mikeatdt I hated this when it came out, mostly because so much of the original cast was missing. Most notably, Barbara Feldon, who didn't want to be type cast as 99 and so refused to do it. But also Ed Platt (passed away) Bernie Kopell (busy doing Love Boat) Dave Ketchum (inexplicably recast) Dick Gautier (what no Hymie!?!?) And then, in the case of Robert Karvelas, who actually returns as Larrabbee, he's grossly underused.But in this day and age of reboots, which were unheard of when this movie was originally released, it's not only not half bad, it's about 4/5 good.Well directed, with a funny fast-moving script, great costumes and sets, clever action sequences (the desk-mobile car chase and the clone fight most notably) sexy female co-stars, and a catchy theme song-- it really worked for me as a James Bond/Pink Panther parody, which is what the series was pitched as in the first place. In fact I would argue from a directorial and production value standpoint it was better than the last few Pink Panther movies. (Sorry, but for all his 60's successes, Blake Edwards really devolved into a hack director in the 70's and 80's.) It's too bad too many people, like myself at the time, were too in love with the original, or I think it would have been better received. Peter Sellers had just passed away and this would have been a good movie series to replace the void left my no more Pink Panthers.OK, OK, the Universal Studios stuff was a little too much, but it's not even an 8 minute long sequence in the film.I read somewhere that it was nominated for a Razzie as one of the worst movies of 1980. Below is a link to all the movies released that year. What an amazing year for movies!http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/year/1980 But I can find, IMHO, at least 20 movies worse than this that came out in '80. Heaven's Gate for sure, and Sellers' posthumous release The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu certainly. So I think this movie was unfairly dissed.Sadly, Don Adams (star) Clive Donner (director) Leonard Stern (writer) and Arne Sultan (writer) have all passed away. But if they still read reviews up in heaven, or if Bill Dana (writer/co-star) who is still with us ever stops by IMDb I want them all to know that this was not the "bomb" everyone thinks it is.Very funny, very well made picture, that hits more often than it misses.

MartianOctocretr5 One of the poorest of the classic TV show adaptation movies. Lacks any of the heart of the original show. Only Don Adams, of the original show, was involved in this film. He reprises his Maxwell Smart character very well, but there's no humor in the script for him to work with.The classic spy movies satire Get Smart provided the kind of jokes you could use as one-liners in everyday speech, and the pleasant nostalgia of remembering lines like "Missed it by that much," "Sorry about that, Chief," "Would you believe...," etc. still evoke a smile today. This movie had little of that humor, and a contrived storyline that tried but went nowhere. Worst of all: there were none of Admas's hilarious co-stars doing the agents 99, 13, Himey, and of course the Chief. Ed Platt, as the chief, had passed away by the time this was made, but they failed to even get one of the others.The writing of failure was on the wall before they started. One has to wonder: why (beyond the obvious cash-in on the name, that is) did they do this? At least the word "bomb" was in the title to warn you.

MartinHafer When I was a kid, I was addicted to the TV show GET SMART. Sure, I knew it wasn't the most brilliant or sophisticated show on the tube but it made me laugh. Years later, I've watched a few episodes and found that as I got older they don't seem quite as funny, but they still are charming and worth seeing on occasion. However, the film THE NUDE BOMB as well as the made for TV reunion show were an abomination and all those associated with it should hang their heads in shame! It's true that you can never go back, but this is made even worse by the fact that other than Don Adams, I didn't recognize ANYONE in the film from the original series. Plus, porn star Silvia Kristel is there instead of Barbara Feldon--that's just WRONG! If all this isn't bad enough, the plot is way too stupid to base a movie upon. The bad guys have a bomb that makes everyone's clothes disappear! Hey, maybe THAT'S why they had Ms. Kristel in the movie!

britishdominion "THE NUDE BOMB" looks and feels like a cheap attempt to resurrect a 60's TV show for 80's Movie audiences - a la "Star Trek". And it is. But there's nothing terribly wrong with the film, if only that it jettisons practically every character the "Get Smart!" show created and introduces an all-new spy agency for Maxwell Smart (Don Adams) to work for. The film might make die-hard fans a little disappointed, but casual viewers probably won't care.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.