the rapid - fire formula that worked so well in airplane ! , the " police squad ! " television series , top secret ! , three naked gun films , and two hot shots !
movies has finally reached a desperate dead - end with spy hard .
even ezio gregio 's
the silence of the hams is arguably funnier than this over - extended spy- and action - movie spoof .
leslie nielsen stars as secret agent wd-40 , who returns from retirement to battle his old nemesis , general rancor ( a cackling andy griffith ) .
the jokes fly in every direction and with hardly a hint of restraint , timing , or tact .
most the movie is comprised of recycled airplane and naked gun gags , recreated movie sequences , and soggy star cameos
.
yeah ,
maybe we * do * need ray charles driving an l .
a . bus bound for a speed bump , but
did mr .
t , hulk hogan , and dr .
joyce brothers also have to appear in the same movie ?
leslie nielsen plays it straight with his usual dopey flair .
there is something oddly inspiring about the sight of nielsen wearing a nun 's habit , even the resulting sister act spoof is silly .
as are the bits directly lifted from home alone , pulp fiction , true lies , etc .
etc .
( adolescent males might enjoy this mess , tho .
the butt shots , breast peeks , penis pokes , flatulence gags , and related innuendo are right up beavis and butthead 's alley . )
beyond the hilarious title sequence with " weird " al yankovich performing the theme song , spy hard is barely the stock that it 's printed on .
my recommendation : duck in while you 're waiting for another movie to start .
stay long enough to see the camera dart inside of weird al 's nostril and then leave .
you wo n't miss a thing .
recycled airplane and naked gun gags a desperate dead - end over - extended soggy star cameos with hardly a hint of restraint , timing , or tact barely the stock that it 's printed on