Synopsis
An engineer fails to get the bugs out of a tank before an Army officer has to use it in Kuwait.
Movie Information
- Director
- Willard Huyck
- Writers
- Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
- Release Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, War
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 4.3 / 10 (131 votes)
Top Cast
Dudley Moore
Wylie
Eddie Murphy
Landry
Kate Capshaw
Laura
George Dzundza
Loparino
Helen Shaver
Claire
Mark Arnott
Brank
Peter Michael Goetz
Joyner
Tom Noonan
Holtzman
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