Maxwell Smart is recalled to duty to help fight a villian who threatens to detonate a weapon that destroys clothing.Maxwell Smart is recalled to duty to help fight a villian who threatens to detonate a weapon that destroys clothing.Maxwell Smart is recalled to duty to help fight a villian who threatens to detonate a weapon that destroys clothing.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to 'Get Smart' writer-producer Leonard Stern, the idea of a "nude bomb" was forced on the writers by the producers. The original idea by the writers - who also wrote the original series - was for the villain to want to control the world by dressing everyone in his designer clothes. The film was supposed to be titled 'The Return of Maxwell Smart' but the producers thought the new title would draw more viewers. Because of many disagreements, the writers were not allowed on the set.
- GoofsDuring the sequence where Agent 86 and The Chief visit Carruthers at the apartment, the viewer can see in some shots that Don Adams is wearing a hearing aid in his left ear.
- Quotes
Maxwell Smart: You know, Chief, this nude bomb might solve a lot of problems.
Chief: Such as?
Maxwell Smart: Well for one thing, flashers.
Chief: Only you would think of a that, Max.
Maxwell Smart: That's why they pay me the big bucks. And there'd be no more trouble with concealed weapons. I mean if everyone was nude, there'd be no place to hide a gun or a knife. Well, there is a place, but it could be painful.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are based on Don Adams/Maxwell Smart's catch phrase "Would you believe...?" The words literally form the backdrop of the action; at one point "Would you believe a movie called 'The Nude Bomb' could receive a PG rating?" appears; and after Max inadvertently blows up the bad guy, the words "Would you believe a helluva explosion?" appear on screen.
- Alternate versionsNetwork TV prints retitle the film Return of Maxwell Smart and use a different opening credits sequence.
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The plot makes very little sense - a evil fashion designer blackmails the clothes-wearing world with potential, full-blown nudity via The Nude Bomb - and it seems to zig-zag in an half-hearted attempt to string together as many mildly-silly gags, low-budget set pieces and James Bond-ian spoofs into it's brief running time. For a very tenuous plot point, Agent 86 ends up cavorting through many of the attractions of the Universal backlot in a lengthy chase scene that plays out as a mid-film "When In Southern California, Visit Universal Studios" advertisement. It serves less to the story than as a very visual and perhaps only reason why this film was greenlit by executives in the first place.
But it does have it's charms. Pantyhosed Vittorio Gassman is a good villain, and of course Don Adams is a treat. Adams' energy and delivery does about as much as British director Clive ("What's New, Pussycat?") Donner to keep this thing moving. Agent 86's gadgets are inspired, and Don's bell-bottom slacks collection are also quite funny, although probably in only retrospect.
"THE NUDE BOMB" has a breezy pace, is relatively sunny and undemanding. The film and has some funny moments, including a nifty opening credit sequence and some zingy one-liners - and for that Maxwell Smart gets a pass - but of what could have been? Missed it by THAT much.
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- Mar 11, 2005
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Return of Maxwell Smart
- Filming locations
- Lafayette Park Towers Condominiums, 421 S La Fayette Park Pl, Los Angeles, California, USA(Maxwell Smart's apartment)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,662,035
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,565,066
- May 11, 1980
- Gross worldwide
- $14,662,035
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1