Spies Like Us

Movie (1985)

Successful US TV series Saturday Night Live has proved a valuable training ground for some of America's best-loved comics, and this zany espionage comedy pairs show veterans Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd for the first time. They play incompetent US State Department officials unwittingly used as decoys on a deadly mission to thwart Soviet activity in Pakistan - but their involvement in such a delicate operation soon causes predictable ructions. It's a bit light on laughs, but is enough to keep undemanding viewers entertained. Steve Forrest, Bruce Davison and Donna Dixon co-star, while Paul McCartney provides the theme song