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Who's Harry Crumb?

1989 · 94 min

A goofy, slapstick detective romp carried by a lovable bumbler and silly disguises, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by
Paul Flaherty
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Tagline
Nerves of steel. Body of iron. Brain of stone.
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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Directed by
Paul Flaherty
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • crime
  • family
  • greed
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, crime, mystery
Directed by
Paul Flaherty
Written by
Peter Wortmann, Robert Conte
Starring
John Candy, Jeffrey Jones, Annie Potts, Tim Thomerson, Barry Corbin, Shawnee Smith, Valri Bromfield, Doug Steckler
Music
Michel Colombier
Cinematography
Stephen M. Katz
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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