History Film / Spy

!''Spy'' provides examples of:

-->'''Fine''': Holy. ''Shit''.

-->'''Aldo''': One day, Lady Superspy Susan Cooper: I will fuck you.

** [[spoiler: Rick Ford bursts into the showdown between the CIA agents, Rayna, and De Luca -- and then immediately proceeds to subvert the trope by getting his clothes caught on the door and tripping.]]
* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Ford is implied to be this when a random woman in the CIA basement mentions that his penis is bigger than the mook's in his dick pics and [[spoiler: Ford informs Cooper that she liked having sex with him the night before during TheStinger when she starts yelling in horror and surprise upon finding out that she slept with him.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Played with, but ultimately averted, with Bradley Fine. It's implied that Fine intentionally convinced Susan to become his MissionControl support instead of a fellow agent because he didn't want her to potentially show him up. [[spoiler: Despite this, after the reveal, he's actually not dismissive of Susan's feats like Ford is and did legitimately value Susan as his support. He also saves her life multiple times during the mission, even at the risk of blowing his cover.]] Ultimately, due to Fine's limited screen time, he's open to a lot of AlternateCharacterInterpretation. See also NiceGuy and JerkWithAHeartOfGold below.

-->'''Susan:''' ''Did you send me the wrong agent?''
-->'''Nancy:''' Aldo? He's the best! *looks at his profile* Oh, no, oh, he has had some complaints against him...

** Anton (Björn Gustafsson), Rayna's supposed head of security. In the limited amount of screen time he has, Susan throws her cellphone at his face, forcibly takes his jacket, insults him to the point of tears, [[spoiler: then he gets shot unceremoniously and is never mentioned again]].

* CatchPhrase: Bradley's "Who's the Fine-st of them all?" in the field.

* ChekhovsGun: The movie keeps the viewers on edge by playing with the venerable Bond film trope of having all of the gadgets presented to the superspy during their briefing be useful at some point during the mission. While the [[spoiler: poisoned-dart firing rape whistle and the nightvision scope wristwatch]] end up serving their intended use, Susan is not able to reach the [[spoiler: poison neutralizing fake-laxative pills in time for them to be useful]] and only ever uses the [[spoiler: chloroform soaked fake-hemorrhoid wipes]] to bludgeon a goon with the package. The last gadget given to her, [[spoiler: a can of fake-antifungal spray that can neutralize security devices]] is never even pulled out at all, as Susan simply never finds herself in a situation necessitating its use.

* CloudCuckooLander: It's not entirely clear just how much Rick Ford is deliberately exaggerating and how much he's delusional, but he does in all earnestness believe that the CIA has a Film/FaceOff machine even after being told it doesn't exist. He carries around a Louis Vuitton backpack for no discernible reason, and his last plan involves [[spoiler: taking a speedboat down to various Mediterranean countries without realizing until moments later that the boat he's taking is in a landlocked lake]].

** [[spoiler:Karen also qualifies since she initially betrays the CIA to Rayna, then later tries to kill Rayna under [=DeLuca=]'s orders.]]

* FlockOfWolves: Rayna's BadBoss tendencies quickly reduces her security detail to consisting entirely of CIA moles. In her defense, she catches on to this and discards them in favor of an accomplice... [[spoiler: who is ''also'' a CIA mole, with deeper cover]].

* FriendlyEnemy: Susan becomes this to Rayna despite all the insults they trade. [[spoiler: As Rayna is led away, she and Susan trade a final round of insults before smiling at each other.]]

-->'''Elaine''': So imagine my surprise when I pull up this footage from The Farm. ''[cue video of Susan laying waste to a target room and instructors trying to calm her down]'' I mean, what the ''fuck?!'' I almost put it up on Website/YouTube!

* {{Irony}}: Ford regularly puts Susan down, calling her a secretary and unsuited for field work. However, given how often he messes up in the field himself as well as the fact that he manages to keep on the trail of the case despite being cut off from the [=CIA's=] information network, it seems that he'd work out excellently as a desk agent instead of on the field.

* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Practically every single villain, major and minor, in this movie enjoys small talk, whether it be gloating, revealing plans, or just chit chat in the case of [[spoiler: Karen Walker]], when they have their target dead-to-rights at gunpoint. The only one who gets away with it is [[spoiler:Reyna, and only because the good guys need her alive so that they can find the nuclear device]].

-->'''Susan''': You look like a perverted bus driver!

** The presence of Creator/MorenaBaccarin in the movie comes as a complete surprise since she isn't featured in any of the trailers or mentioned in the publicity. [[spoiler: Her small screen time before being offed probably has something to do with it.]]
** [[Series/ThePeterSerafinowiczShow Peter Serafinowicz]] is arguably the male character with the most screen time after Jason Statham and yet he's not featured in any trailers.

-->'''Elaine''': Dial it way back with the T-word Ford.\\
'''Ford''': [[BlatantLies Grow up, "Twat" means something totally different in England.]]\\
'''Matthew''': Well here it means "Vagina".\\
* about 1 minute later*\\
'''Ford''': You pair of fucking vaginas!\\
'''Elaine''': Seriously, you've got to cut that out!

* TemptingFate: Tihomir Boyanov scoffs at Bradley Fine telling him he has 10 seconds to live, seeing as he's the only one who knows where the nuke is. [[spoiler: Too bad he didn't count on the dusty room setting off Bradley's allergies...]]

