GetSmart,Again!isamade-for-TVmoviebasedonthe1965-1970NBC/CBStelevisionseries,GetSmart!,whichoriginallyairedFebruary26,1989onABC(ironically,thenetworkthatrejectedtheoriginalpilotfortheGetSmart!TVseries).IthassubsequentlybeenreleasedtwiceonDVDbydifferentpublishers.Inthevideoreleaseofthemovie,thebackgroundcannedlaughter(pre-recordedlaughteraddedlatertothesoundtrack),isabsent. Overview DifferencesbetweenGetSmart,Again!andTheNudeBomb Thefilmisnotaswellknownastheearliertheatricalrelease,TheNudeBomb,alsobasedonGetSmart,butwasbetterreceivedbyfansoftheoriginalprogram.UnlikeTheNudeBomb,whichfeaturedonlythecharactersofSmart,TheChief(withDanaElcarreplacingthedeceasedEdwardPlatt),Agent13(DaveKetchumintheseries,portrayedbyJoeyFormaninTheNudeBomb,whohadplayedthecharacterHarryHoointheseries)andLarrabee,GetSmart,Again!featuredallofthesurvivingoriginalcastreprisingtheirroles.ThetoneandfeelofGetSmart,Again!werealsoclosertothatoftheoriginalseries.GetSmart,Again!waswrittenandproducedbyLeonardStern,whowasaproduceroftheoriginalseries.OneelementoftheNudeBombignoredcompletelywastherenamingofCONTROLasPITSintheearlierfilm;althoughasCONTROLissaidtohavedisbandedinthe1970s,it'snotimpossibleforbothCONTROLandPITStoexistwithinthecontinuityofthefranchise. BarbaraFeldon'scharacter,99,makesareferencetoT.H.R.U.S.H.,theevilorganizationinTheManFromU.N.C.L.E.,ashowonwhichFeldonguest-starred. Thememusic GetSmart,Again!alsoreprisestheTVprogram'soriginalthememusicandopeningcreditsequence,whichwereabsentfromTheNudeBomb.Inthiscase,however,thecorridorswerecoveredincobwebsandthephone-boothelevatorthatledtoCONTROLheadquartersworkedinreverse,causingSmarttobethrowntothetopofthebooth. Synopsis MaxwellSmart,actingasaprotocolofficersinceCONTROLwasdisbandedintheearly1970s,isreactivatedasacounterintelligenceagentbyCommanderDrury(KennethMars)oftheUnitedStatesIntelligenceAgency.KAOS,longconsidereddefunct,hasbeenrevitalizedbyacorporatetakeover.ItsfirstschemeinvolvesturningaforgottenAmericanscientistandusinghisweathercontrolmachinetoextort$250billionUSdollarsfromtheUnitedStatesGovernment.Drury,convincedthatonlySmarthastheexpertisetocombatKAOS,giveshimcarteblanchetoreactivateformerCONTROLagentstoassisthiminhistask.AlongwithDrury'sbumblingaide,Beamish(SteveLevitt),SmartrecruitsLarrabee(who,believingthathewasunderordersfromRichardNixontostayathispostuntilrelieved,hasbeenlivinginhisofficeinthenow-abandonedCONTROLheadquarterstendinghisofficeplants),Agent13,HymietheRobot(nowemployedasacrashtestdummy)andultimately,hiswife99(BarbaraFeldon)tofindthesecurityleakthatallowedthescientisttodefect,locatetheweathermachineanddisarmit.TheyareopposedbyKAOSmoleswithintheUSIA,whoareabletopredictMax'severymovewiththeaidofstolencopiesof99'sunpublishedmemoirs.ThevisibleheadoftheKAOSschemeisrevealedtobeMax'soldnemesis,Siegfried,butheismerelytheagentofahigherexecutivewhomevenhehasnevermet.ThishigherpowerisfinallyrevealedasNicholasDemente(HaroldGould),99'spublisher,whointendsnotonlytoextortthemoneybutalsotocreateweatherthatwillkeeppeopleeternallyindoorsandinterferewithtelevisionreception,forcingmillionstoentertainthemselvesbybuyingDemente'sbooksandpublications. Comedicstyle ThescriptislitteredwithtypicalMaxwellSmartverbalgags,andlargeportionsoftheplotserveonlyassetupsforGetSmart!-stylesightgags(suchasaduelbetweenMaxandaKAOShitmanusingremotecontrolledfilecabinetdrawers).Thefilmalsofeaturesthearrayofbizarregadgetryandpoliticalsatirethatwerehallmarksoftheoriginalseries.Theconeofsilencehasbeensupersededby"HoverCover"whereameetingisheldonarooftopwiththreehelicoptershoveringoverhead.ThefailureofHoverCoverleadstothedevelopmentof"TheHallOfHush",asoundproofroomwherewordsprintoutsilentlyinmidair,asuccessatfirstuntilthewordsbegintoprintforward,backwardandontopofeachother. Maxchangesthewellknownquote"Dr.LivingstoneIPresume"to"Dr.HottentotIPresume". 1995revival Therelativesuccessofthefilmpromptedthedevelopmentofashort-lived1995weeklyseriesonFOX,alsotitledGetSmart,withDonAdamsandBarbaraFeldonreprisingtheircharactersastheirbumblingson,Zach(AndyDick),becomesCONTROL'sstaragent. 原班人马啊，好想看。TAT
