Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
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John Candy
Harry Crumb
Jeffrey Jones
Eliot Draisen
Annie Potts
Helen Downing
Tim Thomerson
Vince Barnes
Barry Corbin
P.J. Downing
Shawnee Smith
Nikki Downing
Valri Bromfield
Detective Casey
Doug Steckler
Dwayne
Renée Coleman
Jennifer Downing
Wesley Mann
Tim
Director
Paul Flaherty
Screenplay
Robert Conte
Tagline
"Nerves of steel. Body of iron. Brain of stone."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$11,000,000
Production
Frostbacks, TriStar Pictures, NBC Productions, Arnon Milchan Productions
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