Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Genre: Comedy / Crime
Duration: 88 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Mark L. Lester
Stars: John Candy, Eugene Levy and Meg Ryan
IMDb score:
5,7 (13.944)
Releasedate: 15 August 1986
Armed and Dangerous plot
"Undercover. Overdressed. And keeping you safe from the scum of the earth."
Frank Dooley is a police officer who is fired by a plot by his corrupt colleagues. He soon finds a new job with a security service. There he meets Herman Kane (an unemployed lawyer) with whom he will work together. During the first shift things go wrong, the warehouse they guard is robbed. Dooley and Kane don't trust the case and decide to investigate on their own.
Actors and actresses
Frank Dooley
Norman Kane
Michael Carlino
Captain Clarence O'Connell
Maggie Cavanaugh
Anthony Lazarus
Clyde Klepper
Sergeant Rizzo
Kokolovitch
The Cowboy
Reviews & comments
Mescaline
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- 7095 messages
- 3261 votes
Entertaining stuff, but this is mainly due to John Candy who does his best to make the meager plot a little more fun.
I have a strong feeling that there could have been more to this, the story is rather straight to the point and unfortunately has few surprises.
For John Candy enthusiasts like myself it is a nice movie to watch, but not one of his best, but Candy cannot do anything about that in this case.
Eugene Levy would have been better replaced by, say, Bill Murray or Chevy Chase!
2.5*
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scorsese
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- 13239 messages
- 11129 votes
Mediocre film in which a police officer is forced to take a job as a security guard. A rather thin story that matters little else. The humor is on the bland and stupid side, but this typical 80s action comedy does have a number of entertaining scenes. Fortunately it doesn't take too long and John Candy is always fun.
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Filmkriebel
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- 10013 messages
- 4679 votes
Haha, Candy is doing well again. His comedies are certainly not masterpieces, but they are always guaranteed an hour and a half of fun. Just less than Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) and The Great Outdoors (988) but there were some nice jokes in there. Especially those two cops who had to guard toxic waste . 
I don't understand why most films with him score so low here. In this one too, all sorts of things are happening at a rapid pace. Ok, the built-in crime plot doesn't mean much (a bit Beverly Hills Cop-esque) and feels like an 80s assembly line, but it's all smooth enough so that you can get on with your life completely relaxed afterwards. Big 3* from me.
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