Review of Spies Like Us (1985) by Booger A — 19 Sep 2007

"What's a dickfer?".

"To pee with.".

This review of Spies Like Us (1985) was written by Booger A on 19 Sep 2007.

Spies Like Us has generally received mixed reviews.

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By John H (1,894) on 17 Apr 2016

Not bad but no break out hilarious bits but nice cameos…

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To me, this is absolutely one of the best of its time…

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By Jesse O (1,397) on 31 Jul 2016

Criminally underrated to this day as this movie was during the height of Chevy Chase's comedic powers…

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By Paul S (1,717) on 21 Apr 2012

Decent enough comedy, all the scenes were deifnatly set up for the laughs which there were some good ones…

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By Jessica H (1,882) on 22 Sep 2012

Akroyd and chase make a great team,but the film is still lacking something…

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By Hazmatt009 (1) on 30 Jan 2021

Spies Like Us is a great comedy homage to Hope & Crosby without the musical numbers…

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By Ryan W (1,236) on 24 Dec 2014

Dumb funny that has plenty of plot holes, but solid performances from Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd more than make up for it. Grade = 6/10…

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By Will L (551) on 06 May 2013

While it certainly lacks the discipline of Landis' previous comedies, the humor and social satire are still up to snuff…

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By Chili D (8) on 12 Jul 2015

Pretty entertaining, if even an average 80's comedy…

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By Brendan N (1,490) on 19 Aug 2016

I enjoyed the film for what it was and considering the talent it should have been a much better film…

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