description Spies Like Us Overview
Spies Like Us is a 1985 comedy film featuring Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd as novice intelligence agents, Emmett Fitz-Hume and Austin Millbarge. The story follows their mission to the Soviet Union after a script originally intended for John Belushi was reworked following his passing. Warner Bros. Pictures produced the film with Steve Forrest and Donna Dixon.
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info Spies Like Us Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1985 |
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Who plays the two novice spies in Spies Like Us?
Chevy Chase plays Emmett Fitz-Hume and Dan Aykroyd plays Austin Millbarge. The two characters are inexperienced recruits sent into a dangerous Cold War mission.
What is Spies Like Us about?
The 1985 comedy follows two low-level intelligence employees who are sent toward the Soviet Union as part of a larger espionage operation. Their lack of field experience drives the film's mistaken-identity humor and escalating danger.
Who directed Spies Like Us?
John Landis directed the film. Landis was also known for comedies such as The Blues Brothers and Trading Places, which helps place Spies Like Us in the same broad 1980s comedy tradition.
Was Spies Like Us originally written for John Belushi?
The project was initially developed with a role intended for John Belushi, but the screenplay was reworked after his death. The released 1985 film instead centers on Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd. [Film overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spies_Like_Us)
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