- Film Review
- Reviewed By John Ferguson
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2 out of 5
The blockbuster action thriller genre is ripe for sending up, but this lazy effort has to go down as a miss despite the presence of spoofmeister Leslie Nielsen. The basic story is firmly rooted in James Bond - Nielsen is superagent Dick Steele battling supervillain General Rancor (Andy Griffith) - but to ensure all the bases are covered director Rick Friedberg tosses in largely irrelevant send-ups of Speed, Pulp Fiction and In the Line of Duty. The cast - which includes Charles Durning and Nicollette Sheridan, plus cameos from Robert Culp and Fabio - tries hard but is defeated by the determinedly juvenile script. Incidentally, the Bond-style soundtrack is by Bill Conti, who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated title track of For Your Eyes Only.
Plot Summary
Spy spoof starring Leslie Nielsen. Top secret agent Dick Steele - codename WD-40 - seems to have laid to rest the thoroughly wicked General Rancor when he destroys his helicopter. However, Rancor returns some years later with an evil plot to rule the world - and only Steele can stop him.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Dick Steele
- Leslie Nielsen
- Veronique Ukrinsky
- Nicollette Sheridan
- The Director
- Charles Durning
- Miss Cheevus
- Marcia Gay Harden
- Norman Coleman
- Barry Bostwick
- Kabul
- John Ales
- General Rancor
- Andy Griffith
- Bus driver
- Ray Charles
- Tag team member
- Hulk Hogan
- Agent Steve Bishop
- Robert Guillaume
- Brian
- Pat Morita
- Woman in Murphy bed
- Alexandra Paul
- Helicopter pilot
- Mr T
Crew
- Director
- Rick Friedberg
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