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Overview

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Director:
Willard Huyck
Writers:
Robert Grossbach (novel)
Gloria Katz (writer) ...
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Release Date:
20 July 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | War more
Tagline:
Unfortunately, they're both on our side. more
Plot:
Wylie is a lazy engineer. Landry is a Sergeant specialising in Armour. They have never met but their... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dudley Moore ... Wylie Cooper

Eddie Murphy ... Lieutenant T.M. Landry

Kate Capshaw ... Laura Cooper
George Dzundza ... Steve Loparino

Helen Shaver ... Clair Lewis

Mark Arnott ... Harvey Brank

Peter Michael Goetz ... Frank Joyner
Tom Noonan ... Frank Holtzman

David Rasche ... Jeff the 'KBG' Agent
Paul Comi ... Chief Agent
Darryl Henriques ... Col. Zayas, San Salvador

Joel Polis ... First Agent
John A. Zee ... Col. McGuinn
Matthew Laurance ... Ali, Landry's Tank Crew
Christopher Maher ... Sayyid, Landry's Tank Crew
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Best Defence (UK) (poster title)
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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-12 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Iceland:L

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In this film, Iraq invades Kuwait. Six years later it actually happened! more
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References Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) more
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7 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Awful, 6 February 1999
1/10
Author: Matthew Measham (mat@measham.force9.net) from Derby, England

A truly terrible film. The only reason to watch this film all the way through is to see if it gets any worse. Trust me, it does.

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