Spies Like Us

Written by:
Dan Aykroyd
Dave Thomas

Directed by:
John Landis

Made in:
USA in 1985

Actors:
Chevy Chase ... Emmett Fitz-Hume
Dan Aykroyd ... Austin Millbarge
Steve Forrest ... General Sline
Donna Dixon ... Karen Boyer
Bruce Davison ... Ruby
Bernie Casey ... Colonel Rhumbus
William Prince ... Keyes
Tom Hatten ... General Miegs
Frank Oz ... Test Monitor
Charles McKeown ... Jerry Hadley
James Daughton ... Bob Hodges
Jim Staahl ... Bud Schnelker

Plot:
Two totally incompetent applicants, Emmett Fitzhume and Austin Millbarge, are chosen from a CIA recruitment program. They are parachuted into Pakistan and eventually end up in Afghanistan, chased by the Russians, where they learn they are being used as decoys to draw out the Sovet defenses. Two real spies are sent in. Their mission is to Hijack a soviet Missile launcher, launch the Soviet missile and test the new US orbital defence laser. The missile is fired and while heading for an American City, the laser system misses it's target. The contingency plan for this scenario, as set out by the Pentagon Nuts who planned it from deep within a secret underground bunker, is to let the 3rd World War happen anyway. IMDB

Review:
Why can't they make movies like this anymore?!

A hilarious comedy full of dry humor.
Silly scenes, over-the-top acting and witty dialog.

An 80's hit that you have to see.