Get Smart (2008) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	June 20, 2008
On DVD:	November 4, 2008
Genre:	Comedy
Director:	Peter Segal
Writer:	Tom Astle, Matt Ember
Cast:	Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, The Rock, Terence Stamp, Alan Arkin, Ken Davitian, Masi Oka, Nate Torrence, David Koechner, Terry Crews
Studio:	Warner Brothers
Official site:	getsmartmovie.com
Running Time:	110 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for some rude humor, action violence and language

In the all-new action comedy "Get Smart," Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) 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 (Alan Arkin) 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...

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Television series adaptations have a sketchy history. From The Avengers to Starsky and Hutch and The Dukes of Hazzard, there are far fewer hits than misses. It's a bit surprising, really, as every big television series has established characters, built-in fanbases and potential at a big screen level. But it's the fanbases that throw studios for a loop and encourage them to make crap. On the one hand, they want to appeal to such audiences that have very specific expectations, and on the other, they want the movie to work on a broader, modern level. The result is almost always an unfunny and uneven creation.

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