** At the film's climax, Susan throws an empty pistol at a {{Mook}} when she runs out of ammo.

--> "Hey guys, there's a rat on my tits."

-->'''Susan''': ''(as Rayna is being escorted by police)'' Hey! ''(affectionately)'' Fuck you, too.

-->'''Nancy:''' Aldo? He's the best! *looks at his profile* Oh, no, oh he has had some complaints against him...

* ChivalrousPervert: Aldo might be a big gropey and obsessed with Susan's ass and tits, but on the other hand he genuinely praises her for her performance on the field and is constantly complimenting her.

* CloudCuckooLander: It's not entirely clear just how much Rick Ford is deliberately exaggerating and how much he's delusional, but he does in all earnestness believe that the CIA has a Film/FaceOff machine even after being told it doesn't exist. He carries around a Louis Vuitton backpack for no discernible reason, and his last plan involves [[spoiler: taking a speedboat down to various Mediterranean countries without realizing that the boat he's taking is in a landlocked lake]].

* DaddysLittleVillain: Rayna inherits her father's crime syndicate, and his ruthlessness too, at least where her own mooks are involved. [[spoiler:Pity that experience isn't inheritable, as it's soon clear that she's in deep over her head--if it weren't for CIA intervention on multiple occasions she'd have been killed.]]

* FlockOfWolves: Rayna's BadBoss tendencies quickly reduces her security detail to consisting entirely of CIA moles. In her defense, she cottons on to this and discards them in favor of an accomplice... [[spoiler: who is ''also'' a CIA mole, with deeper cover]].

* FriendlyEnemy: Susan becomes this to Rayna despite all the insults they trade. [[spoiler: As Rayna is led away she and Susan trade a final round of insults before smiling at each other.]]

* SaveTheVillain: Susan ultimately has to say Rayna over and over because, if Rayna dies, the nuke will never be found and could potentially be picked up by somebody else. Susan in ''NOT'' pleased with this arrangement.

** For all of Rick Ford's bravado, he is often the butt of everyone's jokes and portrayed as generally incompetent on the field. He is easily stalked by [[spoiler:De Luca's men]], falls victim to a bag swap, is instantly recognised by Reyna, [[spoiler:knocks himself out trying to stop De Luca, and slips while trying to climb onto the helicopter]]. It extends even to his own colleagues - his boss' reaction to him quitting in protest is "[[SarcasmMode That hasn't happened before]]", his colleagues trick him into believing the CIA has a hidden Film/FaceOff machine.

** See Fine's reaction when Susan kicks the shit out of De Luca's men all by herself. Relevant considering he spent most of the movie being [[ObliviousToLove completely obvious of her crush on him]]:

* HoYay: When De Luca observes why Reyna chose to fraternize with Agent Fine.
-->'''De Luca''': I can see his obvious... outer appeal. (To Fine) You have ''terrific'' eyes.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: There are hints of this between Ford and Susan, not least because they are always bickering with each other. [[spoiler: At the end of the film, this results in a drunken TheyDo.]]

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: It's a Melissa [=McCarthy=] movie, so this trope goes without saying, but Susan herself largely avoids the worst of it. Rayna, on the other hand ... [[spoiler: gets repeatedly buried under a pile of dead henchmen, one of whose fists get wedged up her skirt, while another one averts a case of NoDeadBodyPoops while piled on top of her]].

Susan Cooper (played by [=McCarthy=]) graduated at the top of her CIA cohort 10 years ago, but is now relegated to a desk job, serving as superspy Bradley Fine's (played by Law) MissionControl while secretly pining for him.

''Spy'' is a 2015 comedy film written and directed by Creator/PaulFeig. It stars Creator/MelissaMcCarthy, Creator/AllisonJanney, Creator/MorenaBaccarin, Creator/PeterSerafinowicz, Creator/RoseByrne, Nargis Fakhri, and Björn Gustafsson.

Susan Cooper (Creator/MelissaMcCarthy) graduated at the top of her CIA cohort 10 years ago, but is now relegated to a desk job, serving as superspy Bradley Fine's (Creator/JudeLaw) MissionControl while secretly pining for him.

When Bradley is murdered while investigating a nuke that arms dealer Rayna Boyanov (Creator/RoseByrne) is selling, and other CIA operatives' identities are exposed, Susan decides to step into the field to stop the nuke sale and avenge Bradley. Along the way, she is supported by her best friend Nancy (Creator/MirandaHart), whilst former operative Rick Ford (Creator/JasonStatham) takes things into his own hands instead.

''Spy'' marks Melissa's 3rd outing with director Creator/PaulFeig after ''Film/{{Bridesmaids}}'' and ''Film/TheHeat''. It also features Creator/AllisonJanney, Creator/MorenaBaccarin, Creator/PeterSerafinowicz, Nargis Fakhri, and Björn Gustafsson.

* BadBoss: Rayna is a horrible boss and treats her henchmen as entirely disposable. She's also incapable of learning their names or telling them apart.
* BadassBoast: Parodied with Rick Ford, who makes one boast after another about his badass past to the point of absurdity.

* IAteWhat: The not-chocolate sprinkles on the cake in the vermin-infested CIA basement.