z_moonchild said: "And why would Don Adams go along with saying that?"
Because he was contractually obligated. In A&E's biography, Don states that he HATES the movie. And Leonard Stern was involved in the first draft of the script, but the idiots at Universal insisted on these changes. He doesn't like the movie either.
There are some funny parts, and Don is good, of course. But his Max is so unlike that Max in the series that it boggles the mind. Can you imagine the series Max using sexual innuendos? If you are an avid fan of the series, and know Max at all, you know that he was way to shy for that type of behavior.
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w22nuschler
18 years ago
Over I really liked the film. There were alot of momentes where I felt I was back in time watching the show. I saw this on cable years ago and I just bought a copy on VHS because the whole series is soon to be released in DVD.
Great Points of the film:Don Adams is still perfect in the role. The chief played by Dana Elcar is a perfect replacement for Edaward Platt who died a few years before. They still had a shoe phone and they updated a little. Agent 13 and Larrabe were in it. I loved the chase scene where Max chases the fake chief while driving his desk! Also I loved the end where Max and the bad guy keep cloning themselves. That scene was put together beautifully.
Bad points: No 99. She is a big part of what made Get Smart work. I assume she did not want to do the film. Ziegfried was not in it. Bernie Kopell was on Love Boat at the time, so I will accept him not being in it. Lastly and most important was some foul language & some innuendo. Get smart does not need that and I was shocked every time they went there.
I take away 2 points for the bad points I mentioned. I still give the film an 8 out of 10 because there was enough to keep me entertained.
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vpilutis
12 years ago
Can you imagine the series Max using sexual innuendos? If you are an avid fan of the series, and know Max at all, you know that he was way to shy for that type of behavior.
Yes as they were more modern times, look at the STAR TREK films (the only other film series to use the cast from TV)they used damn and hell, SOB etc and in the case of ST more violent.
Back in the 1960s when these shows were on they were more restricted on what they could say and/or do. Recall in "The City on the Edge of Forever"
when Kirk said "Let get the Hell out of here"?
That was a big deal back then.
I don't understand why it was no longer CONTROL as the agency.
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