WHO'S HARRY CRUMB(1989)
Not a grade A movie, but it is pretty decent! John does
great in this, along with Jeffery Jones, Annie Potts and
Tim Thoerson and the rest of the cast!! A movie that
probably needs to be watched a few times just to catch
everything going on! Fun film!!! B
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
Shipping heiress Jennifer Downing has been kidnapped in L.A.
Her parents (Annie Potts, Barry Corbin) hire Crumb & Crumb
detective agency run by Eliot Draisen (Jeffrey Jones). He
claims to have no one available and assigns young star
investigator Harry Crumb (John Candy), the last in the line
of Crumb investigators. In reality, Harry is a bumbling
doofus working out of the lowly Tulsa office. Eliot is
actually the mastermind behind the kidnapping and he
deliberately picked the clueless detective. Harry finds
an investigative partner in Jennifer's younger sister
Nikki (Shawnee Smith).
This is directed by Paul Flaherty, brother of SCTV alumni.
John Candy is a wonderfully loveable actor. The obvious
comparison for Harry Crumb is Pink Panther's Clouseau.
It doesn't have as much physical comedy and the humor is
not really directed at Harry unlike Clouseau. The comedy
is slightly off and no matter how many fish hooks Harry
takes on his face, the laughs aren't there. Somehow, he
also exists both as an idiot and as a genius. He needs
to be pure idiot for the comedy to take off. This is
where Nikki could help. She needs to be the straight
man directing our clueless hero to solve the case. Maybe
she should be the one finding all the clues and figuring
out everything. There are some adjustments that could
really set this comedy off. - SnoopyStyle
John Candy ... Harry Crumb
Jeffrey Jones ... Eliot Draisen
Annie Potts ... Helen Downing
Tim Thomerson ... Vince Barnes
Barry Corbin ... P.J. Downing
Shawnee Smith ... Nikki Downing
Valri Bromfield ... Detective Casey
Doug Steckler ... Dwayne
Renee Coleman ... Jennifer Downing (as Renee Coleman)
Wesley Mann ... Tim
Tamsin Kelsey ... Marie
Joe Flaherty ... Doorman
Fiona Roeske ... Crumb Receptionist
Lori O'Byrne ... Karen
Michele Goodger ... Mrs. MacIntyre (as Michelle Goodger)
Beverley Elliott ... Joanne
P. Lynn Johnson ... Kelly
Peter Yunker ... Jeffrey Brandt
Brenda Crichlow ... Suki's Salon Receptionist
Garwin Sanford ... Dennis Kimball
Tony Dakota ... Freddy
Rob Morton ... Airport Cop
Marcel Maillard ... Chauffeur
Lesley Ewen ... Airport X-Ray Guard (as Leslie Ewen)
Manny Perry ... Cop In Car
Gary Hetherington ... Lover (as Gary Heatherington)
Patrick McKenna ... TV Man
Daliah Novak ... TV Woman (as Daliah Bache)
Eve Smith ... Elderly Woman
Tino Insana ... Smokey
Frank T. Hernandez ... Salesman
Frank Casado ... Salesman
Cyndi Lee Rice ... Stewardess
Lyle Alzado ... Man In Apartment
Deanna Oliver ... Woman In Apartment
Ira Miller ... Accountant
Robert Tarsitani ... Office Worker
Vera Webster ... Office Worker
Karen Leigh Hopkins ... Office Worker
Stephen Young ... Interior Decorator
Jim Belushi ... Man on Bus (uncredited)
Larry R. McLean ... Businessman (uncredited)
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