{"id":78798,"date":"2021-12-19T10:21:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T17:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78798"},"modified":"2021-12-19T10:56:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T17:56:54","slug":"nude-bomb-return-of-maxwell-smart-the-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78798","title":{"rendered":"Nude Bomb, The \/ Return of Maxwell Smart, The (1980)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Maxwell Smart is a fool and a bumbler.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-78799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Poster-669x1024.png 669w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Poster.png 727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nBumbling secret agent Max Smart (Don Adams) and his beautiful new partner (Andrea Howard) are sent to stop a mad fashion designer (Vittorio Gassman) from blowing up the world&#8217;s clothing with &#8220;nude bombs&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis big-screen adaptation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Get_Smart\">cult T.V. series &#8220;Get Smart&#8221;<\/a> is a clunker on every count. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/74157\/nude-bomb-the\/\">Stuart Galbraith IV of DVD Talk<\/a> notes it&#8217;s &#8220;fascinating in the same way YouTube dashcam videos of Russian car accidents can sometimes be,&#8221; I would argue that only applies to diehard fans of the original show, who <em>may<\/em> appreciate (?) getting to analyze each element that&#8217;s been changed. Meanwhile, the rest of us are forced to sit through an endless array of painfully unfunny gags, such as Smart firing a gun into his own groin: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Gun-Groin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Gun-Groin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Gun-Groin.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Gun-Groin-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Gun-Groin-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Gun-Groin-500x270.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Smart chasing bad guys through Universal Studios: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Shark.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Shark.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Shark.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Shark-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Shark-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Shark-500x270.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Smart &#8220;out-skiing&#8221; a red-clad sexy agent (Sylvia Kristel): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Kristel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Kristel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Kristel.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Kristel-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Kristel-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Kristel-500x270.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Smart driving his desk through city streets during a high-speed chase: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Desk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Desk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Desk.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Desk-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Desk-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Desk-500x270.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and (unfortunately) much more. The final shoot-out sequence attempts to be clever by incorporating a cloning machine:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Cloning-Machine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Cloning-Machine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Cloning-Machine.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Cloning-Machine-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Cloning-Machine-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Nude-Bomb-Cloning-Machine-500x270.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but it&#8217;s too little, too late. Consider yourself forewarned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><br \/>\nNot much. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNope; stay far away from this one unless you happen to be morbidly curious. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0081249\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/nude-bomb-1980.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/74157\/nude-bomb-the\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Maxwell Smart is a fool and a bumbler.&#8221; Synopsis: Bumbling secret agent Max Smart (Don Adams) and his beautiful new partner (Andrea Howard) are sent to stop a mad fashion designer (Vittorio Gassman) from blowing up the world&#8217;s clothing with &#8220;nude bombs&#8221;. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Satires and Spoofs Spies Review: This big-screen adaptation of the cult T.V. series &#8220;Get Smart&#8221; is a clunker on every count. While Stuart Galbraith IV of DVD Talk notes it&#8217;s &#8220;fascinating in the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78798\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78798"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78812,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78798\/revisions\/78812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}