Wuchak As the title implies, "Spies Like Us" (1985) is a globe-trotting spy comedy with Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd. There's a host of peripheral stars, like William Prince and the always excellent Bernie Casey, not to mention a cameo by none other than Bob Hope.This is a fun movie and it's great to see Chase and Aykroyd when they were so young, the latter with a quintessential 80's haircut. The best highlights are the awesome globe-spanning locations and the two female co-stars, Donna Dixon and Vanessa Angel, but not enough is done with 'em. The film's just not funny enough and it's hard to believe the producers went to such great expense, but failed to hire writers who knew how to do comedy. We're left with a fun, but throwaway flick; even Hope's cameo is a waste of celluloid. The film runs 102 minutes and was shot in Norway, Morocco, California and England. GRADE: C

videorama-759-859391 I first saw this movie in 2002, and I must say I was heavily disappointed. Chevy and Dan have been set up as spies, for the U.S. government but really are used as decoys. I found laughs scarce in this, and they we're mostly things I've seen in snippets when first released in 86. I found bits of it dragged. I almost wished I hadn't seen it, to be honest. Dan Aykroyd has a habit too, of doing a lot of films with Donna Dixon. What's up with that? What's up with this movie? Scarce laughs. It too takes parts of the films seriously as if almost veering into the path of 1982'S Hanky Panky. I was surprised to see James Daughton turn up in this as having seen him in that 82 sex comedy shocker, The Beach Girls, and was just an actor there for good looks, but he's legitimate, and give's quite a character performance, better than it's leads. But unlike our beach girls, let me tell ya, this film ain't no party, and is in dire need of laughs in a vast supply. Fans of Chase and Ackroyd, beware.

FilmBuff1994 Spies Like Us is a good movie with a well written storyline and a great comedic cast.I am a huge fan of both Chevy Chase and Dan Akroyd,but this movie had a lot of more potential than what it delivers,the story was interesting and definitely was an easy set up for some great laughs.The chemistry between Chase and Aykroyd is the highlight and certainly what made this movie a lot better,there are many scenes that had me laughing but it didn't keep me interested all the way through.Has its moments and is definitely worth a watch if you see it on television,but don't bother going out of your way to see Spies Like Us. Two bungling bureaucrats are chosen by the CIA for a top secret mission,unaware that they are only decoys.Best Performance: Chevy Chase

Shawn Watson I first saw Spies Like Us when I was a kid, when Chevy Chase was my favourite actor. I must have seen it about fifty times since then and I am almost word-perfect on the script. However, I've never owned the DVD since Warner have never released it in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Thankfully it is currently available in HD on the PlayStation network.Emmett Fitz-Hume and Austin Millbarge (Chase and Aykroyd) are two lowly government workers who are suddenly promoted to the elite GLG-20 spy status after they are caught cheating on a test. What they don't know is that they are just decoys to draw heat away from the real spies and are promptly dumped straight into enemy territory.Chase and Aykroyd have great chemistry together and I'm surprised they didn't work together much after this (although they did hook up for The Couch Trip, Caddyshack 2 and Nothing But Trouble). There's loads of fun to had in watching them bumble from one zany situation from the next. And, as this is a Landis film, there are director cameos all over the place. Keep a lookout for Terry Gilliam, Martin Brest, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi etc.Despite the fanbase, Warner have never showed this film any respect or given special treatment of any kind when it comes to the home video market. As I already said, as of yet the only DVD available is the fullscreen version from 1998. Even the HD version I watched was from a very murky print and has terrible sound. If Warner make a Blu Ray from this master it's still not worth buying.Give it a rent unless a proper remaster is done. Which is unlikely.