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Best Defense

1984 · 94 min

A muddled, dated comedy that swings between corporate farce and desert tank action, rarely landing a laugh.

Directed by: Willard Huyck
Genres: Comedy, War
Starring: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw

Tagline: 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.

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Directed by: Willard Huyck
Genres: Comedy, War
Starring: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
war
deception
guilt
redemption
Places: workplace
military
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, war
Directed by: Willard Huyck
Written by: Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
Starring: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, George Dzundza, Helen Shaver, Mark Arnott, Peter Michael Goetz, Tom Noonan
Music: Patrick Williams
Cinematography: Donald Peterman
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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