American Detective

Jun 14, 1999

1h 17m

★ 10.0

Be Your Own Boss

Overview

An awkward loner becomes a mail-order private investigator, only to become somewhat of a bumbling stalker for the girl of his dreams.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Royale Film Company

American Detective Trailers

Cast

Owen Mercer

Jonny Mars

Ed Hayes

Bill Wise

Catherine

Juliana Sheffield

Carl

Matt Carmody

Julie

Jana Lee Brockman

Urban Guy #1

Mike Mitchell

Larry Williams

David Blackwell

Police Detective

Ricardo Azulay

Valet

Mike Woolf

Urban Guy #2

Tim Bauer

Spy Shop Salesman

Mark Miks

Owen's Mom

Shannon Sedwick

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