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Paramount Pictures & Cinema Group Ventures present

Best Defense

directed by Willard Huyck

“Unfortunately, they're both on our side.”

19841h 34mRComedy

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Paramount Pictures & Cinema Group Ventures present

Best Defense

directed by Willard Huyck

“Unfortunately, they're both on our side.”

19841h 34mRComedy

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§ Synopsis

Comedy · War

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

§ Keywords

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army middle east armor kgb engineer error

§ Crew

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Director

Screenplay

Cinematography

Donald Peterman

Music

Patrick Williams

§ Cast

8 of 40

Dudley Moore

Eddie Murphy

Kate Capshaw

George Dzundza

Helen Shaver

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

Tom Noonan

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