Get Smart (1995)TV series

DVD Release Date:  November 4, 2008

Theatrical Release Date:  June 20, 2008

Rating:  PG-13 (for some rude humor, action violence and language)

Genre:  Comedy, Thriller, Adaptation

Run Time:  1 hr. 50 min.

Director:  Peter Segal

Actors:  Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Terence Stamp, Alan Arkin

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