Strictly for TV nostalgia freaks, The Nude Bomb unsuccessfully attempted to resurrect the characters created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry for the hit 1960s spy-spoof TV series, Get Smart.
But with the absence of Barbara Feldon and Edward Platt (who were integral to the series as Agent 99 and The Chief respectively), the screenplay laboured under a decided disadvantage in the telling of a tale that involved Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) attempting to prevent the evil organisation KAOS from launching a missile designed to send the whole world into a state of nudity.
The cast included Sylvia Kristel, Rhonda Fleming, Dana Elcar, Pamela Hensley, Andrea Howard, Norman Lloyd, Bill Dana and Gary Imhof.
The movie was directed by Clive Donner who – hampered by the show’s lack of satirical bite – wasn’t really able to do much with it. Ironically (considering Maxwell Smart was originally meant to be a parody of James Bond) The Nude Bomb wasn’t even as funny as Moonraker!
Maxwell Smart (Agent 86)
Don Adams Agent 34
Sylvia Kristel Edith Von Secondberg
Rhonda Fleming Chief
Dana Elcar Agent 36
Pamela Hensley Agent 22
Andrea Howard Carruthers
Norman Lloyd Jonathan Levinson Seigle
Bill Dana Jerry Krovney
Gary Imhoff Pam Krovney
Sarah Rush Sauvage / Nino Salvatori Sebastiani
Vittorio Gassman President Thomas Hill Landlady
Ceil Cabot Agent 13
Joey Forman
Director
Clive Donner
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