Ratings

TMDB Rating 4.1
IMDB Rating 3.6

Financials

Revenue: $19,265,302

Budget: $18,000,000

Profit: + $1,265,302


Movie Details

Tag Line: Unfortunately, they're both on our side.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 4

Release Date: Jul 20, 1984

Rating: 1984-07-20

Run Time: 1h 34m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures , Cinema Group Ventures , Eddie Murphy Productions

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Synopsis

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


Main Cast

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Wylie

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Landry

Age : N/A | Popularity : 13%

Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw

Laura

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

George Dzundza

George Dzundza

Loparino

Age : N/A | Popularity : 61%

Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver

Claire

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Mark Arnott

Mark Arnott

Brank

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

Joyner

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

Holtzman

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%


Crew

Department Role Name
Directing Director
Willard Huyck
Willard Huyck
Script Supervisor
Louise Jaffe
Louise Jaffe
Writing Novel
Robert Grossbach
Robert Grossbach
Screenplay
Gloria Katz
Gloria Katz
Willard Huyck
Willard Huyck
Production Producer
Gloria Katz
Gloria Katz
Unit Production Manager
Robert Latham Brown
Robert Latham Brown
Austen Jewell
Austen Jewell
Casting
Dianne Crittenden
Dianne Crittenden
Executive Producer
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Sound Original Music Composer
Patrick Williams
Patrick Williams
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker
Gregg Landaker
Donald O. Mitchell
Donald O. Mitchell
Rick Kline
Rick Kline
Supervising Sound Editor
Frank E. Warner
Frank E. Warner
Sound Effects Editor
Gary S. Gerlich
Gary S. Gerlich
Victoria Martin
Victoria Martin
Boom Operator
Pat Suraci
Pat Suraci
Music Editor
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Sound Mixer
Robin Gregory
Robin Gregory
Camera Director of Photography
Donald Peterman
Donald Peterman
Still Photographer
Elliott Marks
Elliott Marks
Laurie Ridley
Laurie Ridley
Editing Editor
Sidney Wolinsky
Sidney Wolinsky
First Assistant Editor
Martin Cohen
Martin Cohen
Crew Stunt Coordinator
Everett Creach
Everett Creach
Special Effects
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
Art Set Decoration
R. Chris Westlund
R. Chris Westlund
Production Design
Peter Jamison
Peter Jamison
Art Direction
Bo Welch
Bo Welch
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Kristi Zea
Kristi Zea
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