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Best Defense
Best Defense

Best Defense

Unfortunately, they're both on our side.

Genres

ComedyWar

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

Others

Budget

$18000000

Revenue

$19265302

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

4.3/10

Release Date

20 July 1984

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

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

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

Tyler Tyhurst

American Captain

Eduardo Ricard

Eduardo Ricard

Garcia Vega

William Marquez

William Marquez

Padilla

Deborah Fallender

Deborah Fallender

Toni

Raye Birk

Raye Birk

Sonny

Ellen Crawford

Ellen Crawford

Sonya

Gene Dynarski

Gene Dynarski

Gil

John Hostetter

John Hostetter

Quirk

David Paymer

David Paymer

Kurly

Dennis Redfield

Dennis Redfield

Specs

Jerry Hyman

Jerry Hyman

Colonel Kleinman

Hugo Stanger

Hugo Stanger

Blevin

Tracey Ross

Tracey Ross

Arab Girl

Michael Scalera

Michael Scalera

Morgan

Rob Wininger

Rob Wininger

Lt. Chapin

Gary Bayer

Gary Bayer

Lubell

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