🎬 Fact: Get Smart (2008) Get Smart is a comedy film based on the classic 1960s TV series created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. The movie modernized the spy parody while keeping the original show’s humor and famous catchphrases. Steve Carell was cast as the clueless but determined agent Maxwell Smart because of his strong comedy background, especially from The Office. His awkward style fit perfectly with the character’s old-school charm. Anne Hathaway plays Agent 99 and trained in martial arts a