why john landis be still think of a a great director be beyond me . he make a few good movie and animal house and come to america and and one great one and trading place and and a whole bunch of shlock in between and since . spy like u be a great example of what wrong with movie today . it probably look good on paper and a director who be a proven commodity and an actor fresh off a hit movie ( akyroyd in ghostbusters ) and another ( chase ) consider bankable at least . unfortunately both actor be in desperate need of a bill murray to act a straight man to all their smug mugging . john landis a a director get bad with every outing after peak with trading place where akyroyd patented anal retentiveness play well off eddie murphy con man charm . a good script might have help and but probably not much . chase would go on to appear in three amigo and another landis dud and further the career of neither .