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  • Best Defense (1984)
  • R
    94 min | Comedy, War
Best Defense (1984)
R
94 min | Comedy, War

A military weapons engineer struggles to do his job responsibly, while a hapless tank commander has to live with the consequences in combat years later.
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Director
Willard Huyck (directed by)
Writers
Robert Grossbach (novel "Easy and Hard Ways Out") | Gloria Katz (screenplay) | Willard Huyck (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Donald Peterman (as Don Peterman)
Casting Director
Production Designer
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Release date
Jul 20, 1984 (United States)

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Cast

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62 cast members
Name Known for
Dudley Moore
Wylie Cooper Wylie Cooper   See fewer
Eddie Murphy
Lieutenant T.M. Landry Lieutenant T.M. Landry   See fewer
Kate Capshaw
Laura Cooper Laura Cooper   See fewer
George Dzundza
Steve Loparino Steve Loparino   See fewer
Helen Shaver
Clair Lewis Clair Lewis   See fewer
Mark Arnott
Harvey Brank Harvey Brank   See fewer
Peter Michael Goetz
Frank Joyner Frank Joyner   See fewer
Tom Noonan
Frank Holtzman Frank Holtzman   See fewer
David Rasche
Jeff the 'KBG' Agent Jeff the 'KBG' Agent   See fewer
Paul Comi
Chief Agent Chief Agent   See fewer
Darryl Henriques
Col. Zayas, San Salvador Col. Zayas, San Salvador   See fewer
Joel Polis
First Agent First Agent   See fewer
John A. Zee
Col. McGuinn Col. McGuinn   See fewer
Matthew Laurance
Ali, Landry's Tank Crew Ali, Landry's Tank Crew   See fewer
Christopher Maher
Sayyid, Landry's Tank Crew Sayyid, Landry's Tank Crew   See fewer
Lorry Goldman
Sol Rupp, Dynatechnics Sol Rupp, Dynatechnics   See fewer
Charles David Richards
Mugger (as Stoney Richards) Mugger (as Stoney Richards)   See fewer
Tyler Tyhurst
American Captain American Captain   See fewer
Eduardo Ricard
Capt. Garcia Vega, Honduras Capt. Garcia Vega, Honduras   See fewer
William Marquez
Chief Padilla, Guatemala Chief Padilla, Guatemala   See fewer
Raye Birk
Sonny, Dynatechnics Sonny, Dynatechnics   See fewer
Ellen Crawford
Sonya, Dynatechnics Sonya, Dynatechnics   See fewer
John Hostetter
Quirk, Dynatechnics Quirk, Dynatechnics   See fewer
Jerry Hyman
Col. Kleinman Col. Kleinman   See fewer
Hugo Stanger
Blevin Blevin   See fewer
Tracey Ross
Arab Girl Arab Girl   See fewer
Michael Scalera
Morgan Cooper, Wylie's Son Morgan Cooper, Wylie's Son   See fewer
Rob Wininger
Lt. Chapin Lt. Chapin   See fewer
Gary Bayer
Lubell Lubell   See fewer
Ronald Salley
Transportation Captain Transportation Captain   See fewer
Paul Eiding
Tourist Tourist   See fewer
Stephen Bradley
Deputy Director Deputy Director   See fewer
Sanford Jensen
Second Engineer Second Engineer   See fewer
Gerald Jann
Third Engineer Third Engineer   See fewer
Jennifer Wallace
Waitress #1 - Casa Chihuahua Waitress #1 - Casa Chihuahua   See fewer
Renny Temple
Coffee Machine Mover Coffee Machine Mover   See fewer
Ziporah Tzabari
Ancient Kuwaiti Woman Ancient Kuwaiti Woman   See fewer
Gabi Amrani
Old Villager Old Villager   See fewer
Rozsika Halmos
FBI Seamstress FBI Seamstress   See fewer
Diane Carter
Technician Technician   See fewer
Jake Dengel
Hotel Doorman Hotel Doorman   See fewer
Billy Ray Sharkey
Radio Man Radio Man   See fewer
Burton Collins
Cameraman Cameraman   See fewer
Bill Geisslinger
Walkie-Talkie Agent Walkie-Talkie Agent   See fewer
Yitzhak Ne'eman
Refugee Man (as Itzhak Bbi Neeman) Refugee Man (as Itzhak Bbi Neeman)   See fewer
Jim Jansen
Lieutenant Lieutenant   See fewer
Javier Grajeda
Fredie Gomez, Singer on TV Fredie Gomez, Singer on TV   See fewer
Patricia Pivaar
Gloria Webber, Ch. 6 News Gloria Webber, Ch. 6 News   See fewer
Julie Ellis
Waitress #2 Waitress #2   See fewer
Lillian Müller
French Singer (as Yuliis Ruval) French Singer (as Yuliis Ruval)   See fewer
Pamela Stonebrook
Singer, Rive Gauche Room Singer, Rive Gauche Room   See fewer
Elizabeth Reiko Kubota
Japanese Singer (as Elizabeth Kubota) Japanese Singer (as Elizabeth Kubota)   See fewer
Rick Dees
Rick Dees Rick Dees   See fewer
Chuck Street
Chuck Street Chuck Street   See fewer
David Eisen
Engineer (uncredited) Engineer (uncredited)   See fewer
D. David Morin
TV Reporter (uncredited) TV Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Danny Nero
Engineer (uncredited) Engineer (uncredited)   See fewer
Kay Zar
Office Supervisor (uncredited) Office Supervisor (uncredited)   See fewer
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