Get Smart (film)

Get Smart
Maxwell Smart wearing suit and holding a gun, his tie blown to the side, covering the face of Agent 99 who is standing behind him wearing a white jacket.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Segal
Written by
  • Tom J. Astle
  • Matt Ember
Based onGet Smart
by Mel Brooks
Buck Henry
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byRichard Pearson
Music byTrevor Rabin
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures (United States)
Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)
Release date
  • June 20, 2008 (2008-06-20)
Running time
110 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80 million[2]
Box office$230.7 million[2][3]

Get Smart is a 2008 American spy action comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember and produced by Leonard B. Stern, who was also the producer of the original series. The film is based on Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's television series of the same name.

The film stars Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, and Alan Arkin, with Terence Stamp and James Caan in supporting roles. Bernie Kopell, who played Siegfried in the original series, also appeared in the film. The film centers on an analyst named Maxwell Smart (Carell) who dreams of becoming a real field agent and a better spy. The film was released in North America on June 20, 2008.

Get Smart received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, earning $230 million on an $80 million budget.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Get Smart (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. August 22, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Smart (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Get Smart (2008)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2013.

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