Get Smart (film)

Get Smart
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Segal
Written by	Tom J. Astle Matt Ember
Based on	Get Smart by Mel Brooks Buck Henry
Produced by	Leonard B. Stern Alex Gartner Charles Roven Andrew Lazar Michael Ewing
Starring	Steve Carell Anne Hathaway Dwayne Johnson Alan Arkin Terence Stamp James Caan
Cinematography	Dean Semler
Edited by	Richard Pearson
Music by	Trevor Rabin
Production companies	Village Roadshow Pictures Mosaic Media Group Mad Chance Callahan Filmworks Atlas Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	June 20, 2008 (2008-06-20)
Running time	110 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$80 million[2]
Box office	$230.7 million[2][3]

Get Smart is a 2008 American spy action comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember and produced by Leonard B. Stern, who is also the producer of the original series. The film is based on Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's television series of the same name.

The film stars Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, and Alan Arkin, with Terence Stamp and James Caan in supporting roles. Bernie Kopell, who played Siegfried in the original series, also appeared in the film. The film centers on an analyst named Maxwell Smart (Carell) who dreams of becoming a real field agent and a better spy. The film was released in North America on June 20, 2008.

Get Smart received mixed reviews from critics but was a commercial success, earning $230 million on an $80 million budget.^[2][3]