The Nude Bomb

The Nude Bomb (also known as The Return of Maxwell Smart or Maxwell Smart and the Nude Bomb) was a 1980 comedy film based on the television series Get Smart. It starred Don Adams as Maxwell Smart, and was directed by Clive Donner. It was retitled The Return of Maxwell Smart for television showings so as to avoid any trouble with the censors.

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1980 - Comedy - Film - Television series - Get Smart - Don Adams - Directed - Clive Donner - Television

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Adams was the only major original cast member from the television series to return for this film, which saw Agent 86 called back into service in order to stop a terrorist from exploding a bomb that destroys only clothing. Dana Elcar plays The Chief in this film, and Barbara Feldon's character from the TV series, Agent 99, is only mentioned briefly. No reference is made to Smart being married to 99. Sylvia Kristel, at the time a cause celebre for her appearances in the Emmanuelle film series, makes a brief appearance, with actress Andrea Howard playing the Agent 99-type role and Vittorio Gassman playing the Blofeld-like villain.

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Dana Elcar - Barbara Feldon - Sylvia Kristel - Cause celebre - Emmanuelle - Andrea Howard - Vittorio Gassman - Blofeld

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The film was a box office disappointment, although nearly a decade later another revival film was produced, this time for TV. Get Smart Again would feature most of the surviving original cast members and be more fondly regarded by fans as a result than The Nude Bomb.

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