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Best Defense
Best Defense
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Best Defense

1984
1h 34m
Comedy
War

Status

Released

Release

1984

Runtime

1h 34m

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Storyline

"Unfortunately, they're both on our side."

An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Jul 20, 1984
Languages
English
Director
Willard Huyck
Willard Huyck
Production
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Cinema Group Ventures
Cinema Group Ventures
Eddie Murphy Productions
Eddie Murphy Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

61 Cast Members

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Wylie

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Landry

Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw

Laura

George Dzundza

George Dzundza

Loparino

Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver

Claire

Mark Arnott

Brank

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

Joyner

Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

Holtzman

David Rasche

David Rasche

Jeff

Paul Comi

Paul Comi

Chief Agent

Darryl Henriques

Darryl Henriques

Colonel Zayas

Joel Polis

Joel Polis

First Agent

John A. Zee

Colonel McGuinn

Matthew Laurance

Matthew Laurance

Ali

Christopher Maher

Christopher Maher

Sayyid

Lorry Goldman

Lorry Goldman

Rupp

Charles David Richards

Charles David Richards

Mugger

Tyler Tyhurst

American Captain

Eduardo Ricard

Garcia Vega

William Marquez

William Marquez

Padilla

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