
Best Defense (1984)
Released:
1984-07-20
Duration:
1hr 34min
Rating 4.2
Unfortunately, they're both on our side.
Overview
An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.
Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Cinema Group Ventures
Eddie Murphy Productions
Additional Info
Budget | $18,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $19,265,302.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 5.015 |
Directed By
Willard Huyck
Crew
Producer
Gloria Katz
Gloria Katz
Director
Willard Huyck
Willard Huyck
Screenplay
Gloria Katz
Gloria Katz
Novel
Robert Grossbach
Robert Grossbach
Screenplay
Willard Huyck
Willard Huyck
Original Music Composer
Patrick Williams
Patrick Williams
Director of Photography
Donald Peterman
Donald Peterman
Editor
Sidney Wolinsky
Sidney Wolinsky
Costume Design
Kristi Zea
Kristi Zea
Supervising Sound Editor
Frank E. Warner
Frank E. Warner
Unit Production Manager
Robert Latham Brown
Robert Latham Brown
Stunt Coordinator
Everett Creach
Everett Creach
Production Design
Peter Jamison
Peter Jamison
Sound Effects Editor
Gary S. Gerlich
Gary S. Gerlich
Still Photographer
Elliott Marks
Elliott Marks
Set Decoration
R. Chris Westlund
R. Chris Westlund
Music Editor
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Art Direction
Bo Welch
Bo Welch
Unit Production Manager
Austen Jewell
Austen Jewell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gregg Landaker
Gregg Landaker
Sound Effects Editor
Victoria Martin
Victoria Martin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Kline
Rick Kline
Script Supervisor
Louise Jaffe
Louise Jaffe
Casting
Dianne Crittenden
Dianne Crittenden
Boom Operator
Pat Suraci
Pat Suraci
First Assistant Editor
Martin Cohen
Martin Cohen
Special Effects
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
Executive Producer
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Sound Mixer
Robin Gregory
Robin Gregory
Still Photographer
Laurie Ridley
Laurie Ridley
TOP CAST

Dudley Moore
Wylie

Eddie Murphy
Landry

Kate Capshaw
Laura

George Dzundza
Loparino

Helen Shaver
Claire
Mark Arnott
Brank

Peter Michael Goetz
Joyner

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

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