Get Smart

Theatrical Release Date: 2008 06 20 (USA)

UPC: 883929048861

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Profanity, Scatological Humor]

Summary: 40-Year-Old Virgin star Steve Carell steps into the telephonic shoes of television's most beloved bumbling detective in this big-screen adaptation of the hit 1960s-era comedy series created by Mel Brooks. The evil geniuses at KAOS have hatched a diabolical plot to dominate every living man, woman, and child on the planet, and their plot gets under way as they attack the headquarters of the U.S. spy agency Control. As a result of the attack, the identity of every agent working for Control has been compromised. Realizing that the only way to thwart KAOS' evil plan is to promote eager but inexperienced Control analyst Maxwell Smart (Carell) to the rank of special agent, the Chief (Alan Arkin) reluctantly teams Smart with Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) -- a veteran super-spy whose beauty is only surpassed by her lethality. With no real field experience to speak of and nothing but sheer enthusiasm and a handful of fancy spy gadgets to help him accomplish his deadly mission, Maxwell Smart his new partner, Agent 99, will be forced to faces malevolent KAOS head Siegfried (Terence Stamp) and his loyal army of minions in a decisive fight that will determine the fate of the free world. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, David Koechner, Terry Crews, and Ken Davitian co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Comedy

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Get Smart

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 11/04/2008

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 110 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Get Smart
1. Doorways To Work.
2. Nonbrief Briefing.
3. Needed Where You Are.
4. Breach! Sorry, Chief.
5. Cone of Silence.
6. Agent 86.
7. Shoe Bomber.
8. Three Packages.
9. Punches and Staples.
10. Hot Bathroom Guy.
11. Little Something Extra.
12. Dueling Dancers.
13. Laser Maze.
14. I Set That Up.
15. Already Have a Boyfriend.
16. Element of Surprise.
17. Big People's Pain.
18. Missed It By That Much.
19. War Room Brawl.
20. Breakout.
21. Less Than Cordial.
22. The Old... Trick.
23. 23 Skidoo.
24. Dropping In.
25. Right In the Kisser.
26. Standing Ovation.
27. Pick On Bad Guy / New Guy.
28. End Credits.

Perry Seibert

This big-screen version of Get Smart succeeds because, unlike the main character, newly minted field spy Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell), every person who worked on the movie performed their job competently. This is not minor praise. Director Peter Segal makes both the comedy and the action pop with energy. He knows when to cut to a joke, and when to trust his actors to get the point home with their interactions. He's as comfortable staging a humorous ballroom dance competition as he is constructing a kinetic beat down administered by Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) to a couple of bad guys. The action scenes, particularly the hand-to-hand fight scenes, aren't treated as comedy, but as tense and exciting set pieces. Dean Semler's cinematography balances the brightness required for comedy and the darkness needed to add tension with unobtrusive professionalism. Quite simply this is the most enjoyable American action comedy since Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Every one of the actors understands that playing it "straight" will get a bigger laugh than if they emphasized the comedy, and that allows Alan Arkin, Steve Carell, Dwayne Johnson, and Anne Hathaway to play off each other like real people and not comedy constructs. Even the throwaway bits of silliness usually have a second and sometimes a third layer to them, evidence that the screenwriters actually thought through the material instead of just bashing together a bunch of outrageous moments. Get Smart isn't exactly memorable, and it isn't particularly deep -- although it has a fair amount of fun tweaking the processes of gathering and analyzing intelligence in the age of George W. Bush, spoofed to perfection in the movie by James Caan. Would you believe that an action comedy about an inept spy could be a serious Oscar contender? Would you believe a trend-setting summer blockbuster? Would you believe a thoroughly enjoyable piece of Hollywood product? Well actually, that last one is right. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Phoebe Price  Actor 
Steve Carell  Executive Producer 
Michael Ewing  Executive Producer 
Michael Ewing  Producer 
Charles Roven  Producer 
Peter Segal  Director 
Peter Segal  Executive Producer 
Eric L. Gold  Producer 
Alex Gartner  Producer 
Andrew Lazar  Producer 
Trevor Rabin  Composer (Music Score) 
Brent O'Connor  Executive Producer 
Bruce Berman  Executive Producer 
Jimmy Miller  Executive Producer 
Tom J. Astle  Screenwriter 
Dana Goldberg  Executive Producer 
Matt Ember  Screenwriter 
Steve Carell  Actor 
Anne Hathaway  Actor 
Dwayne Johnson  Actor 
Alan Arkin  Actor 
Terence Stamp  Actor 
Ken Davitian  Actor 
David Koechner  Actor 
James Caan  Actor 
Masi Oka  Actor 
Nate Torrence  Actor 
Terry Crews  Actor 

Country: USA