The Avengers

The Avengers (1998)

Genres - Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller, Comedy  |   Sub-Genres - Action Comedy, Glamorized Spy Film  |   Release Date - Aug 14, 1998 (USA), May 4, 2012 (USA - 3D), May 4, 2012 (USA - IMAX), May 4, 2012 (USA - IMAX 3D)  |   Run Time - 86 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Bhob Stewart

Jeremiah Chechick directed this $60 million adaptation of the whimsical 1961 British TV spy series, imported to the United States five years later for ABC airing (beginning 3/28/66), followed by The New Avengers (CBS, 1978-79). In the feature-length version, secret agent John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) face a meteorological menace as they track sinister super-villain Sir August de Wynter (Sean Connery), threatening to blitz Britain with blizzards and other extreme weather. Vocal cameo by Patrick Macnee (the original TV Steed).

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agent [representative], bad-guy, espionage, good-guy, inventor, weather