The Nude Bomb

1980 "Would you believe...Maxwell Smart goes undercover to expose a plot to make the world naked?"
5.1| 1h34m| PG| en
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When KAOS develops a bomb that can dissolve all clothing, Maxwell Smart is brought in to foil the evil plot.

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Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.
Motompa Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.
Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
Dave from Ottawa The recent big budget remake of Get Smart has led to a re-release of this unfortunate loser of a movie (hint: it has BOMB in the title) but it still isn't very good. Back when this baby was made in the late 70s, the Get Smart TV series had long been in re-run heaven and fans of the show (me included) had seen every episode three or four times and knew every over-repeated, uber laugh tracked joke by heart. This movie, and series star Don Adams, thus had a fair bit of goodwill with which to promote the movie. Despite this, the movie bombed and the reason is dead obvious: there just aren't very many laughs here. The cast try very hard to match the wacky tone and quick-fire delivery of the original, but the material isn't there. This is unacceptable, especially since the original series had few laugh out loud moments and a lot of rather corny and over-used gags. Given the few YEARS that this item was in development (rather than the few weeks the original series writers had to knock together an episode script) it should not have been too hard to throw together enough gags to at least match the original's entertainment value. Sadly, the gags aren't there, plus the movie's attempt to re-invent the Maxwell Smart character as a bit of a swinging spy ladies' man misfire. The production values look okay, which suggests that budget was not an issue, and Smart's co-stars are a fetching group, especially Sylvia Kristel and Pamela Hensley. But the infectious fun of the series just never materializes. Sad really. If the thing had been a hit, Adams might have re-invigorated his career the way Shatner did, rather than just remaining typecast and unemployable.
justicegirl Being a fan of the "Get Smart" TV show since I was a teen, I actively sought out this movie at the rental store. I was, needless to say, disappointed.The plot revolves around a destructive weapon that would destroy all clothing, hence the title of the movie "The Nude Bomb." Now, I'm OK with an absurd plot, because it's supposed to be parody. The "Get Smart" TV series did a great job of poking fun at the James Bond mystique, long before Austin Powers.There are several strikes against this movie. First, and most importantly, Barbara Feldon, the actress who played Agent 99 in the TV series is nowhere to be found. A huge part of the appeal of "Get Smart" was the chemistry between 86 and 99. None here. Second, the movie came out ten full years after the TV show ended. What may have been funny in 1970 was not so much in 1980.I expect more from Mel Brooks. Especially since this came out in the same year as "History of the World, Part 1," another Mel Brooks film For a better Maxwell Smart/Mel Brooks fix, go to the old series, see "History of the World Part I" or check out Inspector Gadget.
Wolf (alphaspace) Come on now, sometimes a movie seeks to be nothing more than simple inane fun! as is the case with The Nude Bomb. Let's face it you know going in this movie is farce it's just an enjoyable way to spend time you wanted desperately to waste anyway.A movie about a dude in plumb paisley that wants to rule the world by creating a bomb that renders the world totally nude. Making the way clear for him to inflict his warped fashion sense on a now naked world get a grip its just fun. On the face of it the plot and the developer of the Nude Bomb sounds deliciously stereo-typical gay wanting to force feed a naked world his sense of high tone fashion.However the movie is set in the hopelessly weird world of Control Agent number 86 Maxwell Smart and thats weirder than anything in gay life let me tell you. Max has to stop the nude bomb terror threat because, let's face it if the world was suddenly plunged into being seen in, "the all together", all the failings and small wonders of human civilization will be "exposed". Just think of the ugliest person you know now imagine you looking right at them when the first Nude Bomb hits... Yuck, gag me with a spoon. Now that I have you in a playful mood go buy the Nude Bomb movie and count your blessings if Agent 86 saves us from the Nude Bomb fright.Of course the Nude Bomb would be great for the makers of Sport Utility Vehicle's if some men had to walk about nude because immense size and number of SUV's needed to rebuild shattered male ego's around the world would be huge.
Jodi Goldfinger As a long-time "Get Smart" fan, I was very disappointed. Max was NOT Max. He used language and acted so completely unlike the character in the TV series, it was shocking. What were the writers thinking . . . No 99? A crime!! The reason the original series worked so well was the relationship between Max and 99 and the chemistry between Don Adams and Barbara Feldon and the rest of the cast. There are several funny scenes, but mostly the movie is pretty awful. See "Get Smart, Again" (wonderful!) or (I hate to even say it) . . . the horrible Fox series. Both are better than this.