SpyHards - A Spy Movie Podcast

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operatives Matt Brothers and Liam Dempsey from the Spocklight podcast, partake in a little holiday espionage with Gene Hackman and Tommy Lee Jones while decoding the 1989 political thriller The Package.  Directed by Andrew Davis. Starring Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones, John Heard, Dennis Franz and Pam Grier. Check out  Spocklight: A Star Trek...

Agents Scott and Cam welcome filmmaker Mat Whitecross to the show to talk about directing Eon and Amazon's new Bond 60th anniversary music documentary The Sound of 007. He also shares stories about helming the Fleming TV mini-series, as well as his extensive music video work. You can also follow Mat on Twitter . Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus e...

Agents Scott and Cam welcome cinematographer Roberto Schaefer to the podcast to discuss his work as director of photography on the 2008 Bond adventure Quantum of Solace. Plus, he reveals his own personal Top 7 Spy Movies list.  You can hear Roberto talk more about his origins and diverse filmography on the Team Deakins podcast . Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain access to top secret "Agents in t...

Agents Scott and Cam welcome actor Rufus Wright to the podcast to discuss his role as a touchscreen navigating treasury agent in 2008's Quantum of Solace. In addition, he also shares stories about working on hit spy films Spy Game, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Operation Mincemeat. Make sure to check out Rufus' portrait work on his Instagram . You can also watch 8 Days: To the Moon and Back on...

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative David Zaritsky of The Bond Experience YouTube channel, uncover a criminal spy network at the opera while tackling Daniel Craig's second 007 adventure, Quantum of Solace.  Directed by Marc Forster. Starring Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, David Harbour and Jesper Christens...

Agent Scott and guest operative Jeff Quest from the Spy Write website engage in a little old school espionage while delivering an exclusive DECLASSIFIED preview of the ITVX limited series A Spy Among Friends. In addition to decoding the first two episodes they also talk to author Ben Macintyre and show creator Alex Cary about translating the story from page to screen. Directed by Nick Murphy. Star...

Agents Scott and Cam welcome actress Gia Carides to the show to discuss her memorable spy movie turns as Julie Ames in the 1995 neo-noir Bad Company and Robin Swallows in 1999's smash-hit comedy sequel Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Plus, she also shares stories about working on Baz Luhrmann's breakthrough gem Strictly Ballroom, David Lynch's Twin Peaks: The Return, and more. Become a  Spy...

Agents Scott and Cam take a sexy Toolshed tour with the 1995 erotic neo-noir spy thriller Bad Company starring Ellen Barkin and Laurence Fishburne.   Directed by Damian Harris. Starring Ellen Barkin, Laurence Fishburne, Frank Langella, Michael Beach, Gia Carides, David Ogden Stiers, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Spalding Gray. Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field"...

Agents Scott and Cam try, and repeatedly fail, to cross a moat while decoding Peter Sellers' fourth Clouseau comedy, 1976's The Pink Panther Strikes Again.  Directed by Blake Edwards. Starring Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Lesley-Anne Down, Burt Kwouk, Colin Blakely and Leonard Rossiter. Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries...

Agents Scott and Cam welcome screenwriter Matthew Orton to the show to talk about adapting a fascinating real life spy story into 2018's Operation Finale. He also shares stories about working on the Marvel TV series Moon Knight, as well as his connections to the unproduced second season of The Night Manager.   Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus epi...

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Robbie McGuire from Fighting on Film Podcast, follow Oscar Isaac on a top secret mission to Argentina with the 2018 historical spy thriller Operation Finale. Directed by Chris Weitz. Starring Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Mélanie Laurent, Lior Raz, Nick Kroll, Michael Aronov and Haley Lu Richardson. Check out Fighting on Film Podcast wherever you downl...

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Ajay Chowdhury, co-author of Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films, slide into the bathtub with Dean Martin and Stella Stevens for the first Matt Helm adventure, 1966's The Silencers.  Directed by Phil Karlson. Starring Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Daliah Lavi, Victor Buono, Arthur O'Connell, Robert Webber, James Gregory, N...

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Carrie Specht, film professor and curator of the Classic Film Fan website, help cheesecake-loving New York City gangsters expose a Nazi spy ring with the 1942 Humphrey Bogart vehicle All Through the Night.  Directed by Vincent Sherman. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Kaaren Verne, Jane Darwell, Frank McHugh, Peter Lorre, Judith Anderson and...

