Furthermore, Adams and Robert Karvelas (as Larrabee) were the only original cast members of the TV series to reprise their roles for the film.

[3] This fundamental fact (taking into account that she and Max were married with two children in the original series) meant that the script had very little of the continuity of Get Smart.

Pamela Hensley, who at the time was well known to science fiction fans for playing Princess Ardala in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, appeared as Agent 36.

He wears a costume including thimbles over each finger, and his mountain lair is entered via a giant zipper.

There are five times in the film where the bomb is detonated, but in each case the actors cover up their private areas with strategically placed briefcases (Soviet officials) or guns (Buckingham palace guards) or are shown only from the waist up.

In one case, members of a football team are in a huddle when a bomb detonates, revealing bare behinds of some of the players.

[10] Kino Lorber released a Blu-ray edition of the film on December 10, 2019 featuring new extras, including TV and radio spots, behind the scenes galleries as well as a commentary track by Alan Spencer, who wrote jokes for Adams on the film's set.