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Another, Funnier Get Smart Movie Trailer!
Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on February 27, 2008
I will be the first to admit that I had almost lost faith in director Peter Segal’s (Tommy Boy) upcoming action comedy adaptation Get Smart, which is based on a television show from the 1960s. When I interviewed Pete Segal at Comic Con last year, I was all jazzed for this film. What a premise, right? Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart, the sexy Anne Hathaway as Agent 99, Alan Arkin and all his brilliance as the Chief and even Terrence Stamp (”Kneel Before Zod!”) as the leader of Kaos. I was in.
Then the teaser and the first full trailer were released online, and my hopes were deflated. It looked cheesy, over-the-top and way too goofy. I thought that I was doomed to be disappointed. But now, as you will see from the trailer below, my enthusiasm for this film has been re-inflated. This new domestic trailer has some great action, some funny moments and well, Anne Hathaway in her underwear (pay close attention.)
Get Smart hits theaters in June 20.
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4 Comments
February 28th, 2008 at 2:22 am
Totally Up for Get Smart. Loved the T.V show reruns growing up. Terry Crewes, Jonah Hill, and Anne Hathaway.Can’t wait for it to come out. I’ll am ready to rock this….!
February 28th, 2008 at 10:16 am
I loved Get Smart when I was a kid- it was hilarious back then
Great casting and from the trailers- it looks to be a fun ride-
very much looking forward to it in June!
February 28th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Yup! This is the trailer that turned my opinion around at WonderCon… well that and seeing Carell, Hathaway, and Segal. Very funny, impressive action scenes… I’m in!
June 21st, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Get Smart movie review
As one of the writers of the original “Get Smart” TV series, I was dismayed by the new, flawed “Get Smart” movie–I never understood why remakes don’t at least talk to the original material writers. Maybe it’s a kind of immature tantrum, “I want to do it myself, mom.”
That said, for the writers of the next remake, here’s a bit of advice: The essence, the fun of the Don Adams character was his child-like confidence and his bravado (not unlike the character often played by Bob Hope) presaging the inevitable catastrophic blunder. “Sorry about that.”
Any writer charged with vetting agent 86 should start by studying the origin of the character, Don’s early nightclub routines. His defense attorney bit: “Look at those trim ankles, the well turned calf. Now I ask you. Are those the legs of a homicidal maniac?”
Joseph C. Cavella
HowToWriteComedy.com