I first saw this film whilst visiting the States at the age of 15. Unfortunately I missed the start (which meant I didn't know the name of the film and was kinda important plot wise) but I still really enjoyed it. Years later I stumbled across it being shown on ITV here and thus discovered the films name. I caught it from the start, and being that little bit older, enjoyed it even more.Belushi's character is superb and he delivers his lines with perfect timing, "I only smoke after sex" "oh not that much then"...."about a pack a day." Not wanting to make a big thing out of this, I can only recommend if you haven't seen it to give it a try - you'll be using the quotes for years to come.Enjoy.

This pleasingly wry'n'dry send-up of incredibly far-fetched spy action/adventure yarns, male bonding and hearty, breast-beating, chest-thumping "look man, ain't I so cool" machismo hits the enjoyably droll bull's eye more often than not, thanks largely to writer/director Dennis Feldman's deliciously deadpan, nonchalant, off-handed comic style and the breezy, effortless, finely judged rapport between stars James Belushi and the late, great, sorely missed John Ritter. The frequently annoying Belushi is more tolerable than usual as absurdly smooth, sharp, insightful, intelligent, resourceful, extremely confidant and phlegmatic, but overly hard and insensitive fearless federal agent Nick Pirandello, who enlists the reluctant aide of twerpy, mild-mannered, extremely passive and insecure ordinary shmoe office worker Bob Wilson (an ideally cast John Ritter) in order to assist him on a top secret government mission. You see, Wilson is a dead ringer for a fed killed in the line of duty, so he's needed to replace the deceased fellow for a crucial meeting with a bunch of alien beings who in exchange for a drink of water will give us humans pertinent information pertaining to our planet's very survival. Naturally, both the evil Russians and a band of renegade CIA agents are determined to foil our heroes' important mission. Moreover, during the course of the perilous mission Bob rediscovers his backbone while Nick gets back in touch with his softer, more tender feelings.While on occasion the picture's casual sense of oddball humor is a bit too relaxed to the point where it almost cancels out the whole movie, the many genuinely inspired bizarre touches and quirky moments (Nick's father turns out to be a busty, aggressively lascivious transsexual riotously played by none other than Dyanne "Ilsa" Thorne, several enemy agents dressed in clown outfits attack Nick and Bob in a back alley, and Nick picks up a seemingly demure woman in a bar who turns out to be a vicious leather-clad, whip-wielding dominatrix!), Feldman's surefooted direction, John A. Alonzo's crisp cinematography, Miles Goodman's bouncy, twangy, harmonic country swing score, the mock-serious, pseudo matter-of-fact tongue-in-cheek tone, and the fleet, playfully jumpin' pace keep this one appropriately amusing and animated throughout.

I've never been a fan of Jim Belushi, though I did eventually develop a taste for the work of his late brother. I would have probably liked this movie better with someone else, say Bill Murray or even John if he had been alive, in the role of Nick.Still, I enjoyed the goofy storyline. John Ritter was, while not the best I ever saw, still good as a nerdy spy who had no real qualifications--at first--except for resembling a real spy who was killed. I liked the physical comedy and the wacky story line, and of course the bad puns.There have been better movies of this type, but this one was fine for my taste.

When a CIA agent is killed, Nick Pirandello (James Belushi) is sent in to save the world. Nick is an unorthodox, uncontrollable uber-spy with a sense of humor and some panache. Friday, 20:00, Washington D.C. is the rendezvous. The fate of the world revolves around that date and place. Nick is forced to recruit a timid insurance salesman look-alike, Bob Wilson (John Ritter) and drive cross country to the destination.This is mostly a buddy picture, in which each of our protagonists learn something from the other and they bond. Nick becomes more sensitive and Bob becomes tougher.This is not a great movie, but ever since I saw this movie on HBO during the 80's, its just stayed with me. Its fun and it moves quickly. This soundtrack is also pretty good (catchy). If you like movies like Shanghai Noon, Rush Hour 1 & 2 then you'll like this movie. It has a nice mix of action and comedy.Some of my favorite scenes : Nick's Macguyver-like nail gun creation, his shoelace Tarzan impression and the bad clown attack. One of the most interesting aspects of this movie is that Ilsa, Shewolf of the SS, is Nick's dad.-Celluloid Rehab