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- Eddie MurphyLieutenant T.M. Landry
- Kate CapshawLaura Cooper
- Helen ShaverClair Lewis
- George DzundzaSteve Loparino
- David RascheJeff the "KBG" Agent
- Mark ArnottHarvey Brank
- Peter Michael GoetzFrank Joyner
- Tom NoonanFrank Holtzman
- Paul ComiChief Agent
Darryl HenriquesCol. Zayas, San Salvador- Joel PolisFirst Agent
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Jul 20, 1984 · Best Defense: Directed by Willard Huyck. With Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, George Dzundza. A military weapons engineer struggles to do his job responsibly, while a hapless tank commander has to live with the consequences in combat years later.
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- Comedy, War
- Willard Huyck
- 1984-07-20
Budget. $18 million. Box office. $19,265,302 (domestic) [1] Best Defense is a 1984 American action comedy film, starring Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy. [2] The original music score was composed by Patrick Williams. [2] It was released by Paramount Pictures. [2] The film follows the lives of two different characters, who never interact.
Wylie is a lazy engineer. Landry is a Sergeant specialising in Armour. They have never met but their lives become entangled when Landry must take the tank Wylie designed into combat. Wylie is waiting for his employer to go out of business when he meets another engineer who gives him a disk with the plans for a system that will save his employer. The other engineer is dead moments later leaving ...
Best Defense - Full Cast & Crew. 29 Metascore; 1984; 1 hr 34 mins Comedy R Watchlist. Where to Watch. Eddie Murphy takes part in this Dudley Moore vehicle about a defective tank. Kate Capshaw ...
- Willard Huyck
Apr 8, 2002 · Each of these films is an undisputed classic today, but even at the time, his films were lauded. Six of his screenplays were nominated for Oscars between 1941-1950. Three of his eight Best Director nominations also came during this period. Billy Wilder claimed the American Dream; he was successfully playing by his own rules.
Director, Screenplay. Robert Grossbach. Novel. Gloria Katz. Screenplay. Wylie is a lazy engineer. Landry is a Sergeant specialising in Armour. They have never met but their lives become entangled when Landry must take the tank Wylie designed into combat. Wylie is waiting for his employer to go out of business when he meets another engineer who ...
