The Spy Who Dumped Me

Director: Susanna Fogel Susanna Fogel

Overview

Audrey (Mila Kunis) discovers her awful ex Drew (Justin Theroux) is secretly a spy when he shows up at her door with deadly assassins on his tail. Now a target as well, she and her fearless best friend Morgan (Kate McKinnon) must go on the run across Europe. The hapless, untrained pals team up with a British agent (Sam Heughan) who helps them navigate the world of international espionage. Directed and co-written by Susanna Fogel. Gillian Anderson and Hasan Minhaj co-star.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/30/2018
UPC:	0031398292982
Original Release:	2018
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:56:00
Sales rank:	41,747

Special Features

Covert Operations: The Making of The Spy Who Dumped Me; Gary Powell: The King of Action; Makin' Friends with Hasan Minhaj; Deleted Scenes; Outtakes; Off Script

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mila Kunis	Audrey
Kate McKinnon	Morgan
Justin Theroux	Drew
Sam Heughan	Sebastian
Gillian Anderson	Wendy
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson	Finnish Backpacker
Fred Melamed	Roger
Justine Wachsberger	Ines
Hasan Minhaj	Duffer
Dustin Demri-Burns	Viktor
Kev Adams	Bitteauto Driver Lukas
Ivanna Sakhno	Nadedja
Nicholas Wittman	Actor,Bearded Bartender
Blanka Gyorfi	Actor
Vilma Szesci	Actor
Lolly Adefope	Tess
David Iserson	Friend in the Bar
Peter Schueller	TSA Agent
Mirjam Novak	Verne
Ágnes Bánfalvy	Jaguar Woman
László Áron	Jaguar Man
Ruby Kammer	Aussie Tourist #1
Genevieve McCarthy	Aussie Tourist #2
Tamas Szabo Sipos	Actor,Fashion Show Intern
Jane Curtin	Carol
Paul Reiser	Arnie
Hugo Bolton	CIA Analyst
Patricia Tary	Dumb American Girl #1
Carolyn Cicalese	Dumb American Girl #2
Hanna Milovits	Dumb American Girl #3
Rebeka Eva Cook	Dumb American Girl #4
Bettina Csipszer	Dumb American Girl #5
Ivett Diána Bukovinszki	Actor
James Fleet	Tom
Carolyn Pickles	Marsha
Kevin Ezekiel Ogunleye	Actor
Tom Stourton	Edward Snowden
Roderick Hill	Hairy Man
Anita Anand	News Anchor
Olafur Darri Olafsson	Actor
Gyula Mesterhazy	Canadian Ambassador
Livia Habermann	Canadian Ambassador's Wife
Andras Velkov	Mustache Man
Barnabas Reti	Actor
Attila Arpa	Security Guard
Árpa Attila	Museum Security
Maria Z. Wilson	Gala Audience
Barnabás Réti	Male Acrobat
Nick Vorsselman	Drunk Boy
Kornelia Horvath	Gala Audience
Susanna	Actor
Deborah Aquila	Actor
Jennifer L. Smith	Actor
Blanka Gyorfi-Toth	Little Girl
Vilma Szecsi	Vendor
Ivett Bukovinszki	Dumb American Girl #6
Tyler Bates	Composer

Technical Credits

Susanna Fogel

David Iserson

Susanna Fogel	Director,Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Erica Huggins	Producer
Brian Grazer	Producer,Director
Julia Oh	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Jason Cloth	Executive Producer,Producer
Guy Riedel	Executive Producer,Producer
Paris Kasidokostas Latsis	Executive Producer
Erik Feig	Executive Producer,Producer
Karen Lunder	Executive Producer,Producer
Paris Kassidokostas Latsis	Executive Producer
David Iserson	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Brian Drewes	Special Effects
Joshua H. Johnson	Special Effects
Gergö Horpácsi	Stunts
József Kovalik Jr.	Stunts
Balazs Lengyel	Stunts
Béla Orsányi	Stunts
Theo Park	Casting
Tricia Wood	Casting
Phil Barrie	Sound/Sound Designer
Jennifer Smith	Casting
Darren Warkentin	Sound/Sound Designer
Deborah Aquila	Casting
Zsolt Csutak	Casting
Niels deBoer	Casting
David Esparza	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

The Spy Who Dumped Me manages a rare feat: it overpowers its fairly bland title and creates a parody that boasts action on par with the films it is poking fun of. In the opening five minutes we are introduced to the humdrum life of two besties who are bemoaning a breakup, only for the boyfriend who did the dumping to suddenly turn up and reveal that he's a spy. Soon after, details about a mission to stop a terrorist organization in Vienna surface, and he is shot killed. This launches us into a nonstop comedy thrill ride for the next two hours, something that would be dark if we weren't so desensitized to the violence expected in films like this. Audrey (Mila Kunis), the one who gets dumped, switches from heartbreak to full panic mode as she realizes the severity of the situation. Doubly betrayed by her spy ex-boyfriend, she mourns the loss, and realizes that he has jeopardized she and her friend's lives as well. Morgan (Kate McKinnon), Audrey's aforementioned bestie, is caught in the middle, but since she's the type of friend whose sense of adventure outweighs logic, she recommends that they go to Europe to help the finish the job. While this premise has been done so many times before, The Spy Who Dumped Me outclasses many of its predecessors. The often dark humor ranges from crazy to over-the-top, but lands more hits than misses. The realism of the ridiculous scenario is well executed: Audrey is a crack shot as a spy because she loves playing video games, while Morgan is a zany performer and zany friend who needs to do zany things to fit into the spy world. Writer/Director Susanna Fogel (Life Partners) cooks up her comedy briskly, with plenty of one-liners, ridiculous scenarios, cringe-worthy moments, and some genuinely funny scenes that capitalize on McKinnon's brand of hyper charm. But it's Fogel's keen eye for the action scenes that almost trump the laughs in this film. Where the movie starts to split at the seams is in its lack of a decent villain. Relative newcomer Ivanna Sakhno (Pacific Rim Uprising) is a bit bland, and despite almost too much effort on her part, she has very little material to work with. While this act might work better in a Zucker, Zucker, and Abrahams spy comedy of the 80's, it seems a little out of place here. For the relatively clever film that it is, The Spy Who Dumped Me could have dug a little deeper and allowed for a more motivated or intelligent villain. Watching action movies like this on the big screen can be a real treat, but it would work just as well as a fun date night/girls night rental. And while Kunis and McKinnon are both delightful to watch on screen, and bring plenty of laughs to the table, The Spy Who Dumped Me has a few flaws underneath the makeup.