United States / Jul 20, 1984 / R
Unfortunately, they're both on our side.
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lorry Goldman | Rupp |
| Charles David Richards | Mugger |
| Tyler Tyhurst | American Captain |
| Eduardo Ricard | Garcia Vega |
| William Marquez | Padilla |
| Deborah Fallender | Toni |
| Raye Birk | Sonny |
| Ellen Crawford | Sonya |
| Gene Dynarski | Gil |
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| John Hostetter | Quirk |
| David Paymer | Kurly |
| Dennis Redfield | Specs |
| Jerry Hyman | Colonel Kleinman |
| Hugo Stanger | Blevin |
| Tracey Ross | Arab Girl |
| Michael Scalera | Morgan |
| Rob Wininger | Lt. Chapin |
| Gary Bayer | Lubell |
| Ronald Salley | Transportation Captain |
| Paul Eiding | Tourist |
| Stephen Bradley | Deputy Director |
| Sanford Jensen | Second Engineer |
| Gerald Jann | Third Engineer |
| Jennifer Wallace | Waitress #1 - Casa Chihuahua |
| Renny Temple | Coffee Machine Mover |
| Ziporah Tza | Ancient Kuwaiti Woman |
| Gabi Amrani | Old Villager |
| Rozsika Halmos | FBI Seamstress |
| Diane Carter | Technician |
| Jake Dengel | Hotel Doorman |
| Billy Ray Sharkey | Radio Man |
| Burton Collins | Cameraman |
| Bill Geisslinger | Walkie-Talkie Agent |
| Yitzhak Ne'eman | Refugee Man (as Itzhak Bbi Neeman) |
| Jim Jansen | Lieutenant |
| Javier Grajeda | Fredie Gomez, Singer on TV |
| Patricia Pivaar | Gloria Webber, Ch. 6 News |
| Julie Ellis | Waitress #2 |
| Lillian Müller | French Singer (as Yuliis Ruval) |
| Pamela Stonebrook | Singer, Rive Gauche Room |
| Elizabeth Reiko Kubota | Japanese Singer (as Elizabeth Kubota) |
| Rick Dees | Rick Dees |
| Chuck Street | Chuck Street |
| David Eisen | Engineer (uncredited) |
| D. David Morin | TV Reporter (uncredited) |
| Danny Nero | Engineer (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Best Defense |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures, Cinema Group Ventures, Eddie Murphy Productions |
| Release date | 20 luglio 1984 |
| Executive producer | Eddie Murphy |
| Production | Gloria Katz |
| Writer | Robert Grossbach, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck |
| Casting | Dianne Crittenden |
| Editing | Sidney Wolinsky, Martin Cohen |
| Cinematography | Donald Peterman, Elliott Marks, Laurie Ridley |
| Assistant directors | Willard Huyck, Louise Jaffe |
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| Camera operators | Donald Peterman, Elliott Marks, Laurie Ridley |
| Additional photography | Donald Peterman, Elliott Marks, Laurie Ridley |
| Production design | Peter Jamison, R. Chris Westlund, Bo Welch |
| Art direction | Bo Welch, R. Chris Westlund, Peter Jamison |
| Set decoration | R. Chris Westlund, Peter Jamison, Bo Welch |
| Special effects | Richard Johnson |
| Stunts | Everett Creach |
| Music | Patrick Williams, Gregg Landaker, Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Frank E. Warner, Gary S. Gerlich, Victoria Martin, Pat Suraci, Richard Stone, Robin Gregory |
| Sound | Patrick Williams, Gregg Landaker, Donald O. Mitchell, Rick Kline, Frank E. Warner, Gary S. Gerlich, Victoria Martin, Pat Suraci, Richard Stone, Robin Gregory |
| Costume design | Kristi Zea |
| Makeup | Kristi Zea |
| Hairstyling | Kristi Zea |
| Budget | 18.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 19.265.302 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Sweden / Apr 19, 1985 / 15
Germany / May 24, 1985 / 16
Ireland / Aug 23, 1985 / 15
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