Fabio, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and such). The funniest stuff takes place in the first few minutes as "Weird Al" Yankovic sings the title song. Other than that, this is pretty mediocre. --Tom Keogh
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 The absoulte Best January 1, 2008
Sheineye
This is just the funniest movie. Just as one laugh was rolling down, another laugh started on it's heals, giving me zero time to catch my breath between laughs.
 not too good(especially if you expect to laugh) August 17, 2007
falcon (canada)
this movie is billed as a spoof/comedy,but it's not really funny.there
are one or two mildly amusing moments,but mostly it's just silly,without
being funny.this movie would work as an actual spy movie,except that
you have the expectation that you will laugh.i think the problem
is the filmmakers tried too hard to get laughs.sometimes you can go too
far with a joke and it ends up as flat as a pancake.so the movie isn't
really funny,but it does have 1 redeeming feature.that is the casting
of Andy Griffith(TV's Matlock and the Andy Griffith show) as a maniacal
nut case who plans to either destroy the world or rule it.Griffith is
great in this movie.he has so much fun in the role.Barry Bostwick is
also good for some comic relief.but overall,the movie is not good.the
most i can squeeze out for "Spy Hard" is a 2/5
Naked Gun 4? April 19, 2004
Micheal Hunt (Hellbourne)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was able to pick this DVD up in the cheapie bin, and thats where i'd recomend you find it too. Dont pay too much for this movie!Basicly it almost seems like its Naked Gun part 4! Sure, a few name changes here and there, like Neilsons charactor "Agent WD-40!" and a few others here and there.. but if they changed a couple of things around, you basiclly would have Naked Gun part 4 IMO~ If you enjoyed the Naked Gun films, you will probably like this movie too, or you will absolutly hate it! As agent WD40 is re-assighned after retirment to capture a bad man he thought he killed years ago. And along the way you see the classic Neilson spin off , parody and goofyness that he portrays so well! If your not into whacky comedys , then youll hate this movie.
If your like me and enjoy them, then this movie isnt bad at all! I see there are quite a few diffrent reveiews varying up and down opinions, but IMO it could may well be NG4.... but others would disagree, and I certinly would never recomend Wrongfully Accused over this movie.
HILARIOUS!!!! April 14, 2004
Brandon L. Harlow (Colonial Heights, VA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The one-liners 7 sight gags in this film really keep it fresh and fast paced. My favorite has to be Ray Charles driving the city bus. "Next stop Melrose...I think!"
You have to be in the mood for dumb comedy: 3 1/2 stars April 10, 2004
Debbie Lee Wesselmann (the Lehigh Valley, PA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Okay, this is a dumb movie. What little plot there is only serves to connect a loosely arranged set of parodies and puns in true Leslie Nielsen form. However, if you're in the right mood, it can be a entertaining way to spend an hour and a half. Leslie Nielsen plays agent WD-40 who sets out to rescue agent Barbara Dahl (Stephanie Romanov) from the evil and prosthetic clutches of Doctor Rancor (Andy Griffith.) Beginning and end of story. Along the way, viewers are treated to send-ups of various movies and celebrity personalities. The humor is erratic, as the script is burdened with groaners and jokes that simply don't work as much as it is carried along with its laugh out loud moments. The sophomoric comedy often works because of the element of surprise: the best laughs come when the viewer is least expecting them. It helps if you're familiar with many of the films that "Spy Hard" parodies. The only brilliant part of this film is the Weird Al Yankovic segment during the opening credits. It is so funny on its own that it warms up the audience for more laughs. I don't think I would have been so willing to find humor in the silliness if Weird Al hadn't already started me laughing.This is pure sophomoric, spoof comedy in the spirit of National Lampoon and Saturday Night Live - all, of course, with the distinctive touch of Leslie Nielsen. Leave your intelligence at the door - and then settle down for some truly mindless, occasionally hilarious, comedy.
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