Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
Writing
Gag density that violates several international treaties
Acting
Val Kilmer commits to ridiculousness like his life depends on it
Direction
Visual puns so stupid they're brilliant
Director
Jim Abrahams
Val Kilmer
Nick Rivers
Lucy Gutteridge
Hillary Flammond
Peter Cushing
Bookstore Proprietor
Jeremy Kemp
General Streck
Christopher Villiers
Nigel
Warren Clarke
Colonel von Horst
Harry Ditson
Du Quois
Jim Carter
Déjà Vu
Eddie Tagoe
Chocolate Mousse
Omar Sharif
Agent Cedric
Tristram Jellinek
Major Crumpler
Billy J. Mitchell
Martin, Nick's Manager
Ian McNeice
Blind Souvenir Vendor
Michael Gough
Dr. Paul Flammond
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Val Kilmer sang all his own songs, and 'Skeet Surfin'' briefly charted in Australia. The man committed.
This was the ZAZ team's follow-up to Airplane! and their last film together—the Zucker brothers split after, with David going on to direct Ruthless People solo while Jim and Jerry pursued separate careers.
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