Best Defense (1984)
Best Defense (1984)
Unfortunately, they're both on our side.
Wylie is a lazy engineer. Landry is a Sergeant specialising in Armour. They have never met but their lives become entangled when Landry must take the tank Wylie designed into combat. Wylie is waiting for his employer to go out of business when he meets another engineer who gives him a disk with the plans for a system that will save his employer. The other engineer is dead moments later leaving Wylie with the disk and credit for the design. Suddenly Wylie is no longer a hack, but the saviour of his company and finds his life is no longer the same.

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Cast

Dudley Moore Dudley Moore As: Wylie Cooper
Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy As: Lieutenant T.M. Landry
Kate Capshaw Kate Capshaw As: Laura Cooper
George Dzundza George Dzundza As: Steve Loparino
Helen Shaver Helen Shaver As: Clair Lewis
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Storyline

Wylie is a lazy engineer. Landry is a Sergeant specialising in Armour. They have never met but their lives become entangled when Landry must take the tank Wylie designed into combat. Wylie is waiting for his employer to go out of business when he meets another engineer who gives him a disk with the plans for a system that will save his employer. The other engineer is dead moments later leaving Wylie with the disk and credit for the design. Suddenly Wylie is no longer a hack, but the saviour of his company and finds his life is no longer the same.


Tagline: Unfortunately, they're both on our side.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Comedy, Action

Language: English

Release Date: 20 July 1984

Country: US

Runtime: 94m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount, Cinema Group Ventures

Budget: $18,000,000

Revenue: $19,265,302

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Cast

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Wylie Cooper

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Lieutenant T.M. Landry

Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw

Laura Cooper

George Dzundza

George Dzundza

Steve Loparino

Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver

Clair Lewis

Pamela Stonebrook

Pamela Stonebrook

Singer, Rive Gauche Room

Tom Noonan

Tom Noonan

Frank Holtzman

David Paymer

David Paymer

Kurly

Tracey Ross

Tracey Ross

Arab Girl

Elizabeth Reiko Kubota

Elizabeth Reiko Kubota

Japanese Singer

Paul Comi

Paul Comi

Chief Agent

David Rasche

David Rasche

Jeff

Directed By

Willard Huyck

Willard Huyck

Director

Louise Jaffe

Louise Jaffe

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Gloria Katz

Gloria Katz

Producer

Robert Latham Brown

Robert Latham Brown

Unit Production Manager

Austen Jewell

Austen Jewell

Unit Production Manager

Dianne Crittenden

Dianne Crittenden

Casting

Edited By

Sidney Wolinsky

Sidney Wolinsky

Editor

Martin Cohen

Martin Cohen

First Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Kristi Zea

Kristi Zea

Costume Design

Sound

Patrick Williams

Patrick Williams

Original Music Composer

Gregg Landaker

Gregg Landaker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Donald O. Mitchell

Donald O. Mitchell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rick Kline

Rick Kline

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Frank E. Warner

Frank E. Warner

Supervising Sound Editor

Gary S. Gerlich

Gary S. Gerlich

Sound Effects Editor

Victoria Martin

Victoria Martin

Sound Effects Editor

Pat Suraci

Pat Suraci

Boom Operator

Richard Stone

Richard Stone

Music Editor

Robin Gregory

Robin Gregory

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Donald Peterman

Donald Peterman

Director of Photography

Elliott Marks

Elliott Marks

Still Photographer

Laurie Ridley

Laurie Ridley

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

R. Chris Westlund

R. Chris Westlund

Set Decoration

Peter Jamison

Peter Jamison

Production Design

Bo Welch

Bo Welch

Art Direction

Other Crew

Everett Creach

Everett Creach

Stunt Coordinator

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Special Effects

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