Armed and Dangerous (1986)
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14% of critics liked it
(7 reviews) -
38% of users liked it
(9,153 ratings)
In Armed and Dangerous, John Candy plays a cop who has been kicked off the force on a trumped up charge. Eugene Levy costars as a disbarred lawyer. The two outcasts take low-paying jobs as security officers at a company controlled by mob boss Robert Loggia. In their own stumblebum fashion, Candy and… More In Armed and Dangerous, John Candy plays a cop who has been kicked off the force on a trumped up charge. Eugene Levy costars as a disbarred lawyer. The two outcasts take low-paying jobs as security officers at a company controlled by mob boss Robert Loggia. In their own stumblebum fashion, Candy and Levy uncover a smuggling operation masterminded by Loggia. Meg Ryan also shows up in an early leading role. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark L. Lester
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 15, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Silly doings with Candy and Levy as inept security guards.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
It may not be armed, but it's dangerous alright.
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Leonard Klady, Movie City News
1.5
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
How could two amazingly FUNNY guys spend so much effort on a movie so bereft of laughs? Candy and Levy deserve much better, and they moved on to it after this junkpile.
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Cast
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John Candy
as Frank Dooley
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Eugene Levy
as Norman Kane
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Robert Loggia
as Michael Carlino
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Kenneth McMillan
as Capt. Clarence O'Connell
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Meg Ryan
as Maggie Cavanaugh
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Brion James
as Anthony Lazarus
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Jonathan Banks
as Clyde Klepper
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Don Stroud
as Sgt. Rizzo
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Steve Railsback
as The Cowboy
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Royce D. Applegate
as Toxic Guard
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Robert Burgos
as Mel Nedler
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Tony Burton
as Cappy
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Mark Carlton
as Court Clerk
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Teagan Clive
as Staf Member
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Edith Fields
as Party Guest
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Lisa Figus
as Woman at Party
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Robert Gray
as Butcher
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Larry Hankin
as Kokolovitch
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Larry Flash Jenkins
as Raisin
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Sylvia Kauders
as Older Woman at Party
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Bruno Kirby
as Police Captain
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Savely Kramarov
as Olaf
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Judy Landers
as Noreen
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Tommy 'Tiny' Lister
as Bruno
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J. Jay Saunders
as Mayor
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Joe Seely
as Kid
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John Solari
as Dolan
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James Tolkan
as Brackman
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Richard Walsh
as Aerobics Instructor
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Martin Charles Warner
as Porno Clerk
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K.C. Winkler
as Vicki
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Glenn Withrow
as Larry Lupik
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David Wohl
as Prosecutor
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Nicholas Worth
as Transvestite
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Sharon Wyatt
as BMW Woman
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Rick Avery
as Cobb
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David Hess
as Gunman No.4
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Ira Miller
as Toxic Guard
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Tito Puente
as Band Leader
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Richard Blum
as Loader
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Wilson Camp
as Older Man at Party
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Christine Dupree
as Peep Show Girl
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Melanie Gaffin
as Little Girl
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Susie Jaso
as Health Club Woman No.2
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Seth Kaufman
as Gay Biker
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Murray Lebowitz
as Party Gent
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Christopher Mankiewicz
as Plainclothes Detective
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Nils Nichols
as Senator
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Randolph L. Pitkin
as Loader
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Tina Plackinger
as Health Club Woman No.1
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Lynn Vandegruft
as Party Woman
- Janet Hirshenson
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Bruce Kirby
as Police Captain
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Stacy Keach Sr.
as Judge
