June 20th 2008
Comedy/Action, PG-13, ??mins, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp, Terry Crews, David Koechner, James Caan, Masi Oka, Nate Torrence, Kenneth Davitian, Dalip Singh, Bernie Kopell, Patrick Warburton, The Great Khali, Bill Murray
Director: Peter Segal
Writers: Tom J. Astle & Matt Ember
Producers: Andrew Lazar, Charles Roven, Alex Gartner, Michael Ewing
Executive Producers: Peter Segal, Steve Carell, Brent O'Connor, Jimmy Miller, Dana Goldberg, Bruce Berman
Art Direction: Christopher Burian-Mohr, Martin Gendron
Casting: Roger Mussenden
Costume Design: Deborah Lynn Scott
D.O.P.: Dean Semler
Editor: Richard Pearson
Music: Trevor Rabin
Production Design: Wynn Thomas
Set Decoration: Leslie E. Rollins
Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson). Smart is partnered instead with the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway). Given little field experience and even less time, Smart--armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm--must thwart the doomsday plans of KAOS head Siegfried (Terance Stamp).
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, USA; Montreal, Canada; Washington DC, USA
MPAA Warning: Rude Humor, Action Violence and Language
Production Budget: $75 million
Production Companies: Mad Chance, Mosaic Media Group, Village Roadshow
Production Schedule: 21st March 2007 - 25th June 2007
Web Sites:
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The IMDb
- Jennifer Love Hewitt and Rachel McAdams were considered for the part of "Agent 99" before it went to Anne Hathaway.
- There have been numerous versions of the script over the years, with the "finished" version by Tom Astle and Matt Ember, though Steve Carell and B.J. Novak have had a hand in rewrites of that script.