John Candy, Jeffrey Jones, Shawnee Smith

John Candy is Harry Crumb, the last in large family of private eyes. Unfortunately, big-hearted Harry's bumbling nature has led to his exile from the family for ten years while the family business w...( read more  read more... )as turned over to snakelike Eliot Draisen (Jeffrey Jones). Draisen plans on capitalizing on portly Harry's ineptitude when he puts Crumb on the case after kidnapping his own best client's daughter so that he can run away with the client's wife (Annie Potts). But this time, Harry, with a bizarre array of disguises, just might crack the case and prove he's one Crumb that won't be swept under the rug!

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PG-13, 89 min.

Directed by: Paul Flaherty

Release Date: February 3, 1989

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DVD Release Date: March 7, 2000

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  • April 9, 2006
    We miss you John. See ya on the flip side.
  • December 25, 2007
    Very funny!
  • September 16, 2006
    This dragged on a bit. It didn't live up to it's potential.
  • October 5, 2009
    I saw this movie a long time ago and I thought it was hilarious. Being a huge John Candy fan I love most of his movies and this is one of the good underappreciated ones. I would definetely recommend this movie to all John Candy fans.
  • August 13, 2009
    Clearly another great one of John Candy's!
  • April 15, 2009
    I saw it recently for the first time. It's not Candy's best, but it definitely has some worthwhile moments.
  • March 3, 2009
    this was...kinda meh.
  • January 31, 2009
    Probably my second favorite John Candy film behind The Great Outdoors.
  • December 12, 2008
    JOhn Candy was a wonderful actor but this movie was a stinker
  • November 22, 2008
    Silly comedy crime movie.. will make u laugh...

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  • acidwolf
    October 15, 2008
    One of the greatest comedy films.

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