The Trouble with Spies (1987)
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Appleton Porter (Donald Sutherland) is an inept international secret agent sent by the U.S. to the island of Ibiza in this uneven spy comedy. His mission is to secure the secret recipe for a truth serum to use on enemy agents. Appleton miraculously avoids being killed on several occasions as suspicions point to various hotel guests. Hotel owner Mona Smith (Lucy Gutteridge), Harry Lewis (Ned Beatty), and Mrs. Arkwright (Ruth Gordon) soon make addle-brained Appleton feel that someone, if not everyone, is up to no good. The movie was shot in 1984 and shelved for three years --- explaining the presence of Gordon, who died the following August. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Donald Sutherland, Ned Beatty, (more)
- Director(s):
- Burt Kennedy
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
Synopsis of The Trouble with Spies
Appleton Porter (Donald Sutherland) is an inept international secret agent sent by the U.S. to the island of Ibiza in this uneven spy comedy. His mission is to secure the secret recipe for a truth serum to use on enemy agents. Appleton miraculously avoids being killed on several occasions as suspicions point to various hotel guests. Hotel owner Mona Smith (Lucy Gutteridge), Harry Lewis (Ned Beatty), and Mrs. Arkwright (Ruth Gordon) soon make addle-brained Appleton feel that someone, if not everyone, is up to no good. The movie was shot in 1984 and shelved for three years --- explaining the presence of Gordon, who died the following August. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Trouble with Spies
- Donald Sutherland - Appleton Porter
- Ruth Gordon - Mrs. Arkwright
- Michael Hordern - Jason Lock
- Gregory Sierra - Capt. Sanchez
- Fima Noveck - Col. Novikov
- Jorge Brito - Second Russian
- Malcolm Morley
- Ned Beatty - Harry Lewis
- Lucy Gutteridge - Mona Smith, Hotel owner
- Robert Morley - Angus Watkins
- Suzanne Danielle - Maria Sola
- Luis Barboo - Zapata
- John Furlong - First Russian
- Director(s):
- Burt Kennedy
- Writer(s):
- Burt Kennedy
- Producer(s):
- Burt Kennedy
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Nudity, Adult Language, Brief Nudity, Mild Violence)
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