Best Defense
“Unfortunately, they're both on our side.”
1984•R•1h 34m•4.3•Released
ComedyWar
An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.
Director
Willard Huyck
Writer
Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
Budget
$18M
Revenue
$19M
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
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
John A. Zee
Colonel McGuinn
Matthew Laurance
Ali
Christopher Maher
Sayyid
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Company
Cinema Group Ventures
Company
Eddie Murphy Productions
Producer
Gloria Katz
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