Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 09/25/1987(USA)
Release Date: 12/02/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 85 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Brief Nudity, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM
A CIA agent recruits a meek family man for a secret mission involving interstellar communication and copious violence in this tongue-in-cheek
buddy flick from the writer/producer of
The Golden Child. Insurance salesman
Bob Wilson (
John Ritter) is the kind of guy who stands by while suburban punks steal his kid's bike.
Nick Pirandello (
James Belushi) is the exact opposite -- a brash, womanizing alpha male revered within the CIA for his many successful secret missions. When a fellow agent who looks exactly like
Bob gets killed just days before he's due to head up a very delicate mission,
Nick recruits the reluctant
Bob to help out. As
Bob gets drawn deeper into a world of Russian hit men, transsexual beauties, and secret-agent hijinks, he slowly gains the self-confidence that's always escaped him. Meanwhile, he's constantly at the mercy of
Nick's tongue-in-cheek humor, so he's a little skeptical when
Nick reveals that the big meeting is with a group of aliens who want to share their advanced technology with humans. As it turns out, there may be something to
Nick's outrageous story -- if only
Bob can survive long enough to find out. The lone directorial credit for screenwriter/producer
Dennis Feldman,
Real Men features
Barney Miller vet
Barbara Barrie in a supporting role as
Nick's placid, accommodating mother.
~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
;)
