MOVIE SYNOPSIS
Get Smart
Maxwell Smart is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23. Smart is partnered instead with the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99. Given little field experience and even less time, Smart-armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm-must thwart the doomsday plans of KAOS head Siegfried.
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MPAA rating:
PG-13
for some rude humor, action violence and language
Cast:
Dwayne Johnson; David Koechner; Terence Stamp; Terry Crews; Masi Oka; Anne Hathaway; Steve Carell; Alan Arkin; Nate Torrence; James Caan
Directed by:
Peter Segal
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Genre:
Action, Adventure; Comedy Running time:
01:50
Release date:
2008
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