Double Agent (1987)

 

 If there was anybody who know how to make a movie "so bad it was good" to perfection, it was Disney as this '80s spy film shows.

 Veterinarian, Warren Starbinder, (Micheal McKean) lives a normal life with his wife, their two kids, and the family dog.


   That all changes when he is convinced by Special Agent Vaughn (Loyd Bochner) to pose as his identical twin brother Jason Starr.

 Soon Warren is trying to meet a contact, to get a secret document; all the while trying to avoid a thug and two KGB agents who are after him.

  At first Warren doesn't believe that his brother was a spy till he's shown the spy gadgets in his apartment; because a man is not a secret agent unless he has cool spy gadgets in his apartment.

 A secret agent must also have a fancy high-powered car with cool gadgets;

a pack of licorice sticks instead of cigarettes,

and a partner who just got of spy school, who is more of a hindrance than a help.

 Of course no self respecting live-action Disney film from the '70s-'80s is complete without a car chase.

 This movie is pretty corny, but I really enjoyed it, and thought it was a lot of fun.

  A short clip of the song "Secret Agent Man" was featured in this movie, so I thought it would be fun to post here.


 I wrote this post for The Fifth So Bad It's Good Blogathon hosted by Taking Up Room https://takinguproom.com/2022/11/16/announcing-the-fifth-so-bad-its-good-blogathon/


 

Comments

  1. Flapper Dame 16February 25, 2023 at 8:09 PM

    WOW! Licorice instead of cigarettes! James Bond was about to be Timothy Dalton during this time- was Disney on to something! LOL! Gotta love the twin element too- something Disney kind of invented!

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  2. JohannaFebruary 25, 2023 at 8:17 PM

    Thanks for the comment!
    Yeah, I thought the licorice sticks were pretty funny.😄

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  3. J-DubFebruary 26, 2023 at 11:20 AM

    Roger Ebert once said you couldn't make a bad movie if M. Emmet Walsh was in it. Loyd Bochner miust be the photo-negative of Walsh because you can't make a good movie with him.

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  4. Rebecca DenistonMarch 3, 2023 at 3:42 PM

    I'm with Emily--the licorice sticks are pretty cool. Thanks again for joining the blogathon! This looks like a fun movie. :-)

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    1. JohannaMarch 7, 2023 at 11:06 AM

      Thank you! The blogathon was a lot of fun.😁

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  5. MichaelWDenneyMarch 5, 2023 at 6:24 PM

    Wow. Michael McKean. Good or bad, it seems like the guy has been in everything. I generally enjoy his performances. How was he in Double Agent?

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    1. JohannaMarch 7, 2023 at 11:11 AM

      I thought he was good. It's a very corny movie, but I thought his performance suited the movie.
      You can watch Double Agent for free on YouTube, if you want to check it out. 😀

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