Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
Acting
Chase and Aykroyd's chemistry is dumb-guy ballet.
Direction
Landis squeezes every drop from the 'idiots in danger' premise.
Practical Effects
Real locations and Cold War paranoia you can touch.
Director
John Landis
Chevy Chase
Emmett Fitz-Hume
Dan Aykroyd
Austin Millbarge
Steve Forrest
General Sline
Donna Dixon
Karen Boyer
Bruce Davison
Ruby
Terry Gilliam
Dr. Imhaus
Frank Oz
Test Monitor
Vanessa Angel
Russian Rocket Crewperson
Bernie Casey
Colonel Rhumbus
Charles McKeown
Jerry Hadley
William Prince
Keyes
Bob Hope
Self
Joel Coen
Drive-In Security
Sam Raimi
Drive-In Security
Martin Brest
Drive-In Security
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Terry Gilliam's cameo as Dr. Imhaus was a favor to Landis; they bonded over hating studio interference on their respective films.
Released at peak Reagan-era Cold War tension, the film's 'nukes as joke' approach now reads as either wildly irresponsible or weirdly therapeutic.
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