Agents Scott and Cam try to stump Mr. Memory while decoding the 1959 remake of The 39 Steps starring Kenneth More.     Directed by Ralph Thomas. Starring Kenneth More, Taina Elg, Brenda de Banzie, Barry Jones, Reginald Beckwith and Sidney James.  You can watch The 39 Steps on Archive.org Don't forget to catch up with our review of the 1935 Hitchcock version . Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain ac...

Agents Scott and Cam welcome screenwriter Danny Bilson to the show to talk about co-writing the 1991 Disney comic book adaptation The Rocketeer. He also shares stories about scripting James Bond video games, like 007: Nightfire and Everything or Nothing, and making 80s cult favourites Trancers and Zone Troopers.  Check out more of Danny's work at his website . Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain a...

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Aaron White from the Feelin' Film podcast, strap on experimental jetpacks and take flight with Billy Campbell in the 1991 Disney comic book adaptation The Rocketeer.     Directed by Joe Johnston. Starring Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino and Terry O'Quinn. Check out Feelin' Film wherever you get your podcas...

Agents Scott and Cam reach the climax of their Bond 60th anniversary celebration with a review of the 1954 live TV adaptation of Casino Royale starring Barry Nelson. Directed by William H. Brown Jr. Starring Barry Nelson, Peter Lorre, Linda Christian and Michael Pate. Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Pick up...

Agent Scott and guest operative Sam Rogers welcome actor and freerunner Sébastien Foucan to the show to talk about filming Casino Royale's iconic parkour chase sequence. He also shares stories about pioneering parkour and founding the Foucan Academy. To learn more about the Foucan Academy check out their website , or follow Sébastien on Instagram and Twitter . You can also follow Sam on YouTube an...

Agent Scott welcomes actor Joseph Millson to the show to talk about his experiences playing MI6 agent Carter in Casino Royale's spectacular Madagascar sequence. He also shares stories about directing his recent short film Care, as well as about his impressive theatre work. Check out Joseph's film Care on YouTube , or purchase his book "Work ...And Other Four-Letter Words" on Amazon. Become a  SpyH...

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Raymond Benson, popular James Bond author, face off in a high-stakes game of Texas Hold 'em while revisiting Daniel Craig's franchise-reinventing debut 007 adventure Casino Royale.     Directed by Martin Campbell. Starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino and Simon Abkarian. Ray...

Agent Scott, along with guest operatives Jon Burn from the Not Perfected Yet blog and spy fiction enthusiast Alice Dryden, dance their way through a DECLASSIFIED review of the new Michael Flatley secret agent star vehicle Blackbird. Directed by Michael Flatley. Starring Michael Flatley, Eric Roberts, Patrick Bergin, Ian Beattie, Nicole Evans and Tony Fadil. Blackbird is playing in select UK cinema...

Agents Scott and Cam try to help Charles Boyer secure a crucial coal contract while decoding the 1945 Spanish Civil War spy thriller Confidential Agent.   Directed by Herman Shumlin. Starring Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall, Katina Paxinou, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, George Coulouris, Wanda Hendrix and Dan Seymour. You can watch Confidential Agent on Archive.org Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain...

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Matthew Bradford of the Double O Section blog, engage in high-speed hijinx at an amusement park while reuniting with Vincent Price for the 1966 spy spoof sequel Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs.   Directed by Mario Bava. Starring Vincent Price, Fabian, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Francesco Mulè and Laura Antonelli. Read Matthew's spy movie anal...

Agents Scott and Cam welcome director Chris Nahon to the show to talk about his experiences helming the 2001 Jet Li martial arts spy film Kiss of the Dragon. In addition, he also reveals how some clever covert tactics helped kick-start his career. Check out more of Chris' work at his website . Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie comm...

Agents Scott and Cam duck and dodge flying billiard balls while watching Jet Li thwart a criminal conspiracy in Paris with 2001's Kiss of the Dragon. Directed by Chris Nahon. Starring Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tchéky Karyo, Ric Young, Burt Kwouk, Lauren Ashley, Cyril Raffaelli and Didier Azoulay. Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie comm...