Peter Segal

Sorry About That, Chief! Carell, Hathaway Can’t Hold a Shoe to Adams, Feldon

Power suits: Hathaway and Carell in <i>Get Smart</i>.
Warner Bros. Pictures
Power suits: Hathaway and Carell in Get Smart.

Get Smart
Running time 110 minutes
Written by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember
Directed by Peter Segal
Starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson

Peter Segal’s Get Smart, from a screenplay by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, is based on a satiric television series with characters created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. In fact, Mr. Brooks and Mr. Henry are listed in the film’s credits as “consultants.” This leads one to wonder if the timely jabs at an anonymous Bush-like president and a Cheney-like vice president can be attributed at least partly to the Brooks-Henry team.  read more »