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May 9, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: May 9, 1980 - The Nude Bomb Premieres in Theaters.

On this day May 9, 1980, The Nude Bomb premiered in theaters, bringing back Don Adams as secret agent Maxwell Smart in a big screen revival of the classic TV series Get Smart. Directed by Clive Donner, the film followed Agent 86 as he tries to stop a villain threatening to detonate a bomb that would destroy all clothing in the world.

The film also starred Sylvia Kristel and leaned heavily into slapstick humor and absurd spy antics. Despite its nostalgic appeal and a 15 million dollar...

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