Spy spoof from the makers of Airplane!, starring Val Kilmer. An evil East German general is plotting to take over West Germany by using a new secret weapon being developed by a scientist. All that stands in his way is the inventor's daughter and a handsome rock 'n' roll star.
The Airplane! team of Jim Abrahams and David and Jerry Zucker is a touch off-form with this Cold War spoof that has an Elvis Presley-style musical grafted on. Part of the problem is the absence of Leslie Nielsen; instead, Val Kilmer makes his feature debut, playing a rock star who becomes involved in a plot to reunite Germany when he plays a gig in East Germany. There are cameos from Peter Cushing, Jeremy Kemp and, hilariously, Omar Sharif, while others dress up as cows, re-enact The Great Escape and shoot clay pigeons while surfing - it's not as funny as it should be, but entertaining enough.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Nick Rivers | Val Kilmer |
| Cedric | Omar Sharif |
| General Streck | Jeremy Kemp |
| Colonel von Horst | Warren Clarke |
| Hillary Flammond | Lucy Gutteridge |
| Dr Flammond | Michael Gough |
| Major Crumpler | Tristram Jellinek |
| Bookstore proprietor | Peter Cushing |
| Albert Potato | Sydney Arnold |
| Du Quois | Harry Ditson |
| Nigel | Christopher Villiers |
| Deja Vu | Jim Carter |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Jim Abrahams |
| Director | David Zucker |
| Director | Jerry Zucker |
