Introduction:

Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell), an analyst for the top secret American intelligence agency CONTROL, yearns to become a field agent like his idol, Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson). Despite scoring extremely well in the acceptance tests, Max is denied the promotion, the Chief of CONTROL (Alan Arkin) deciding that Max’s analytical skills are too valuable in his present assignment. This changes when CONTROL headquarters is attacked by its arch-enemy, the terrorist organization KAOS, led by a man known only as Siegfried (Terence Stamp). As a result, almost all of the identities of CONTROL’s agents are exposed, leaving only Max and Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), whose recent plastic surgery has protected her identity, to pursue the culprits, whilst former field operatives such as 23 are demoted to desk jobs. Max is promoted to field agent status with the codename Agent 86, but the experienced 99, viewing the naive and bumbling but overwhelmingly enthusiastic Max as an irritating encumbrance, is reluctant to partner with him.