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Best Defense
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Best Defense

Jul 20, 1984
1h 34m
★ 4.2

Unfortunately, they're both on our side.

Overview

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

Genres

Comedy
War

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Cinema Group Ventures
Eddie Murphy Productions

Best Defense Trailers

Cast

Dudley Moore

Wylie

Dudley Moore

Eddie Murphy

Landry

Eddie Murphy

Kate Capshaw

Laura

Kate Capshaw

George Dzundza

Loparino

George Dzundza

Helen Shaver

Claire

Helen Shaver

Mark Arnott

Brank

Mark Arnott

Peter Michael Goetz

Joyner

Peter Michael Goetz

Tom Noonan

Holtzman

Tom Noonan

David Rasche

Jeff

David Rasche

Paul Comi

Chief Agent

Paul Comi

Darryl Henriques

Colonel Zayas

Darryl Henriques

Joel Polis

First Agent

Joel Polis

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