Spies Like Us
Two bumbling government clerks set out to prove themselves as top secret agents, only to discover they’re unwitting pawns in a high‑stakes plot that could ignite a nuclear war.
“With spies like these, who needs enemies?”
Synopsis
Two well-meaning but clumsy government workers mistakenly believe they are U.S. spies, only to learn that they have been set up as decoys in a scheme that could lead to nuclear war.
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Principal cast & crew: 23
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Edited by Malcolm CampbellShot by Robert PaynterScored by Elmer BernsteinDesigned by Terry Ackland Snow
Box Office
1985 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$60.1M
Opening weekend: $8.6M — 14% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $10.9M — 18% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,556 theaters
Also known as
- Spione wie wirde
- Espías como nosotroses
- Drôles d'espionsfr
- Spie come noiit
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Cast & Crew
23 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Chevy Chase
as Emmett Fitz-Hume
Dan Aykroyd
as Austin Millbarge
Mark Stewart
as Ace Tomato Courier
Sean Daniel
as Ace Tomato Driver
Bruce Davison
as Mr. Ruby
William Prince
as Mr. Keyes
Steve Forrest
as General Sline
Tom Hatten
as General Miegs
Ronald Reagan
as The President of the United States
Jeff Harding
as Fitz-Hume's Associate
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1Writers
4Producers
2Other crew
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