MovieReleasedComedyWar

Best Defense

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

Rating4.3/10

Release1984

Runtime1h 34m

Votes127

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

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Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$19,265,302

107% ROI

Original Language

Release Date

July 20, 1984

Popularity

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Cinema Group Ventures

Eddie Murphy Productions

Cast

Dudley Moore

Wylie

Eddie Murphy

Landry

Kate Capshaw

Laura

George Dzundza

Loparino

Helen Shaver

Claire

Mark Arnott

Brank

Peter Michael Goetz

Joyner

Tom Noonan

Holtzman

David Rasche

Jeff

Paul Comi

Chief Agent

Darryl Henriques

Colonel Zayas

Joel Polis

First Agent

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