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'Get Smart' is Better Than the TV Shownew

While series creators Mel Brooks and Buck Henry were mostly interested in poking fun at the espionage dramas of the day with Marx Brothers-style nonsense and physical comedy, the Steve Carell-helmed adaptation aims to take on the real-world intelligence community.
Willamette Week  |  Ben Waterhouse  |  06-18-2008  |  Reviews

Alan Arkin on 'Get Smart'new

The film, which opens June 20, sees him playing the Chief, a senior agent for CONTROL who decides to promote one of his researchers, Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell), to field agent despite some strong misgivings about his abilities.
The Georgia Straight  |  Ian Caddell  |  06-13-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

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