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Directed by | Peter Segal |
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Based on | Get Smart by Mel Brooks Buck Henry |
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Cinematography | Dean Semler |
Edited by | Richard Pearson |
Music by | Trevor Rabin |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures (United States) Roadshow Entertainment (Australia) |
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Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]