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
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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