Undercover Blues

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Undercover Blues

PG-13,

1993,

1h 29m,

Comedy

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39%

18 Reviews

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67%

5,000+ Ratings

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18 Reviews

67%

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5,000+ Ratings

Veteran spies Jane (Kathleen Turner) and Jefferson Blue (Dennis Quaid) abandon their successful careers to raise a family in New Orleans. Jefferson attracts police attention when he beats up mugger Muerte (Stanley Tucci). With local authorities already on the alert, Jane and Jefferson are forced to come out of retirement when their old Czech foe Paulina Novacek (Fiona Shaw), a former Communist agent turned arms dealer, gets her hands on some plastic explosives.

Vincent Canby

New York Times

May 20, 2003

The movie has enough style to make you overlook reason and the occasionally erratic continuity.

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Hollis Chacona

Austin Chronicle

Jan 1, 2000

3.5/5

Chock-full of hilarious performances.

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Jane Horwitz

Washington Post

Jan 1, 2000

The script by Ian Abrams brims with overwritten cleverness.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

May 28, 2020

2.5/4

Tucci's go-for-broke presence alone justifies the picture's very existence.

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Quentin Curtis

Independent on Sunday

Dec 7, 2017

Quaid is overshadowed by his wife, Meg Ryan, and Turner (ungallant to say) is fading fast.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 20, 2005

2/5

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George R

Feb 11, 2019

This movie has a silly, often stupid script, but the actors are having so much fun you don't care. Don't take it seriously and you are in for a very good time.

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Draco R

Jul 21, 2017

Whole family loved this movie. So much fun. Amazing chemistry between Quaid and Turner. We've literally watched it dozens of times. It is safe, funny, nonoffensive fun.

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Abraham M

Jun 7, 2017

I thought it had a great sense of humor, fun protagonists and bad guys that were campy yet threatening. I've watched it over and over again and will continue to do so!

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Ron S

May 22, 2017

One of the funniest and most interesting action comedies in the 90s did not overreach and made you laugh at every turn

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Abraham L

May 4, 2017

One of my favorite "watch it again" movies. Very cute plot, lots of fun.

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Herbert Ross

Director

Kathleen Turner

Jane Blue

Dennis Quaid

Jefferson 'Jeff' Blue

Fiona Shaw

Paulina Novacek

Stanley Tucci

Muerte (aka Morty)

Larry Miller

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Synopsis

Veteran spies Jane (Kathleen Turner) and Jefferson Blue (Dennis Quaid) abandon their successful careers to raise a family in New Orleans. Jefferson attracts police attention when he beats up mugger Muerte (Stanley Tucci). With local authorities already on the alert, Jane and Jefferson are forced to come out of retirement when their old Czech foe Paulina Novacek (Fiona Shaw), a former Communist agent turned arms dealer, gets her hands on some plastic explosives.

Director: Herbert Ross
Producer: Mike Lobell
Screenwriter: Ian Abrams
Distributor: Argentina Video Home, Warner Home Vídeo
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: PG-13 (One Use of Strong Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.0M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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