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Best Defense

Best Defense (1984)

July 20, 1984 (US) • Comedy, War • 94m

Overview

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

Director

Willard Huyck

Writers

Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, Robert Grossbach

Top Billed

Dudley Moore

Keywords

army middle east armor kgb engineer error

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Top Billed Cast

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Wylie

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Landry

Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw

Laura

George Dzundza

George Dzundza

Loparino

Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver

Claire

Mark Arnott

Mark Arnott

Brank

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

Joyner

Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

Holtzman

David Rasche

David Rasche

Jeff

Paul Comi

Paul Comi

Chief Agent

Darryl Henriques

Darryl Henriques

Colonel Zayas

Joel Polis

Joel Polis

First Agent

John A. Zee

John A. Zee

Colonel McGuinn

Matthew Laurance

Matthew Laurance

Ali

Christopher Maher

Christopher Maher

Sayyid

Lorry Goldman

Lorry Goldman

Rupp

Charles David Richards

Charles David Richards

Mugger

Tyler Tyhurst

Tyler Tyhurst

American Captain

Eduardo Ricard

Eduardo Ricard

Garcia Vega

William Marquez

William Marquez

Padilla

Deborah Fallender

Deborah Fallender

Toni

Raye Birk

Raye Birk

Sonny

Ellen Crawford

Ellen Crawford

Sonya

Gene Dynarski

Gene Dynarski

Gil

John Hostetter

John Hostetter

Quirk

David Paymer

David Paymer

Kurly

Dennis Redfield

Dennis Redfield

Specs

Jerry Hyman

Jerry Hyman

Colonel Kleinman

Hugo Stanger

Hugo Stanger

Blevin

Tracey Ross

Tracey Ross

Arab Girl

Michael Scalera

Michael Scalera

Morgan

Rob Wininger

Rob Wininger

Lt. Chapin

Gary Bayer

Gary Bayer

Lubell

Ronald Salley

Ronald Salley

Transportation Captain

Paul Eiding

Paul Eiding

Tourist

Stephen Bradley

Stephen Bradley

Deputy Director

Sanford Jensen

Sanford Jensen

Second Engineer

Gerald Jann

Gerald Jann

Third Engineer

Jennifer Wallace

Jennifer Wallace

Waitress #1 - Casa Chihuahua

Renny Temple

Renny Temple

Coffee Machine Mover

Ziporah Tza

Ziporah Tza

Ancient Kuwaiti Woman

Gabi Amrani

Gabi Amrani

Old Villager

Rozsika Halmos

Rozsika Halmos

FBI Seamstress

Diane Carter

Diane Carter

Technician

Jake Dengel

Jake Dengel

Hotel Doorman

Billy Ray Sharkey

Billy Ray Sharkey

Radio Man

Burton Collins

Burton Collins

Cameraman

Bill Geisslinger

Bill Geisslinger

Walkie-Talkie Agent

Yitzhak Ne'eman

Yitzhak Ne'eman

Refugee Man (as Itzhak Bbi Neeman)

Jim Jansen

Jim Jansen

Lieutenant

Javier Grajeda

Javier Grajeda

Fredie Gomez, Singer on TV

Patricia Pivaar

Patricia Pivaar

Gloria Webber, Ch. 6 News

Julie Ellis

Julie Ellis

Waitress #2

Lillian Müller

Lillian Müller

French Singer (as Yuliis Ruval)

Pamela Stonebrook

Pamela Stonebrook

Singer, Rive Gauche Room

Elizabeth Reiko Kubota

Elizabeth Reiko Kubota

Japanese Singer (as Elizabeth Kubota)

Rick Dees

Rick Dees

Rick Dees

Chuck Street

Chuck Street

Chuck Street

David Eisen

David Eisen

Engineer (uncredited)

D. David Morin

D. David Morin

TV Reporter (uncredited)

Danny Nero

Danny Nero

Engineer (uncredited)

Crew

Willard Huyck

Willard Huyck

Screenplay

Gloria Katz

Gloria Katz

Producer

Willard Huyck

Willard Huyck

Director

Gloria Katz

Gloria Katz

Screenplay

Robert Grossbach

Robert Grossbach

Novel

Donald Peterman

Donald Peterman

Director of Photography

Sidney Wolinsky

Sidney Wolinsky

Editor

Patrick Williams

Patrick Williams

Original Music Composer

Louise Jaffe

Louise Jaffe

Script Supervisor

R. Chris Westlund

R. Chris Westlund

Set Decoration

Martin Cohen

Martin Cohen

First Assistant Editor

Austen Jewell

Austen Jewell

Unit Production Manager

Bo Welch

Bo Welch

Art Direction

Frank E. Warner

Frank E. Warner

Supervising Sound Editor

Gregg Landaker

Gregg Landaker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dianne Crittenden

Dianne Crittenden

Casting

Gary S. Gerlich

Gary S. Gerlich

Sound Effects Editor

Kristi Zea

Kristi Zea

Costume Design

Victoria Martin

Victoria Martin

Sound Effects Editor

Donald O. Mitchell

Donald O. Mitchell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rick Kline

Rick Kline

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Peter Jamison

Peter Jamison

Production Design

Robert Latham Brown

Robert Latham Brown

Unit Production Manager

Elliott Marks

Elliott Marks

Still Photographer

Everett Creach

Everett Creach

Stunt Coordinator

Pat Suraci

Pat Suraci

Boom Operator

Richard Stone

Richard Stone

Music Editor

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Special Effects

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Executive Producer

Robin Gregory

Robin Gregory

Sound Mixer

Laurie Ridley

Laurie Ridley

Still Photographer

Reviews

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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$19,265,302

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