"Nerves of steel. Body of iron. Brain of stone."

1989

1h 34m

5.9(331 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Overview

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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41 members

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John Candy

Harry Crumb

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Jeffrey Jones

Eliot Draisen

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Annie Potts

Helen Downing

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Tim Thomerson

Vince Barnes

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Barry Corbin

P.J. Downing

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Shawnee Smith

Nikki Downing

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Valri Bromfield

Detective Casey

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Doug Steckler

Dwayne

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Renée Coleman

Jennifer Downing

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Wesley Mann

Tim

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Tamsin Kelsey

Marie

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Joe Flaherty

Doorman

Crew

Fiona Roeske

Crumb Receptionist

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Lori O'Byrne

Karen

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Michele Goodger

Mrs. MacIntyre

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Beverley Elliott

Joanne

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P. Lynn Johnson

Kelly

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Peter Yunker

Jeffrey Brandt

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Brenda Crichlow

Suki's Salon Receptionist

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Garwin Sanford

Dennis Kimball

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Tony Dakota

Freddy

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Rob Morton

Airport Cop

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Marcel Maillard

Chauffeur

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Lesley Ewen

Airport X-Ray Guard

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Manny Perry

Cop in Car

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Gary Hetherington

Lover

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Patrick McKenna

TV Man

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Daliah Novak

TV Woman

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Eve Smith

Elderly Woman

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Tino Insana

Smokey

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Frank T. Hernandez

Salesman

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Frank Casado

Salesman

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Cyndi Lee Rice

Stewardess

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Lyle Alzado

Man in Apartment

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Deanna Oliver

Woman in Apartment

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Ira Miller

Accountant

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Robert Tarsitani

Office Worker

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Vera Webster

Office Worker

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Writing

Karen Leigh Hopkins

Office Worker

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Stephen Young

Interior Decorator

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Jim Belushi

Man on Bus (uncredited)

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